Railpictures Ca Bill Thomson Photo Cn And Cp Both Purchased The 6

Railpictures Ca Bill Thomson Photo Cn And Cp Both Purchased The 6 Both gp35's pictured were the only two units of that 2500hp model cn purchased, built by gmd in 1964 (and later renumbered 9300 & 9301). they would remain orphans as cn's subsequent 4 axle gp purchases from gmd would be the upgraded and more powerful gp40 model (4002 4017), and later on various groups of 5500 series gp38 2's and 94 95 9600 series gp40 2lw's. To get an idea of just how compelling the efficiencies and benefits of dieselization were to railways, some of cn's newest northerns built in 1944 were barely 15 years old when they were retired, relatively young for a steam engine. cp's newest selkirks built in 1949 were retired at only 10 years of age.

Railpictures Ca Bill Thomson Photo When Cp Took Over Running The In the early mid 1950's cn purchased 26 a & b unit freight c liners in the 8700 series (later renumbered as 9300's), and 12 passenger c liners with bb a1a trucks and steam generators: cpa16 5's 6700 6705 and cpb16 5's 6800 6805, often used out of the toronto area in passenger service with gmd and mlw passenger models. cn's fleet of fm clc units were retired in the mid late 1960's and scrapped. Ottawa, june 7, 2024 – canadian national (cn) and canadian pacific kansas city (cpkc) rejected a proposal from the teamsters canada rail conference (tcrc) to stagger negotiations with both companies by two weeks. the move would avoid simultaneous work stoppages at cn and cpkc, significantly reducing the economic impacts from any disruptions. Image gallery. these digital images are the exclusive copyright of the canadian national railway company. they must not be distorted or used in any way that is detrimental to the company's image or reputation. for editorial use only. cannot be used for commercial and advertising purposes. category. display. An enthusiast interested in trains since my high school days (1939 45) at port credit high school (beside the cn main line), although not always with a camera. recently moved to guelph from kingston ontario. still have my pentax k1000 but mainly shoot digital now. *all photos copyright bill thomson. wmthomson's railpictures.ca photo upload.