Comments on: Three geeps, three paint schemes with a nice (I use this term sarcastically) sky blue US Steel Hamilton works. These were dark days for the former Stelco, but the train action was still good as the recession was just a couple months from hitting peak and output had not yet been fully slashed. The blast furnace was turned on again in August, it was shut down again in October 2010, only to be idled for 3 years then permanently shut down. I was on my way to my Brothers with my daughter and wife and this was just one of my random run-ins en-route to a family visit.. just a couple photos and I did not give chase, wish I did but these were different times for me. Young kids will do that to you, with a second on the way at this point so my goose was cooked :) Happy to have what I have! http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-53209 Stephen C. Host Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:08:08 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-53209 Here's a triple set of CN GP's at the same spot http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=49521#comment-53208 took me 10 years to get this... Here’s a triple set of CN GP’s at the same spot

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=49521#comment-53208

took me 10 years to get this…

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-35408 Stephen C. Host Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-35408 LOL Larry! LOL Larry!

]]> By: BradKetchen http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-35407 BradKetchen Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:21:23 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-35407 Any idea why CP went with the EMD cab (much like Grand Trunk) and CN with an ALco-like cab in the rebuilding process? I said funny about the GP9RM..I meant great!! But I believe CN rebuilt there's again and again compared to CP's..so a little more life left in them in comparison? Any idea why CP went with the EMD cab (much like Grand Trunk) and CN with an ALco-like cab in the rebuilding process? I said funny about the GP9RM..I meant great!! But I believe CN rebuilt there’s again and again compared to CP’s..so a little more life left in them in comparison?

]]> By: Larry Parks http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-35404 Larry Parks Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:39:16 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-35404 Shouldn't this be more grainy, being shot at ISO 14000. :-) Shouldn’t this be more grainy, being shot at ISO 14000. :-)

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-35210 Stephen C. Host Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:32:32 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-35210 That's why I shoot 'em all when I can. They are surely missed on CP - the eco's are not the same. Thanks for the info Jason! That’s why I shoot ‘em all when I can. They are surely missed on CP – the eco’s are not the same.

Thanks for the info Jason!

]]> By: Noe http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-35209 Noe Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:01:22 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-35209 CP GP9u 1614 was retired on March 28, 2012 and CP GP9u 1516 was retired on February 13, 2014. Both were sent to SRY in New Westminster, British Columbia for parts salvage and eventual scrapping. CP declared GP9u 1559 surplus on May 20, 2015 and was put up for sale. It was eventually sold to J&L Consulting in January 2017 and became JLCX 1559. Info courtesy- http://www.mountainrailway.com. CP GP9u 1614 was retired on March 28, 2012 and CP GP9u 1516 was retired on February 13, 2014. Both were sent to SRY in New Westminster, British Columbia for parts salvage and eventual scrapping.
CP declared GP9u 1559 surplus on May 20, 2015 and was put up for sale. It was eventually sold to J&L Consulting in January 2017 and became JLCX 1559.
Info courtesy- http://www.mountainrailway.com.

]]> By: BradKetchen http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39114#comment-35207 BradKetchen Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:43:30 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RPCA_CP_Stelco_STRSCH_0040.jpg#comment-35207 Funny how CN hangs on to their GP9RM's! Funny how CN hangs on to their GP9RM’s!

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