Railpictures.ca - Terry O'Shell Photo: With a couple of veteran GP9RM’s leading the 0600 Hamilton Yard Job is returning from their days work with a last minute lift request, six dimensional loads (D2U) from the Harbour Area. The six loaded flats consisted of three Plasser American USP 2005 Ballast Profiling Machines first up followed by three Plasser American Unimat 4X4/4S High Performance Tampers. METROLINX stenciling was prominent on the machines. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

With a couple of veteran GP9RM's leading the 0600 Hamilton Yard Job is returning from their days work with a last minute lift request, six dimensional loads (D2U) from the Harbour Area. The six loaded flats consisted of three Plasser American USP 2005 Ballast Profiling Machines first up followed by three Plasser American Unimat 4X4/4S High Performance Tampers. METROLINX stenciling was prominent on the machines.

Caption: With a couple of veteran GP9RM's leading the 0600 Hamilton Yard Job is returning from their days work with a last minute lift request, six dimensional loads (D2U) from the Harbour Area. The six loaded flats consisted of three Plasser American USP 2005 Ballast Profiling Machines first up followed by three Plasser American Unimat 4X4/4S High Performance Tampers. METROLINX stenciling was prominent on the machines.

Photographer:	Terry O'Shell [194] (more) (contact)
Date:	11/19/2025 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 7058, CN 7270 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Hamilton Yard, Oakville Sub. Mile 39.1 (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

Paul O'Shell

November 23, 2025 at 2:46 pm

Wow! That’s some pretty sophisticated, high-production European built (in India) Work Equipment going to Metrolinx.
jknott86

November 24, 2025 at 12:46 am

That’s cool

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