CANADIAN PACIFIC
Motive Power News:

In November, CP activated stored SD9043MAC 9108, 9134, 9142 and 9157, at the Winnipeg Diesel Shop, with others being prepared for return to service as we went to press. For the time being, these are restricted to Winnipeg-Thunder Bay service only.

Also back from the dead are several SOO SD60’s! Previously stored SOO SD60 6033, 6035, and 6037 were activated in mid-November and have returned to service as trailing units only. CP intends to activate any stored SOO SD60’s that are potentially serviceable, and of course will return their remaining fleet of stored CP SD60’s, back to active duty. On November 16th, Kenneth Borg caught one of these activated units, SOO 6033 on CP 243 setting out a customs hold car at NS Oakwood Yard.

Kenneth also bagged S00 6035 ate the same spot as CP 241 is about to make lift a customs hold at NS Oakwood Yard November 20th.

Last month, 30 CP ES44AC, and 28 AC4400CW units were leased to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. All these units are lead compatible. In November the amount was raised to 82 units, with almost a 50% split between ES44AC and AC4400CW locomotives. We will have these new numbers by the next issue.

The confirmed 61 GE’s on lease to BNSF (as of November 14th, 2013) are:

Leased CP ES44AC 8879 has NS SD70M-2 2669 and C40-9W 9860 leading BNSF train H-NTWMEM back after a crew change at Chaffee, MO on November 2nd. In the background H3 painted BNSF GP28M 1536 is at rest for the weekend. BNSF 1536 began life as Northern Pacific GP9 #279 in July 1956. Christopher Bodkin photo.

While staying at the famous Izaak Walton Inn on the south edge of Glacier National Park in Montana, Jason Arnot a Calgary naïve was surprised to catch CP power, as he only just learned there were Canadian Pacific GEs leased to BNSF. CP 8796 was switching an eastbound train at Shelby on Saturday November 9th. At the west end of town, BNSF 893 and equally-ratty looking CP 9567 were on the point of a westbound windmill train. They both look pretty bad but the CP is 18 years old and the former Santa Fe is about 20! On November 10th, they woke up and it was snowing, and by the time it stopped that night almost a metre had fallen! . One of the BNSF trains they saw was a westbound grain train with CP 9533 on the front with a BNSF engine; rear DPUs were CP 9570 and 9503. The original crew ran out of hours so the train was stopped for about a half hour or so waiting for a new crew to continue to Whitefish. You can see that it is really snowing, but 9503 looked pretty sharp (and just a little Christmas-y) in fresh red paint. The last picture shows an eastbound freight heading up the hill in the blizzard…you can hardly tell but the middle unit is a CP AC4400CW.

Another AC4400CW on BNSF is CPRS 9530, seen here leading a grain tain around the curve through East Grand Forks,MN on November 15th. (Carl Becker photo)

CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN SCHEDULE

CANDIAN HOLIDAY TRAIN Final Schedules:HERE
U.S.HOLIDAY TRAIN Final Schedules:HERE

The Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train was officially launched on October 11 and all pertinent information about the Canadian and US Holiday Train Programs (acts, events, times, event posters (can be downloaded), etc..) can be found on our website at www.cpr.ca under in your community.

CANDIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY HOLIDAY TRAIN ON FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/HolidayTrain

The southbound deadhead move of Canadian Pacifics’ Holiday Train ran overnight and Gary Knapp had planned to shoot it coming off of Rogers Island in Fort Edward, NY. Greg Klingler had pointed the location out to him earlier and in spite of the spots shortcomings, it offered a grand view of the train on the open deck bridge crossing the Hudson.

The shortcomings? He would have had to stand on a narrow highway bridge with the light stands holding the flash units taped to the bridge railing. He had looked the location over during an earlier visit and deemed it doa-ble. A car swings around the blind corner and under the bridge behind me, to park off to my right. The driver gets out and I recognize the voice saying “Hi Gary”. Greg Klingler walks up to greet me. They talk for a while over night photography and the Holiday Train, then it dawns on him, Greg might be a good addition to the photo here.

