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The engineer of an outbound grain train patiently waits for the headend brakeman to return after completing their double over prior to heading east.  Six-axle GMD and MLW units were common on the prairies during the 1970s.
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Caption: The engineer of an outbound grain train patiently waits for the headend brakeman to return after completing their double over prior to heading east. Six-axle GMD and MLW units were common on the prairies during the 1970s.

Photographer:
First954 [263] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/20/1978 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 5602 (search)
Train Symbol: Unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Minnedosa MB Mile 77.9 Minnedosa Sub (search)
City/Town: Minnedosa (search)
Province: Manitoba (search)
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2 Comments
  1. Minnedosa is a great location with a rich railway history. Trains in the “classic era” needed helpers in both directions and the yard was a only joined to the main at it’s east end because the grades in both directions started right by the station.

  2. I actually went there as I had heard that CP was using the FM Trainmasters as helper units. That may have been true at one time, but unfortunately I did not find any of them. Thanks for the comment.

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