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CN was power short in 1996/1997, and leased a number of units from Conrail, Wisconsin Central (SD45s), and Norfolk Southern C30-7s to name a few. The NS C30-7s were on their last legs, so I'm sure NS was more than happy to make a few bucks off them before they were retired. CN 143, with a pair of NS C30-7s trailing, is just starting in to the climb up Dundas Hill as they cross Hwy. 403.
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Caption: CN was power short in 1996/1997, and leased a number of units from Conrail, Wisconsin Central (SD45s), and Norfolk Southern C30-7s to name a few. The NS C30-7s were on their last legs, so I'm sure NS was more than happy to make a few bucks off them before they were retired. CN 143, with a pair of NS C30-7s trailing, is just starting in to the climb up Dundas Hill as they cross Hwy. 403.

Photographer:
Rob Smith [378] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/08/1997 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 9632 (search)
Train Symbol: CN 143 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Hamilton West (search)
City/Town: Hamilton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. headtailgrep
    March 30, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Interesting vantage point.. ;)

  2. awmooney
    March 31, 2013 at 8:14 am

    I didn’t think anyone else ever went over to that hillside spot. Great shot of a great pair.(Not something I usually say about trains)

  3. rsmith
    March 31, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Thanks guys. I don’t know why we went over there. This was the one and only train I ever shot there.

  4. awmooney
    March 31, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Ya know, Mr. Smith….I wandered over there dozens of times; but not since 1990 or so. The days when we could ‘wander at will’ dried up around then.
    That was a nice location to grab a shot of trains westbound over the Hwy 403, and that image proves it.
    If it was still ‘permissable’, I’d go back there in a heartbeat.
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