He agrees to try it and stands next to the tree on the right, first too close to the camera, too dominating in the composition, then he takes a couple steps toward the river and wow, what a difference it makes! Remembering what to do from when he posed on the platform up at Riverside for me several weeks back, Greg marks his spot and walks back to check the photo in the camera. Some twenty minutes later he hears the car scanner picking up the crew of 9824, the Holiday Train locomotive, talking to the North End Dispatcher...........clearly, like they are nearby. He sends Greg to his position on the river bank and we wait as I remind him in years past here, the only warning one gets is when they blow for the crossing above us at the station.

Which provides maybe thirty seconds warning before the head end is on the bridge when traveling at passenger train speed! Hence my hovering around the camera. After several long minutes, we finally hear 9824s air horn, but it’s not the intense sound associated with high speed running, it sounds like the train is creeping along! Then nothing happens. The headlight glow I could see above the bridge disappears! A minute, then two passes by and we joke uneasily that the crew is doing this just to add to the drama for us! lol! Now the headlights are back on, and we can hear the 9824 starting to pull.

Entering onto the bridge at around twenty mph, Greg waves and I watch as the pilot plow progresses slowly across to where a silent press of the shutter release sets off the lighting, capturing the scene! Viewing the resulting photos afterwards, it is apparent how much of an improvement Greg provides! Shot on November 26, 2013 at 04:32 in Fort Edward, NY. Very special thanks to Greg Klingler for his contribution to the photo!

All The best in 2014;
Gary Knapp

CP units Retired:

Ending on November 4th, 2013, CP held another Auction Sale to dispose of their retired locomotives. New adds to the for sale list are; SOO GP40’s 2016, and 2057, and CP SD40-2’s 5902, 5924, and 5992, and CP SD40-2 6022.

CP locomotives retired, declared surplus, stored or sold:

