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Various power sits on the ready tracks in Golden's south yard. The large building behind is the car shop where all coal cars are maintained. In the mid 80's CP required a large yard for servicing its unit coal trains from the Crowsnest Pass. They built it about a mile south of Golden on the Windermere sub. also building a bypass on the west side of the town allowing abandonment of the portion of the "Windy" that ran through downtown Golden.
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Caption: Various power sits on the ready tracks in Golden's south yard. The large building behind is the car shop where all coal cars are maintained. In the mid 80's CP required a large yard for servicing its unit coal trains from the Crowsnest Pass. They built it about a mile south of Golden on the Windermere sub. also building a bypass on the west side of the town allowing abandonment of the portion of the "Windy" that ran through downtown Golden.

Photographer:
Bill Hooper [313] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/24/2009 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 8788 (search)
Train Symbol: Yard (search)
Subdivision/SNS: MP 143 WindermereSub. (search)
City/Town: Golddn (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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