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Brandt R4 Railcar Mover CN 175529 with 5 empty ballast hopper cars is heading toward the Oakville Sub. The R4 has a retractable front coupler, 50000 lb Tractive Effort, rail speeds up to 40 MPH forward and 25 MPH in reverse, and highway speed up to 65 MPH. There is a "Freightliner" badge at the top of the radiator intake. The train is running on the Cowpath side of the Bayview Junction wye after dumping ballast along the Dundas Sub.
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Caption: Brandt R4 Railcar Mover CN 175529 with 5 empty ballast hopper cars is heading toward the Oakville Sub.
The R4 has a retractable front coupler, 50000 lb Tractive Effort, rail speeds up to 40 MPH forward and 25 MPH in reverse, and highway speed up to 65 MPH. There is a "Freightliner" badge at the top of the radiator intake.
The train is running on the Cowpath side of the Bayview Junction wye after dumping ballast along the Dundas Sub.

Photographer:
John Pittman [288] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/14/2018 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 175529 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: CN Cowpath (search)
City/Town: Hamilton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. BradKetchen
    August 21, 2018 at 7:46 am

    The new switcher? ;) What’s the maximum haulage?

  2. ngineered4u
    August 22, 2018 at 9:18 pm

    The Brant truck is only allowed to do 25 mph when operating as a track unit.

  3. jp4pix
    August 23, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    It’s reasonable for CN to set a 25 MPH speed limit on rail (equal forward and reverse).
    The capabilities I mentioned in the caption are as described on the manufacturer’s web page: https://www.brandt.ca/Divisions/Road-Rail/Products/Power-Unit/R4-Railcar-Mover
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