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Looking at this photo, you would almost think it was taken in the 1950s...but no, it's CP business train 31B in July 2025! (Can you spot the "tell tale" signs in the photo?)
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Caption: Looking at this photo, you would almost think it was taken in the 1950s...but no, it's CP business train 31B in July 2025! (Can you spot the "tell tale" signs in the photo?)

Photographer:
John Eull [73] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/26/2025 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 1401 (search)
Train Symbol: 31B (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Crowsnest (search)
City/Town: Crowsnest (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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6 Comments
  1. Nicely done. The reflectorized switch targets are too modern.

  2. Wind deflector on side window used to be all glass.

  3. How about welded rail? (Keep going guys, there’s more!)

  4. Ditch lights, MU cable and power connections.

  5. Bell and horn placement, shroud around dynamic brake fan, diesel exhaust on roof of B unit for generator, absence of steam emanating from between units, looks to have dual headlights as well, no speedo cable on the front truck (doesn’t look like the original roller bearings either), no icecle breakers on the roof. A silly one, I bet the wires seen above were not there in the 50′s and 60′s. :-)

  6. Also, there’s no pole line for telegraph and dispatcher communications and as well as multiple radio antennae on the locomotive. Finally, the original 1401 was a CP FP7; its successor is a former CN and VIA FP9.

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