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A light coat of fresh snow brightens up the scene at Preston as a pair of GMTX GP38-2's assigned to local train 542 idle the night away. It is nice to see CN continuing the practice of storing power here since the end of Goodrich-Exeter's operations over the line. Tonight there are no cars on the lumber yard spur but a tank car completes the train set, which was lifted west of Guelph. The history of GMTX is a bit questionable as I can't find any solid information on it, reportedly it is a former Long Island RR unit, and the anticlimber might prove that correct but the lack of the marker light housing seems a bit odd unless this is one of the few units that either lacked that detail or has since had it removed.
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Caption: A light coat of fresh snow brightens up the scene at Preston as a pair of GMTX GP38-2's assigned to local train 542 idle the night away. It is nice to see CN continuing the practice of storing power here since the end of Goodrich-Exeter's operations over the line. Tonight there are no cars on the lumber yard spur but a tank car completes the train set, which was lifted west of Guelph. The history of GMTX is a bit questionable as I can't find any solid information on it, reportedly it is a former Long Island RR unit, and the anticlimber might prove that correct but the lack of the marker light housing seems a bit odd unless this is one of the few units that either lacked that detail or has since had it removed.

Photographer:
Marcus W Stevens [1030] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/13/2018 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: GMX 2274 (search)
Train Symbol: 542 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Fergus spur (search)
City/Town: Preston (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. awmooney
    December 13, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    Nice lighting!!

  2. Marcus Stevens
    December 13, 2018 at 4:07 pm

    Big thanks to a friend and fellow Railfan for some updates here. The industry here actually operates a transloading facility for wall boards not lumber, my mistake the lumber facility is on the adjoining spur a block to the north east. The history of GMTX 2274 is formerly LIRR 267 that last served for LLPX as #2245. It’s maye here is GMTX 2289, ex 2279, nee PC 7955. It has also worked for Conrail, EMDX and UP.

  3. jknott86
    December 13, 2018 at 5:29 pm

    Very cool

  4. RLK2211
    December 13, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    Hunts Logistics.

    Great shot Marcus

  5. BradKetchen
    December 14, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Love the teardrops above the snow plow. Great shot indeed and I love these units. If they don’t get a model form release it’s a project coming soon! Thanks for the info as well.

  6. Noe
    December 18, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    Really nicely done Marcus.
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