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These days catching a GP9 leading a train is something you don't ignore. They have already vanished on CP and their numbers have been greatly reduced on CN over the past decade as well. Since local train 547 was relocated a number of years ago from Malport to Aldershot, catching GP9s in the lead passing through Scotch Block was a rare occurrence. This train was most likely an extra out of Aldershot heading to Toronto, with a trio of four axle Geeps up front, and the sound of them struggling up the grade was defining.
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Caption: These days catching a GP9 leading a train is something you don't ignore. They have already vanished on CP and their numbers have been greatly reduced on CN over the past decade as well. Since local train 547 was relocated a number of years ago from Malport to Aldershot, catching GP9s in the lead passing through Scotch Block was a rare occurrence. This train was most likely an extra out of Aldershot heading to Toronto, with a trio of four axle Geeps up front, and the sound of them struggling up the grade was defining.

Photographer:
Marcus W Stevens [1030] (more) (contact)
Date: 01/27/2017 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 7039 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Halton sub. (search)
City/Town: Scotch Block (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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12 Comments
  1. Extra 1014
    January 28, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Lucky lucky day for you Marcus. Excellent catch.

  2. ngineered4u
    January 28, 2017 at 11:19 am

    The train was a 523 yesterday from Mac to Aldershot. I will be doing the same today as a 570 out of Mac. LOL, I am praying not to have a GP9 as my leader though. Loves those old geeps but only if they are trailing :-)

  3. trainguyMike
    January 28, 2017 at 6:01 pm

    @Ngineered4u

    Are you sure you don’t mean 524 since this is a EastBound ?

    And nice catch Marcus ! those units would be music to my ears ! :)

  4. ngineered4u
    January 28, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    @trainguy Mike.

    Don’t count on numbers to designate east or wesbounds. Yes, usually eastbounds have even numbers and westbounds have odd numbers, but when it comes to trains like 523/524/570 and others that can change. Today I was a 570 both east and west. There was also an eastbound 725 out there today too. Always with railroading, nothing is as simple as it may sound :-)

  5. RLK2211
    January 28, 2017 at 11:38 pm

    @ngineered4u did you guys leave light power from Mac yard yesterday (Jan 27) ?

  6. ngineered4u
    January 28, 2017 at 11:44 pm

    @RLK. I worked a 524 at 2230 on the 26th. They ran a 523 in the AM, but I am not sure if they ran light or not from Mac. This shot is their eastbound move.
    Today we were supposed to run light from Mac to Aldershot on 570 but we brought traffic with us and returned with Macs. I had 7070,4136, 4728, 4776 for power..urgh!!

  7. snake
    January 29, 2017 at 6:20 am

    @ngineered4u…Phil you’re a chatter box..there is no mistaking when you are come to town..Aldershot seemed crowded yesterday afternoon with the 500′ series jobs

  8. trainguyMike
    January 29, 2017 at 3:54 pm

    @Ngineered4u

    Ahh ok. thanks for the info :)

  9. Tim Stevens
    January 29, 2017 at 6:40 pm

    The train pictured above is L52331 27 which on this day was a Mac Yard-Aldershot turn. They were light power from Mac Yard to Aldershot and returned with 69 cars. Great consist!

  10. ngineered4u
    January 29, 2017 at 9:06 pm

    @ Tim…well they are great to photograph of course. Especially these days, but not so much fun to run :-( I love the GP9, but not the 7000 or 7200 class. Its a pain in the butt to run with that short hood leading like i had on 570..Urghh

  11. BradKetchen
    January 30, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    Nice to see 38-2′s getting paint jobs.

  12. ngineered4u
    January 30, 2017 at 6:07 pm

    @ Brad. Actually those paint jobs are not new at all, but you are right, they do look great.
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