List from the auction sale, plus the most recently RETIRED units, with some SOLD since then, as indicated below).
ICE GP9 103 RETIRED 2013
SOO SD40-2 762 RETIRED 9/30/11
SOO SD40-2 769 RETIRED 3/28/12
CP SLUG 1002 RETIRED March 2013, and SCRAPPED May 2013
CP SLUG 1010 RETIRED 7/7/12
CP SLUG 1011 RETIRED in January 2013;
CP SLUG 1012 RETIRED SOLD to SLM Recycling AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1013 RETIRED SOLD to SLM Recycling AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1014 RETIRED 2013
CP SLUG 1015 RETIRED AUGUST 2013 SOLD TO RESPONDEK SEPT 2013.
CP SLUG 1020 RETIRED 7/7/12
CP SLUG 1024 RETIRED SOLD to SLM Recycling AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1127 RETIRED 2013 SCRAPPED May 2013
CP SLUG 1152 RETIRED SOLD to SLM Recycling AUG 2013
CP SLUG 1156 RETIRED SOLD to SLM Recycling AUG 2013
CP SLUG 1159 RETIRED SOLD to SLM Recycling AUG 2013
CP FP7A 1400 RETIRED 12/14/11
STLH GP7u 1502 RETIRED 10/25/12
CP GP7u 1507 RETIRED 2013
CP GP7u 1508 RETIRED 8/29/12
CP GP7u 1509 RETIRED 1/31/13 SCRAPPED IN WINNIPEG May 2013
CP GP9u 1514 RETIRED 5/17/12
CP GP0u 1522 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1523 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
CP GP9u 1529 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1535 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1538 RETIRED 8/29/12
CP GP9u 1539 RETIRED 2013
CPGP9u 1540 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1541 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1543 RETIRED 9/30/11 Scrapped 10/16/13
CP GP9u 1545 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1546 RETIRED 10/25/12 Scrapped 10/13/13
CP GP9u 1548 RETIRED 2013 SOLD to J&L Consulting in November 2013
CP GP9u 1549 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1550 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1557 RETIRED 9/26/12
CP GP9u 1564 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1571 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1574 RETIRED 2013 Scrapped 10/18/13
CP GP9u 1578 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1573 RETIRED 3/28/12
CP GP9u 1574 RETIRED 10/25/12
CP GP9u 1678 RETIRED 2013 SOLD to J&L Consulting in November 2013
CP GP9u 1587 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1596 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1598 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1599 RETIRED 1/31/13
CP GP9u 1601 RETIRED 2013
CP GP0u 1602 RETIRED 2013 Had worked with SLUG 1015 in Toronto. SOLD TO RESPONDEK in SEPT 2013.
CP GP9u 1607 RETIRED during September 2012
CP GP9u 1608 RETIRED 2013 DONATED to EXPORAIL OCTOBER 2013
CP GP9u 1609 RETIRED during September 2012
CP GP9u 1610 RETIRED SEPT 2012, Stripped at SRY SEPT 2013
CP GP9u 1614 RETIRED 8/16/12
CP GP9u 1615 RETIRED 9/30/11
STLH GP9u 1625 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1628 RETIRED 10/25/12 Scrapped 10/18/13
CP GP9u 1629 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1630 RETIRED 1/31/13 SCRAPPED IN WINNIPEG May 2013
CP GP9u 1631 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1632 RETIRED 2/8/12
CP GP9u 1636 RETIRED 3/28/12 SCRAPPED 5/26/13
CP GP9u 1639 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP GP9u 1642 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1647 RETIRED 3/28/12
CP GP9u 1651 RETIRED 2013
CP GP7u 1684 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1688 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1690 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1692 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP GP9u 1694 RETIRED (Date Unknown) SCRAPPED May 2013
SOO GP40 2016 RETIRED October 2013 Sold to HELM
SOO GP40 2057 RETIRED October 2013 Sold to HELM
SOO GP40 2064 RETIRED 2013 Sold to HELM
CP GP38AC 3014 RETIRED AUGUST 2013 (This is the first CP GP38AC to be retired following collision with freight cars which bent the units frame).
DME GP38 3802 RETIRED and Scrapped (date unknown)
DME GP38 3803 RETIRED AND SOLD IN AUGUST 2013
DME GP40Q 4000 RETIRED (date unknown)
CP GP40-2 4615 RETIRED 2013
CP GP40-2 4616, RETIRED 2013
CP GP40-2 4651 RETIRED 2013 (SOLD to MEI in late-September)
CP GP40-2 4654 RETIRED 2013 (SOLD to MEI, now USSC 503)
CP GP40-2 4655 RETIRED 2013 (SOLD to MEI, now USSC 504)
CP GP40-2 4656 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40M-2 5490 RETIRED 10/25/12
CP SD40M-2 5491 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP SD40M-2 5493 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP SD40M-2 5492 RETIRED 10/25/12
STLH SD40-2 5593 RETIRED during October 2012
CP SD40-2 5573 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP SD40-2 5690 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
CP SD40-2 5827 RETIRED
CP SD40-2 5843 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP SD40-2 5902 RETIRED 2013 Sold to HELM
CP SD40-2 5913 RETIRED 2013, SOLD to NRE October 2013, for HELM.
CP SD40-2 5924 RETIRED AUGUST 2013 Sold to HELM
CP SD40-2 5992 RETIRED 2013 Sold to HELM
CP SD40-2 6022 RETIRED October 2013 Sold to HELM
CP SD40-2 6604 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP SD40-2 5793 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP SD40-2 5729 RETIRED 9/30/11
DME SD40-2 6074 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
DME SD40-2 6082 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
ICE SD40-2 6217 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
ICE SD40-2 6369 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
ICE SD40-2 6413 RETIRED 9/26/12 (Wrecked on the CSX)
CP SW1200RS 8166 RETIRED 2013, SOLD to RESPONDEK in July 2013.
CP GP9u 8204 RETIRED 2013 Scrapped 10/10/13
CP GP9u 8213, RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8214 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP GP9u 8219 RETIRED 2013
CP CP9u 8227 RETIRED 8/29/12
CP GP9u 8228 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8230 RETIRED 9/30/11
CP GP9u 8232 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8237 RETIRED 8/29/12 Scrapped 10/16/13
CP GP9u 8241 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8244 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8247 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8251 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8263 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 8275 RETIRED 2013 Scrapped 10/10/13
CP SD40-2F 9000 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9002 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9005 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9010 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9016 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9018 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9019 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9022 RETIRED 2013
CP SD40-2F 9024 RETIRED 2013

In November, CP activated stored SD9043MAC 9108, 9134, 9142 and 9157, with others being prepared for return to service as we went to press. For the time being, these are restricted to Winnipeg-Thunder Bay service. CP’s fleet of SD9043MACs (CP 9100-9128, 9130-9132, 9134-9137 and 9139- 9160) have been stored outside in Winnipeg for a few years, and it will be a challenge for the Winnipeg Diesel Shop mechanics to activate them! They remain for sale of course, even though the latest CP Surplus Sale ended November 4th.

