Railpictures.ca - Bill Thomson Photo: A clear wintery day at Guelph Junction finds “The Goderich” wayfreight sitting in front of the old station, with a pair of leased blue Baltimore & Ohio GP38′s on today’s train: 4813 and 4809. Always a little power short, the B&O’s were among the variety of power leased at the time by CP, which also included Chessie and GO units. More at Guelph Junction: Leased UP FA1/FB1′s in 1964: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16939 The “Pickup” with solid CP power being hooped up orders: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16593 SOO F-units westbound: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15563 | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

A clear wintery day at Guelph Junction finds "The Goderich" wayfreight sitting in front of the old station, with a pair of leased blue Baltimore & Ohio GP38's on today's train: 4813 and 4809. Always a little power short, the B&O's were among the variety of power leased at the time by CP, which also included Chessie and GO units.

More at Guelph Junction:
Leased UP FA1/FB1's in 1964: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16939
The "Pickup" with solid CP power being hooped up orders: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16593
SOO F-units westbound: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15563

Caption: A clear wintery day at Guelph Junction finds "The Goderich" wayfreight sitting in front of the old station, with a pair of leased blue Baltimore & Ohio GP38's on today's train: 4813 and 4809. Always a little power short, the B&O's were among the variety of power leased at the time by CP, which also included Chessie and GO units.

More at Guelph Junction:
Leased UP FA1/FB1's in 1964: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16939
The "Pickup" with solid CP power being hooped up orders: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16593
SOO F-units westbound: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15563

Photographer:	Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date:	02/05/1985 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	B&O 4813, 4809 (search)
Train Symbol:	CP Goderich wayfreight (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Guelph Junction - CP Galt Sub (search)
City/Town:	Campbellville (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
Share Link:	http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21923

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3 Comments

Jacob Patterson

November 30, 2015 at 8:36 am

Awesome. So foreign power has come through Guelph.
Bobsmyuncle

April 11, 2018 at 2:36 pm

Great to see this photo. I grew up directly across from the Chatham St.roundhouse and have a photo of me in the cab of 4809. The mechanic on a quiet summer Sunday invited me up and after some coaching allowed me to run two or three lashed locomotives up and down the rails. I was probably no older than 8 at the time. I assume those days are long gone, for a young railfan.
RonaldB

January 19, 2019 at 11:22 pm

I worked an extra out of London in 1985 with one of those B&O units leading a 4200. The 4200 led on our homeward trip. We took a train of empty salt hoppers to Goderich & came back with the van, picked up a plow at Guelph & cleared the industrial tracks. When we were going over the CN at Milverton southbound, a CN snowplow passed underneath. I didn’t have a camera with me.

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Jacob Patterson

November 30, 2015 at 8:36 am

Awesome. So foreign power has come through Guelph.

Bobsmyuncle

April 11, 2018 at 2:36 pm

Great to see this photo. I grew up directly across from the Chatham St.roundhouse and have a photo of me in the cab of 4809. The mechanic on a quiet summer Sunday invited me up and after some coaching allowed me to run two or three lashed locomotives up and down the rails. I was probably no older than 8 at the time. I assume those days are long gone, for a young railfan.

RonaldB

January 19, 2019 at 11:22 pm

I worked an extra out of London in 1985 with one of those B&O units leading a 4200. The 4200 led on our homeward trip. We took a train of empty salt hoppers to Goderich & came back with the van, picked up a plow at Guelph & cleared the industrial tracks. When we were going over the CN at Milverton southbound, a CN snowplow passed underneath. I didn’t have a camera with me.