Railpictures.ca - Parks Photo: What should have been a cabhop, units and cab on the way to pick up 35 loads of sulphur and return to Edmonton, had a few extra’s added on to it. The first addition was superintendent car 61202, cab 79718, 2nd and 3rd additions were engineering test box 15004 and engineering coach 15003. October evening sun can be so kind to your subject. It was 16:40 and it is still plenty warm enough for riding with the window open. 2nd summer in October, in some respects, can be be better than actual summertime. Gets cool at night, way less bugs, nice warm afternoons. Stay tuned for part II of this photo. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

What should have been a cabhop, units and cab on the way to pick up 35 loads of sulphur and return to Edmonton, had a few extra's added on to it. The first addition was superintendent car 61202, cab 79718, 2nd and 3rd additions were engineering test box 15004 and engineering coach 15003. October evening sun can be so kind to your subject. It was 16:40 and it is still plenty warm enough for riding with the window open. 2nd summer in October, in some respects, can be be better than actual summertime. Gets cool at night, way less bugs, nice warm afternoons. Stay tuned for part II of this photo.

Caption: What should have been a cabhop, units and cab on the way to pick up 35 loads of sulphur and return to Edmonton, had a few extra's added on to it. The first addition was superintendent car 61202, cab 79718, 2nd and 3rd additions were engineering test box 15004 and engineering coach 15003. October evening sun can be so kind to your subject. It was 16:40 and it is still plenty warm enough for riding with the window open. 2nd summer in October, in some respects, can be be better than actual summertime. Gets cool at night, way less bugs, nice warm afternoons. Stay tuned for part II of this photo.

Photographer:	Parks [336] (more) (contact)
Date:	10/12/1988 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 4351 (search)
Train Symbol:	Unit Train (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Coronado Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Kerensky (search)
Province:	Alberta (search)
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2 Comments

Paul O'Shell

August 17, 2026 at 6:17 pm

Wow! That’s an OCS drag!
My records show the following detail for those two TEST cars …
CN 15003 TEST Track Geometry Car (ex-VIA 1085 Cape Race, nee-CN 1085 Cape Race) Class PO-79-A-1, 79′ 2” Bedroom Buffet Lounge, Pullman Standard built in 1954.
CN 15004 TEST Track Geometry support car (ex-GTW 375003) 60′ 11” double door box car) Thrall built in January 1964.
Parks

August 18, 2026 at 1:51 am

Thanks for the car info Paul. The back window on the 15003 is amazing. It’s huge, a person could sit there for some length of time looking out the back enjoying the view.

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Paul O'Shell

August 17, 2026 at 6:17 pm

Wow! That’s an OCS drag!
My records show the following detail for those two TEST cars …
CN 15003 TEST Track Geometry Car (ex-VIA 1085 Cape Race, nee-CN 1085 Cape Race) Class PO-79-A-1, 79′ 2” Bedroom Buffet Lounge, Pullman Standard built in 1954.
CN 15004 TEST Track Geometry support car (ex-GTW 375003) 60′ 11” double door box car) Thrall built in January 1964.

Parks

August 18, 2026 at 1:51 am

Thanks for the car info Paul. The back window on the 15003 is amazing. It’s huge, a person could sit there for some length of time looking out the back enjoying the view.