The following rebuilt CP and SOO SD60/SD60M units are for sale or lease:

CP LOCOMOTIVE REBUILD PROGRAMS

CP GP38-2 overhaul update:

The overhaul of GP38-2 and GP38AC locomotives to Tier 0+ compliance, upgrading with AESS (Automatic Engine Start/Stop), and repainting them into CP livery had been spread over three facilities: EMD-Progress Rail, National Railway Equipment, and CAD Railway Industries. Currently CP is only utilizing NRE and CADRAIL to complete the SOO, D&H, and CP GP38-2,and CP GP38AC fleets.

GP38-2's released from EMD-Progress Rail (Mayfield, KY):

CP 3024, 3025, 3038, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3048, 3057, 3061, 3062, 3066, 3111, 3117,3126, 3127, 3128, 3129, 3133, and (former SOO) CP 4414, 4415, 4418, 4424, 4427, 4428, 4436, 4446, 4447, 4450, 4506, 4513, 4514, and 4515 completing the contract. No more CP GP38-2's have been scheduled for overhaul at EMD-Progress Rail in Mayfield, KY:

GP38-2’s / GP38AC’s released from NRE (Silvis, IL):

CP 3001, 3007, 3013, 3017, 3023, 3033, 3050, 3075, *3084 (*Script), 3103, 3124, 3134,
CP (ex-SOO) 4426, 4439, and 4449
CP (ex-STL&H, exx-D&H, nee-LV) GP38-2 7308, and (ex-D&H nee-LV) 7312.
CP GP38AC 3007 is the first GP38AC to be completed and released. It is interesting to note that the locomotive designation “GP38AC” remains below the cab road numbers on overhauled CP 3001. CP 3000-3020 are straight GP38AC's and do not have any of the Dash 2 electronics. The major difference between the two is the performance control electronics where the 38AC has to be set manually, and the Dash-2 is set by modual- cards. NRE will not be not be altering their original GP38AC classification.

CP GP38AC 3013 was snagged by Dennis Weber leading the TEC train at LaCrescent, MN on November 15th..

K. J. Larson photographed (with NRE permission), CP GP38AC 3017 fresh from the shop on November 4th.

CP GP38AC 3013 is shown ready for pick-up off the IAIS November 7th.

Sadly, D&H 7312 is now officially CP 7312. It was pulled from the paint booth November 15th by K.J. Larson as he arrived at work. As you can see the number boards have to be installed. It still had the fresh paint smell!

Prior to her CP Canady Apple Red "dip job" D&H 7312 looked like this..... Shot at NRE in October by K.J. Larson.

GP38AC’s and GP38-2’s for overhaul at NRE (Silvis, IL):

Currently at the NRE-SILVIS SHOP:

CP GP38AC 3005, 3010, 3013, 3017, 3020
GP GP38-2 3074, 3096
D&H GP38-2 7307, 7309, 7312
SOO GP38-2 4401 and 4441.

SOO 4401 arrived at NRE –Silvis on November 4th where K.J. Larson clicked off this shot of her.

NRE SHOP RECAP:

CP 3013 was set out on the IAIS lead and was officially released on November 7th. CP 3020 is also complete, and ready for testing and is next to be released. CP 7307 came out of the paint shop on November 7th, 1/07/13 and is being readied for testing.

GP38-2’s released from CAD Railway Industries (Lachine, QC) :

CP GP38-2 3027 (Released November 15th, 2013 after overhaul and repaint)

(This is the first CAD overhauled GP38-2 to be completed)

CP GP38-2’s for overhaul at CAD Railway Industries:

CP GP38-2 3026 (Arrived in November 2013)
CP GP38AC 3014 (Arrived in November 2013)
STLH GP38-2 7306 (ex-D&H Arrived in October 2013)
CP GP38-2 3130 (Arrived in August 2013)

SOO SD60 overhaul update:

In November, CP began to activate some of the stored SOO SD60’s that were potentially serviceable, and of course will return the entire fleet of CAD overhauled CP SD60’s back to active duty. As of November 19th, back from the dead were SOO SD60 6033 and 6037, returned to service as trailing units only, with more to come.

