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Thanks to a call from a friend who saw these guys leave Snider, I redirected my plans for the 388 with a BNSF leader on a windmill train to find this guy in Brampton. It only took a few years, after a pair of GTW were together in Sarnia in 2018 (Marc Dease) a frenzy was created in the Toronto area as these two may remain paired for a while. Who knows? Let the frenzy begin. To the crew, if you're reading this: now you know why :)
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Caption: Thanks to a call from David Vincent who saw these guys leave Snider West, I redirected my plans for the 388 with a BNSF leader on a windmill train to find this guy in Brampton. It only took a few years, after a pair of GTW were together in Sarnia in 2018 (Marc Dease) a frenzy was created in the Brampton/Toronto area as these two may remain paired for a while. Who knows? Let the frenzy begin. To the crew, if you're reading this: now you know why :)

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1500] (more) (contact)
Date: 01/16/2022 (search)
Railway: Grand Trunk Western (search)
Reporting Marks: GTW 5849, GTW 6420 (search)
Train Symbol: 559-16 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Torbram Lead (search)
City/Town: Brampton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. Joseph Bishop
    January 16, 2022 at 6:02 pm

    Got to love the new plow on 5849

  2. Stephen C. Host
    January 16, 2022 at 6:08 pm

    James Knott and Mark M. Will know along with any other Hamilton fan why it was replaced..

    Thing was very low and scraped many a crossing in Hamilton in 2020…

    The Brampton Diamond incident was the last straw

  3. MarcD
    January 16, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    Nice Steve, who needs the CN Heritage unit when there’s still the real deal.

  4. rsmith
    January 16, 2022 at 9:08 pm

    Good grief…

  5. Stephen C. Host
    January 18, 2022 at 9:16 pm

    Thanks Gang, Marc – Great to hear from you. Missed you in Sarnia over new years eve – I was in town for two nights! Going to be a while before we go again, I’d bet on two months. We’ll see.

  6. Stephen C. Host
    January 20, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    This pair only went out twice and has been broken up.
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