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While waiting for CP Rail #11 …. … the eclectic CP ... CP Rail power lash ups circa 1978 – these type of scenes are what made us look for more ! two GMD 1960 built SW1200RS'S; a MLW 1958 built RS-10; a GMD 1950's built FP7A 8156 – 81xx – 8564 – 40xx 'Highballing' North: daily CP Rail #955 near Kleinberg, August 26, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko interesting: 8158's third stack is the watch man heater, essentially an engine block heater: fueled by oil (diesel). Only about twenty five (of 72) 8100's were: “equipped with safety devices to operate in the lead position” and seems to me that this location is near the present day intermodal facility.
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While waiting for CP Rail #11 ….

… the eclectic CP ...

CP Rail power lash ups circa 1978 – these type of scenes are what made us look for more !

two GMD 1960 built SW1200RS'S; a MLW 1958 built RS-10; a GMD 1950's built FP7A

8156 – 81xx – 8564 – 40xx

'Highballing' North: daily CP Rail #955 near Kleinberg, August 26, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko

interesting: 8158's third stack is the watch man heater, essentially an engine block heater: fueled by oil (diesel).

Only about twenty five (of 72) 8100's were: “equipped with safety devices to operate in the lead position”

and seems to me that this location is near the present day intermodal facility.

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Date: 08/26/1978 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP Rail 8158 (search)
Train Symbol: CP Rail #955 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Mactier Sub (search)
City/Town: Kleinberg (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Marcus Stevens
    April 11, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    Now that’s a neat lash up!

  2. Aitch
    April 11, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    What a catch !! Amazing to think this was the assigned power on a long distance freight. I believe 955 was a Toronto to Thunder Bay drag.

  3. BradKetchen
    April 12, 2022 at 5:33 am

    1200′s on a through freight? Wow. Very nice.

  4. MrDan
    April 15, 2023 at 4:32 pm

    Looks like northbound at the siding at Elder, approaching Major Mackenzie Dr., with McGillivray Rd. in the background.
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