CAD Railway Industries (Lachine, QC), are contracted to do warranty repairs on all the completed CP units. CP 6251 and 6226 were the last CP SD60’s rebuilt, and released by CAD

CP 6251 and 6226 were the last CP SD60’s rebuilt, and released by CAD Railway Industries (Lachine, QC). CAD remains contracted to do warranty repairs on all the completed CP units.

Completed CADRAIL unit tally as of December 1st:

CP SD60 6226 (ex-SOO 6026) painted and complete August 30th, 2013
CP SD60 6251 (ex-SOO 6051) released in late-August 2013
CP SD60 6232 (ex-SOO 6032) painted and complete August 18th, 2013
CP SD60 6222 (ex-SOO 6022) painted and complete July 30th, 2013
CP SD60 6247 (ex-SOO 6047) released June 22nd, 2013
CP SOO 6248 (Ex-SOO 6048) released June 15th, 2013
CP SD60M 6262 (ex-SOO 6062) released April 29th, 2013
CP SD60 6239 (ex-SOO 6039) released April 29th, 2013
CP SD60M 6259 (ex-SOO 6059) released in April 2013
CP SD60M 6258 (ex-SOO 6058) released in April 2013
CP SD60 6231 (ex-SOO 6031) released January 20th, 2013
CP SD60 6249 (ex-SOO 6049) released December 21st , 2012
CP SD60 6238 (ex-SOO 6038) released December 4th, 2012
CP SD60 6256 (ex-SOO 6056) released November 29, 2012
CP SD60 6246 (ex-SOO 6046) released November 20, 2012.
CP SD60 6230 (ex-SOO 6030) released November 1st, 2012
CP SD60 6236 (ex-SOO 6036) released October 26th, 2012
CP SD60 6221 (ex-SOO 6021) released October 6th, 2012.
CP SD60 6223 (ex-SOO 6023) released September 20th, 2012
CP SD60 6257 (ex-SOO 6057) released August 31st. 2012
CP SD60 6234 (ex-SOO 6034) released August 15th, 2012
CP SD60 6252 (ex-SOO 6052) released July 25th, 2012
CP SD60 6255 (ex-SOO 6055) released June 21st, 2012
CP SD60 6229 (ex-SOO 6029) released June 5th, 2012
CP SD60 6243 (ex-SOO 6043) released April 20th 2012
CP SD60 6254 (ex-SOO 6054) released March 29th 2012
CP SD60 6245 (ex-SOO 6045) released March 6th 2012
CP SD60 6242 (ex-SOO 6042) released March 1st 2012
CP SD60M 6260 (ex-SOO 6060) released January 13th 2012
CP SD60 6228 (ex-SOO 6028) released December 16th 2011
CP SD60 6225 (ex-SOO 6025) released December 1st 2011
CP SD60 6241 (ex-SOO 6041) released November 2011
CP SD60 6240 (ex-SOO 6040) released October 2011
CP SD60 6250 (ex-SOO 6050) released October 2011

Undergoing overhaul at CAD Railway Industries

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On November 4th, Francois Jolin photographed Southbound CP #642 hugging the rugged shoreline of Lake Champlain bound for Albany, NY. This location Willsboro Bay (also knows as Red Rocks), was made famous through the many fine Delaware & Hudson photos taken by Jim O’Shaghnessy in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The power on this day, CP SD60 6252,ICE SD40-2 6412 and 6429.

On November 2nd, Dennis Weber caught Iowa Chicago and Eastern (ICE) Train 475, with CP SD60M 6258, CP SD60 6250, CP ES44AC 8828 and CP F9B 1900 at La Crescent, MN. CP 1900 had just been released from NRE Silvis last week following replacement of her air compressor.

CP SD30C-ECO update

18 units (CP 5000-5017) of the SD30C-ECO order have been delivered from Progress Rail in Mayfield, KY with the last two expected in December.

Rebuilt from SD40-2 cores and frames at the EMD-Progress Rail Shop in Mayfield, KY., the 20 units are powered by a new 12 cylinder 3000 hp 12-710G3F engine. The SD30C-ECO locomotives meet Tier 0+US emissions standards and are currently assigned to St. Paul. MN. As their production was behind schedule and delivery was delayed, EMD compensated CP.

Further information about ECO re-powering can be found here:

http://www.progressrail.com/repowered-locomotives-710ECO.asp

On October 25th, one of CP’s new SD30C-ECO’s (CP 5012) was set out at in Hoffman< MN, and is seen in Bryant Kayden’s shot hard at work at loading grain cars at the elevator on the CP Elbow Lake Sub.

