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With the CN mainline just returned to the north side of the Thompson River (bridge 34.0 in the distance) just west of Walhachin, an early morning (0643 PDT) view of CN 5352 + 5262 + 5091 handling a westward hotshot with an essentially brand new SD40-2W unit leading and a block of loaded open tri-level auto carriers near the headend was possible on Sunday 1980-06-08.
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Caption: With the CN mainline just returned to the north side of the Thompson River (bridge 34.0 in the distance) just west of Walhachin, an early morning (0643 PDT) view of CN 5352 + 5262 + 5091 handling a westward hotshot with an essentially brand new SD40-2W unit leading and a block of loaded open tri-level auto carriers near the headend was possible on Sunday 1980-06-08.

Photographer:
Ken Perry [162] (more) (contact)
Date: 1980-06-08 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 53t2 (search)
Train Symbol: Westward hotshot (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Ashcroft sub. (34.2) (search)
City/Town: Walhachin (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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  1. Dave Brook
    May 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm

    Awesome. Those were the days
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