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A late winter snow gingerly falls upon the CPR Goderich wayfreight, paused beneath the tell tails while the power is prepared for departure. MLW RS3 8456 would be retired in 1983 and scrapped, while SW1200RS 8154, rebuilt to CP 1241 in 1982, would be sold to Independent Locomotive Services of Minnesota in 2012 as ILSX 932.Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.
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Caption: A late winter snow gingerly falls upon the CPR Goderich wayfreight, paused beneath the tell tails while the power is prepared for departure. MLW RS3 8456 would be retired in 1983 and scrapped, while SW1200RS 8154, rebuilt to CP 1241 in 1982, would be sold to Independent Locomotive Services of Minnesota in 2012 as ILSX 932.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Photographer:
John Freyseng [81] (more) (contact)
Date: 03/26/1966 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CPR 8456, CPR 8154 (search)
Train Symbol: Goderich Wayfreight (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Goderich Sub (search)
City/Town: Goderich (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. jknott86
    August 7, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    amazing photo, john

  2. Klaucker
    August 7, 2023 at 2:17 pm

    Really awesome John

  3. Stephen C. Host
    August 7, 2023 at 2:18 pm

    Osr’s CP Angus van is apparently going to the station grounds to accompany the restaraunt

    This one

    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22709

    The van is enroute

  4. Marcus Stevens
    August 7, 2023 at 9:24 pm

    Beautiful image! I love this angle and always wish I made it to town before CP pulled out. So glad at least the station survives today and is well used.

  5. terry.oshell
    August 8, 2023 at 6:34 am

    A great photo that has captured how things were.
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