The former SD40-2 numbers of the 20 CP SD40-2's completed into CP SD30C-ECO 5000-5019 in 2013 are: 5415, 5672, 5691, 5728, 5734, 5735, 5745, 5789, 5869, 5918, 5933, 5934, 5950, 5971, 5980, 5983, 6027, 6039, 6056 and 6606

Still to be confirmed officially, if there is a second order, it could utilize the following SD40-2's and SD40-2F's earmarked for consideration for ECO rebuild beginning in 2014: SD40-2’s 5648, 5787, 5795, 5844, 5924, 5930, 5931, 5940, 5944, 5947, 5948, 5967, 5997, 5998, and 6006, and SD40-2F’s: 9000, 9002, 9005, 9010, 9016, 9018, 9022, and 9024. A new order has not yet been announced.

On November 16th Kenneth Borg photographed eastbound CP #242. at Delray interlocking in Detroit, MI, with CP SD30C-ECO 5017 leading.

CP GP20C-ECO update

In a welcomed surprise to railfans and employees alike, a group of GP20C-ECO units from the second order are being assigned to Canada; Four CP 2200’s arrived at Toronto Agincourt Yard on November 5th: (CP 2251, 2257, 2255, 2253), However we have learned that Toronto Yard is to eventually receive 20 units of the current 40 locomotive order (CP 2250-2269). Three others will be assigned at Welland, ON. Currently 2230-2249 are assigned to Alyth Yard, and 2250-2269 are assigned to Agincourt Yard. A total of 150 GP20C-ECO locomotives will be constructed for CP. The first 30 are to be assigned to the diesel shop in Coquitlam, BC, with the next 20 assigned to Alyth Shop in Calgary, AB and the other 20 are assigned to MacMillan Yard, Toronto.

Retired CP GP9u 1548, 1578 and approximately 15 others will be dismantled by J&L Consulting in Pickering, ON as part of the CP’s GP20C-ECO rebuild program. As these 17 geeps are not road worthy for long distance, this will save CP the extra repairs needed to make them road worthy in order to travel all the way out west. Any other stored Geeps that are road worthy, are to be marshaled, and prepared for transit to Coquitlam, BC. At the SRY shop, J&L Consulting has been contracted to drain their fluids before being delivered to the dismantling spur at ABC Metals Surrey Yard. The only salvaged parts are the complete truck assemblies with combos. J&L have built special rail systems for loading these truck parts onto flatcars. This flatcar pool of six cars, cycle back and forth between BC, and PRS in East Chicago.z

In early November CP received 2237, 2239-2248, and these are now in Calgary, assigned to Alyth Yard, The second GP20C-ECO order is expected to be completed by year end,

CP’s second order (#20127752), for 40 more GP20C-ECO units numbered CP 2230-2269 have begun to be delivered. All units from the first order of 30 GP20C-ECO units (CP 2200-2229) have been delivered from EMD’s Muncie, IN plant and are in service are assigned to St-Paul, MN, except for a half dozen roaming in Canada. On October 12th, brand new GP20C-ECO units 2240, 2242, 2243, and 2244 from the second order arrived at Alyth Yard, in Calgary, Alberta. In November more units from the second order arrived in Canada.

The following GP7u/GP9u locos have already been scrapped at ABC Metals with their parts incorporated into the GP20C-ECO program.

CP 1501, 1503, 1505, 1515, 1519, 1525, 1528, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568, 1569, 1570, 1581, 1587, 1588,1603, 1609, 1611, 1617, 1621, 1638, 1644, 1647, 1649, 1682,1687, 1692, 1696, 1697, 8224, 8229, 8240, 8242,and 8264.

Non-Montreal assigned CP GP9u’s CP 1545, 1564, 1651, and 8244 are stored with stacks capped at St-Luc. Montreal assigned CP 8241, 8219, 8247, 8228. 1690 (ex-TH&B), and 1688 (ex-TH&B), are also still stored at St-Luc Yard. CP 1608 had been stored at St-Luc, but in October was donated by CP to Exporail.

