O/S Brantford Apr 14/06 Part 1

[Aleks]

09:56 to 10:16
CN 399 stopped to make a set-off and lift.
CN 5508 - CN 9540 - WC 7526 - WC 6521 - CN 9473
95 - 25 + 3 = 73 cars on deaprture


Notice the IC style font in the number boards on the GP40-2.

This GP40-2 has the as delivered to CN style font.


09:58
CN 385 goes by while 399 is making his set-off
CN 5642 - CN 2440 - CN 6027
51 cars



10:24
CN 271
CN 2682 - NREX 9337
64 cars



10:36
CN 580 East to switch the kitty litter plant out by Masseys.
CN 7039

10:54
CN 148
CN 2414 - CN(IC) 6106 - CN 9566
89 cars


10:57
CN 580 West back into the yard
CN 7039
4 covered hoppers

[leo28150]

My daughters and I watched 399 come thru Lapeer later that day and they had alot more cars than what you listed--didn't bother to count as I figured that if there was 5 engines that it was the typical friday 10,000 ft. monster train. Any idea how many of those CN 9500's are still running around? Behind Chessie, those are second favorite GP-40-2's.

[Aleks]

As of the printing of the 2005 Canadian Trackside Guide there were 70 units left out of an original 278. I'm sure it's lower than that now but I don't know for sure.
On Good Friday I managed to see 4 of them. There was a time I was sick of seeing 3 unit sets of them on a majority of the freights.
Some have been retired and some have been sold to the MBTA converted to GP40LH-2's.
Some were sold to Helm where they have gone to the KCS, Guilford, and numerous short lines. Some were sold to Progress Rail & Alstom