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Right on the border between Alberta and Northwest Territories at mileage 300.4 on the Meander River sub. of CN’s Great Slave Lake division, northward symbol train 875 on Saturday 1978-09-23 had two GP9s and an SW1200RS, CN 4341 + 4351 + 1376, for power as it crossed latitude 60 degrees north at 1141 MDT. Last station was Indian Cabins, AB, at mileage 291.3, next is Grumbler, NWT, at 311.3
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Caption: Right on the border between Alberta and Northwest Territories at mileage 300.4 on the Meander River sub. of CN’s Great Slave Lake division, northward symbol train 875 on Saturday 1978-09-23 had two GP9s and an SW1200RS, CN 4341 + 4351 + 1376, for power as it crossed latitude 60 degrees north at 1141 MDT. Last station was Indian Cabins, AB, at mileage 291.3, next is Grumbler, NWT, at 311.3

Photographer:
Ken Perry [163] (more) (contact)
Date: 1978-09-23 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 4341 (search)
Train Symbol: Symbol 875 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Meander River sub. (300.4) (search)
City/Town: Grumbler (search)
Province: Northwest Territories (search)
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2 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    July 4, 2023 at 4:50 pm

    Wild, that’s quite the drive.NWT is on the map though – this may be the 2′nd or 3′rd pic total from NWT on this site.

  2. RonaldB
    January 13, 2024 at 2:11 pm

    I always find those lightweight Geeps with Flexicoil trucks to be interesting. It looks like it could be rather light rail on the main track, maybe that’s why they’re up there?
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