Retired ICE GP9 103, and unserviceable ICE GP9’s 105 and 114, (all ex-SOO), will not be coming to the SRY Shop in New Westminster, BC for stripping as first thought, Apparently they are not roadworthy, and will be stripped, and scrapped locally in Nehant, Iowa, where they are currently stored.

CP leased locomotives roundup:

(By Bruce Chapman)

CEFX (AC4400CW) 1002, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1018-1020, 1023, 1024, 1026-1059. In November, CEFX 1023 was restarted and is back in service CEFX 1041 remains Tied Up Serviceable. (All SOO-owned on paper, as of February 28th 2011).

CITX (SD40-2) OFF LEASE (almost all are now off CP property): 2783 2785 2790 2792 2794 2796 3008 3024 3026 3035 3036 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3067 3070 3071 3073 3078 3080 3083 3086 3087 3090 3091 3092 3095 3098 3099 3100 3101.

CITX SD40-2 2794 departed Montreal DIT on CP, and arrived on the ONTARIO SOUTHLAND RAILWAY (OSR), for repairs at the Salford Shop, in September. During October she was tested in service, and at some point, the locomotive is expected to be sent to ZLT in London, ON.

CITX 3032 was removed from CP storage at Coquitlam, BC in June 2013, and since then has been working and on lease to the SOUTHERN RAILWAY of BC (SRY). All the SD40-2’s have been off lease since June 3rd, 2013.

CEFX (SD40-2) OFF LEASE (all are now off CP property): 2786 2791 2797 2802 2803 3105 3112 3117 3121 3130 3163 3164 3166 3168 3172 3173 3176 3181 3182 3184 3188 . (These have not been relettered CITX yet).

CITX/CEFX SD40-2’s OFF LEASE (all are now off CP property): CEFX 3155, CEFX 3127, CITX 3055, CITX 3099, and CITX 3059. All the SD40-2’s have been off lease since June 3rd, 2013.

CP PHOTOS:

GREAT SHOT!!!! Originating in Albany, N.Y, on October 30th, CP 643 (an empty Canadian Pacific ethanol tank train) heads west toward Smiths Falls, ON crossing the farm rich flatlands of eastern Ontario near Glen Norman, ON. The power on this day is CP 6042, ICE 6405, and CP 6230. (Francois Jolin Photo)

At St-Catherine, QC November 8th, Frank Jolin bagged CP #643 approaching Montreal with CP 6252, ICE 6412, and ICE 6425 after crossing over to the Adirondack Subdivision a short time ago. The combined manifest and empty ethanol tank cars, originated in Albany NY.

On November 2nd, Dennis Weber caught Iowa Chicago and Eastern (ICE) Train 475, with CP SD60M 6258, CP SD60 6250, CP ES44AC 8828 and CP F9B 1900 at La Crescent, MN. CP 1900 had just been released from NRE Silvis last week follo0wing replacement of her air compressor.

CP Train 800 is lead by INRD SD9043MAC 9007 and 9006. Dresbach, MN. 11-13-201 Dennis Weber photo)

In lovely autumn lighting, on November 14th Geoff Elliott snapped CP ES44AC 8948 and CEFX AC4400CW 1033 stopped in the siding at Belle River, ON, waiting on an eastbound to clear.

On November 19th, George Redmond caught CP SD40-2 6052 as the fourth unit dead in tow on CN southbound train A432, at Centralia, IL.

In the early morning hours of May 5, 2007 Gary Knap shot this portrait at Lacolle, Quebec on Canadian Pacific’s Canadian Main. In the days of the Delaware & Hudson this trackage running across the U.S./Canada border between Rouses Point, NY and Delson, Quebec near Montreal was operated as D&H subsidiary Napierville Junction, known simply as “the NJ”. Having been tipped of by Walt Favro of the NJ roadswitchers rare appearance operating at night this week due to trackwork on the Lacolle Sub being performed during the day, and reading of the jobs power, a pair of GP 38-2s, Gary had traveled up here the night before and made arrangements with the crew to pose them for a crew portrait if time permitted sometime during the week.

