Comments on: …Yes, in other years it has snow-ed in March…. …on a bright and very chilly Sunday morning a pair of MLW’s lead CP Rail #942 at the Newtonville Road bridge. Second generation MLW M630 4560 is assisted by an unidentified first generation RS-18. March 2, 1980 Kodachrome by S. Danko. More big M’s at Bolton Agincourt west at Leaside at Staines departing Agincourt east trio departing Agincourt east the biggest M sdfourty.

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:47:35 +0000

You can still hear them coming for some time there, sound similar to a 251, too… but now it’s a toaster lugging an A rating + 15% train. Great combo there, a real Mutt’n'Jeff, but that 4560 sure is a fine sight!

And hats off to the Bell guys for putting that wire there

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:08:48 +0000

My oops! Mike, you are correct that second unit is a RS-10 (MLW 1956)….a rather ‘clean burning’ 244 ALCO engine ! (good eye for that engine number !)
You could hear that 4560 chanting for minutes prior to cresting the Lovekin hill !
And thirty four years later that darn Bell cable remains problematic !
And the CP repeater tower – no where to be seen !

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:39:28 +0000

It must be the sun angle…….that leader looks so plain and clean.:o) Great image.

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:22:37 +0000

Steve, a beautifully lit shot from a spot I know well. You can’t get that angle in March anymore without shadows of very large trees on the power… blissful was the era when the RofW was kept clear natures photo-bombers.

That RS-10 looks to be 8564 (ret. 10/80), btw.