Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: While I was wandering at Campbellville this westward train came at me out of the early morning sun. So hopped in the car, booted it down the 401 to Woodstock and as far west as the bridge over the Middle Thames River in Thamesford before I thought I had a great place for a shot of this colourful power. Having come this far, it was nothing to wade into the muck pond and get the feet wet. CP 5490 (SD40M-2), HLCX 5007, HATX 924 and CP 5983 was the power. And that was all that would fit on this tight bridge shot. Beautiful warm morning; the kind of day being trackside is all about. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

While I was wandering at Campbellville this westward train came at me out of the early morning sun. So hopped in the car, booted it down the 401 to Woodstock and as far west as the bridge over the Middle Thames River in Thamesford before I thought I had a great place for a shot of this colourful power. Having come this far, it was nothing to wade into the muck pond and get the feet wet. CP 5490 (SD40M-2), HLCX 5007, HATX 924 and CP 5983 was the power. And that was all that would fit on this tight bridge shot. Beautiful warm morning; the kind of day being trackside is all about.

Caption: While I was wandering at Campbellville this westward train came at me out of the early morning sun. So hopped in the car, booted it down the 401 to Woodstock and as far west as the bridge over the Middle Thames River in Thamesford before I thought I had a great place for a shot of this colourful power. Having come this far, it was nothing to wade into the muck pond and get the feet wet. CP 5490 (SD40M-2), HLCX 5007, HATX 924 and CP 5983 was the power. And that was all that would fit on this tight bridge shot. Beautiful warm morning; the kind of day being trackside is all about.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2258] (more) (contact)
Date:	05/31/1995 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	CP Galt subdivision (search)
City/Town:	Thamesford (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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6 Comments

Stephen C. Host

March 7, 2016 at 2:05 pm

This is lovely.
Marcus Stevens

November 14, 2017 at 2:13 pm

Sweet shot!
awmooney

November 14, 2017 at 2:15 pm

Thanks, Marcus. But it is 2:13PM. Aren’t you supposed to be working instead of looking at pictures?
Not-one-of-the-boys

January 22, 2020 at 5:25 pm

I like when you use reflections in your photos
applegathc

March 22, 2025 at 5:42 pm

Damn, 5490 is a former SP SD45, and when rebuilt by MK in the 90′s, they de-flared the radiators! That is an SD45 carbody without the flare! I think that might have been a one of a kind rebuild.

From CPR Diesel Roster: “Built by EMD as Southern Pacific SD45 #9031 (4/1969). Rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen to SD40M-2 (1995). Acquired by CP (1995) and renumbered to CP #5490. Retired (10/25/2012). Sold to National Railway Equipment (2016).”
MrDan

March 22, 2025 at 9:39 pm

Cam, about 10 were also done like that by MK for the SP SD40M-2 rebuild program as well. Apparently, MK needed more flared SD45 radiators for the MARC GP40WH-2 rebuilds they were doing, so did a hood swap and put the rear hood section off the GP40′s onto the SD45 rebuilds, and put the SD45 flared hood end section on the rebuilt GP40′s.

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