What better location for a backdrop than here at “The Castle” a nickname acquired by the towns ex-D&H passenger station/yard office and Customs House! The short CP train of covered hoppers passess by, and the brakeman is on the ground throwing the switch into the siding as the train slows to a stop, then I enjoy the sound of 567 prime movers working a bit backing the loads past me down the siding. 3025/s cab comes by him. The session is on! The pair of GP 38-2s cuts away from the cement loads and comes up past me on the siding and I was ecstatic, this was really going to happen! Back on the main, here comes the locomotives back towar Gary and he stands where he wants the cab of 3025 to be positioned, the engineer leans out to ask, “is this good here?” Gary asks him to go back more, then hollers up..........Perfect! The crew emerges from the cab and once on the ground quick introductions are made, copies are promised (of course) of the resulting night photo, then he walk with them over to where I wanted them to stand for him.

Posing the crew here he realized his concern with “keeping it simple” a paradox in night photography, so he only needed to be concerned with lighting up the three men..........what could go wrong? Ha,ha,ha! With the lighting for “The Castle” and the locomotives set up already I only felt the need to move a flash or two on one side of the crew then I arrived atop the stepladder with the wonderful scene attached looking back at me, only much darker! Then he tried the lighting.................whoa! The photo looked excellent, the flash units were angled enough so the mens reflective safety vests were not overpowering, a concern I had beforehand.......and, the shadows created by the lights on the crew actually made a sort of frame within a frame. The locomotives..........The Castle...........He remembers adjusting the manual focus for a couple test shots, then we did five or six shots and I was confident I had it. Down off the stepladder, Gary shared the images on the lcd monitor with the crew who were surprised at how good they looked! lol! I scrambled to get paper and pen from the car to gather emails from everyone, then we shook hands as hesincerely thanked each of them for making the night photo a success, said their goodbyes and they boarded 3025 and departed light power for home terminal in Rouses Point.

If I remember correctly, as this was more than six and a half years ago, within three or four days the NJ Roadswitcher crew were back on their normal day schedule! Shot in Lacolle, Quebec on May 5, 2007 at 02:59 with the 5D and Zeiss ZF 35/2 lens.

CP NEWS:

CP crews will begin running through to Buffalo, NY in December 2013. Toronto-Buffalo will handle traffic from the SOO at Lambton Yard with crews changed there and then running direct to CSX (ex-CR) Frontier Yard in Buffalo. London crews will work from Quebec Street via the Junction to NS yard in Buffalo. Crews will be limited to work a maximum of ten hours. The major track realignment in Lambton and West Toronto will enable these lifts. Additionally, #142-143 will be going via CSX Buffalo-Chicago beginning December 3rd. This frees up slots on the NS, and also allows tall stacks that do not fit through the tunnel at Windsor. The tunnel at Hamilton only good for 2 marine stacks ...the same as Windsor... Domestic double-stacks should be fine, since the height (20'-2") is the same as the Auto-Max cars that travel through the Hamilton tunnel daily. (Ray Kennedy and Don McQueen).

Another Windmill Tower train ran over the CP Winchester Sub at Chesterville, ON November 24th with a pair of SD60’s (CP 6225 and 6245) was shot headi8ng to Smiths Falls, ON by Francois Jolin.

CP VIGNETTES:

Canadian Pacific Railway FP7A 4036 leads "The Dominion" filled with Christmas travelers in this lovely winter vignette scene. (OLD TIME TRAINS – Ray Kennedy collection)

Neil Compton clicked brand new CP C-630 4503 sits on the test track at Montreal Locomotive Works, in 1968 in Montreal east.

Six months after delivery, Neil bagged the class unit C-630 4500 sitting at the rear of the St Luc Diesel Shop (my old stomping ground-Ed).

On what was likely first trip west, CP C630M's 4501, 4502 and 4503 get a look over from the crew. Roy Jennings was there to catch the action - (Deame Motis photo Collection with thanks).

Neil Compton snapped this fascinating shot of brand new MLW CP RAIL M636 4550 at Hochelaga Yard. MLW incorrectly placed the Multimark forward of the lomg hood screening. The Multimark was soon after moved correctly to the end of the long hood. It is very rare to see a shot this early version.

Inbound D&H U23B 2308 is passing North Junction and in minutes will be arriving at St-Luc Yard via Hampstead. This photo was taken from the old Westminster overpass by Frank Lenny Smith.

OUR CRO DECEMBER COVER: Gary Knapp capped off a memorable night at Westport, NY with this classic Christmas scene (Our CRO cover shot). Only three hours behind the Holiday Train on November 30th, 2008, was D&H Work train with D&H GP38-2 7304!

© CRO October 2013