Comments on: While wandering thru Brandon many years ago looking for something ‘different’, I did rather poorly, save for this nice GMD-1 still in the old green/yellow paint. They were rather difficult to find in something other than white lettering on black even back then. Turns out this particular unit was the only “old paint” unit I ever got to photograph. Surprisingly enough, according to the 2016 CTG, this unit; now as CN 1433, is still out there.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 01:16:57 +0000

Mr. Booth. 10 years after you snapped CN 1153 in Brandon, I managed to capture her on August 20, 2002 in ONR’s yard in North Bay, ON in a dead line behind their car shop.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5776

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:18:44 +0000

Glad you like! Never know what you’ll find snooping around on RP now that there are thousands of photos.

By: james booth

james booth — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:25:12 +0000

MR. Mooney! Thanks for the photograph of CNR 1026 in the Brandon yards. Having the pleasure of serving in the Cdn. Army @ near by CFB Shilo I managed to see similar painted units at the base during my 14 years there. In 1992 I went back to Brandon and managed to catch GMD-1 1153 in almost the exact same spot. As a side note all tracks in CFB Shilo belonged to the Military but were maintained by CN.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:04:16 +0000

Thanks for the comment. I came on the scene a little late for the old green and gold, but then most of us that remember this paint scheme are pretty much geezers now, aren’t we? )

By: harricottbay

harricottbay — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:10:46 +0000

A great find and a great capture Mr. Mooney! Some of the Newfoundland narrow gauge G-8′s (Nos. 800 & 803) made it as least as far as late August 1978 (as photographed by Rich Taylor) and perhaps even made it into part of 1979 with the Green & Gold! – Ken

By: Extra 1014

Extra 1014 — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:14:39 +0000

Diesels, passenger equipment, whatever, they all looked so good in the green and gold. The CNR crest on the cab was tops also. Thanks for posting this one.