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"Ear-muffed" RS-18 waits at an open turntable track in Halifax. Were these devises/shrouds removable? I do not recall ever seeing them during the warmer months.
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Caption: "Ear-muffed" RS-18 waits at an open turntable track in Halifax. Were these devises/shrouds removable? I do not recall ever seeing them during the warmer months.

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Steve Young [781] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/27/1980 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 3635 (search)
Train Symbol: n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Fairview Shops (search)
City/Town: Halifax (search)
Province: Nova Scotia (search)
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3 Comments
  1. humppyus
    November 19, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    I believe these units spent most of their time in NB. I remember seeing the odd one drift into Halifax, but it was rare. If I am correct they were part of the snow fighting equipment. The winter of 80 / 81 was really bad in NS and NB.

  2. Steve Young
    November 19, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    I remember that Christmas in Halifax. It was VERY cold.
    I had occasionally seen the EMD muffed engines in Ontario but I do not recall what season. I would have expected to see them on the Guelph Sub through Kitchener.
    I guess the MLW engines stayed out east.

  3. JP
    November 19, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    Intersting shot. Yes, the ‘earmuffs’ were removeable, but they weren’t always removed:

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