Comments on: Trains 282 and 283 were the MOQ Ecorail intermodal trains in 1996. Similar to Roadrailer technology, but with the added feature of a control cab and distributed power modules instead of a conventional locomotive. That was the theory anyway. In practice, I never saw the power modules distributed within the train, instead they were always immediately behind the control cab. The train pictured is a typical late running 283, which had obviously had mechanical issues and was being rescued by a GP9. The trains’ unreliability led within a short time to their replacement by Roadrailer trains 182 and 183, which themselves only lasted for about a year.

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:13:24 +0000

It was a Toronto – Montreal train, and IIRC it ran into Malport as a terminus in Toronto.

MichaelDelic — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:08:48 +0000

Strange operation, not surprised it didn’t last. What was the Origination/termination points of these trains? Montreal-Toronto?

headtailgrep — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:55:19 +0000

Beastly looking locomotive, that ecorail thing.

Mike Lockwood — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:03:22 +0000

The standard view of the front end of the Ecorail; pulled by a locomotive. Nice one, John.