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This was a relatively common site on CN - an empty grain train of 100 hoppers, with only one locomotive to get the train over the line. CN's grades were not that significant, and they probably relied on the shop crews to keep their locomotives in fine working order.
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Caption: This was a relatively common site on CN - an empty grain train of 100 hoppers, with only one locomotive to get the train over the line. CN's grades were not that significant, and they probably relied on the shop crews to keep their locomotives in fine working order.

Photographer:
Steve Young [781] (more) (contact)
Date: 03/12/1995 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 5423 (search)
Train Symbol: #830 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Bissel/ Edson Sub (search)
City/Town: Edmonton (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Dave Brook
    December 24, 2016 at 6:48 am

    I did that from Jasper heading east with a single GP40-2. Track speed with no problems

  2. Steve Young
    December 24, 2016 at 8:38 am

    Engine reliability must have been a non-issue.

  3. Dave Brook
    December 24, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    Yes, that was solved by the mechanical departments operating philosophy known as optimism. When a unit broke, they were optimistic it would be on double track to not gum up the whole project. More often than not, they were wrong. :)

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