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Riding into the sunset, a pair of GMD-1's growl as only a GMD-1 can, as the hogger has 'em in Notch 8 as they're on the mainline and the track speed is 60 MPH, dammit, and they're going to get back to Aldershot doing as much of that track speed as they can. In mere months the GMD-1 era will end as the units will be parked, and since then we've all feared the worst. CN has made the final move though, all of the parked GMD-1's are now for sale, and while some may have a future on other shortlines or industrial railways, hearing them on the CNR mainline echoing across the Niagara Escarpment in the Milton/Burlington area will be but a distant memory.
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Caption: Riding into the sunset, a pair of GMD-1's growl as only a GMD-1 can, as the hogger has 'em in Notch 8 as they're on the mainline and the track speed is 60 MPH, dammit, and they're going to get back to Aldershot doing as much of that track speed as they can. In mere months the GMD-1 era will end as the units will be parked, and since then we've all feared the worst. CN has made the final move though, all of the parked GMD-1's are now for sale, and while some may have a future on other shortlines or industrial railways, hearing them on the CNR mainline echoing across the Niagara Escarpment in the Milton/Burlington area are now a distant memory.

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1500] (more) (contact)
Date: 7/24/2020 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 1444,1437 (search)
Train Symbol: L551 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Mansewood (search)
City/Town: Milton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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8 Comments
  1. CN9Rm
    October 13, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    This is sweet

  2. RLK2211
    October 13, 2021 at 11:42 pm

    William Shatner also went to space today!

    Great pic tho!

  3. Klaucker
    October 14, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    Really Fabulous

  4. Ryan Gaynor
    October 14, 2021 at 6:00 pm

    Very nicely done!

  5. Stephen C. Host
    October 15, 2021 at 12:56 pm

    Thanks eh.

  6. Marcus Stevens
    October 16, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    Nicely done Steve!

  7. Stephen C. Host
    October 30, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks Marcus. These seemed to be around forever but it really was only a short time they were on this job – a couple months basically.

  8. Brundle
    November 8, 2021 at 11:35 pm

    13G’s with this hit, good work Steve. :-)

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