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NREX SD40-2 5417 hitching a ride on CN 148. 5417 was built in August of 1976 as KCS 672. It would later be sold and become CP 672 in the early 90's, and lastly CP 5417 before being retired in 2001. National Railway Equipment Company would acquire it in 2004 (It would later spend some time leased to CP in the 2007 leaser era)
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Caption: NREX SD40-2 5417 hitching a ride on CN 148. 5417 was built in August of 1976 as KCS 672. It would later be sold and become CP 672 in the early 90's, and lastly CP 5417 before being retired in 2001. National Railway Equipment Company would acquire it in 2004 (It would later spend some time leased to CP in the 2007 leaser era)

Photographer:
James Gardiner [667] (more) (contact)
Date: 03/27/2018 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: NREX 5417 (search)
Train Symbol: CN Q14891 26 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Dundas Sub (search)
City/Town: Brantford (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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7 Comments
  1. Marcus Stevens
    March 28, 2018 at 3:09 am

    Great catch, and still in KCS paint after all these years :)

  2. mattwatson
    March 28, 2018 at 7:48 am

    Great catch indeed !

  3. BradKetchen
    March 28, 2018 at 9:32 am

    Will we see pictures of it being scrapped? ;) :(

  4. Phiffer
    March 28, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Ive heard is off to North Bay.

  5. ONRrailfan
    April 4, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    bought by ONR for a shop test unit

  6. Stephen C. Host
    April 5, 2018 at 8:00 am

    James what about the two CP SD40-2′s interchanged the other day?

  7. ONRrailfan
    April 5, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    come in for some contract work. return to service etc
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