CANADIAN PACIFICAs of September 1st, 2013, CP had 144 locomotives TUUS (Stored unserviceable), and 195 units TUS (Stored Serviceable), across the system.
CP SD30C-ECO 5010 is only a month old and is leading a westbound empty ethanol train through Fonda, NY at dusk on August 6th. The “C” denotes increased cash worthiness of the locomotive cab, frame and fuel tank. and not the wheel arrangement. The “ECP” demotes the Eco-Friendly emissions systems which required the flared radiators. This locomotive is in essence an SD40-2 with new fuel tank, frame, electrical system and cab, with ECO mod’s on the engine. In the photo by Aaron Keller, the unit is actually on CSX trackage in Fonda, NY.
As we went to press, it was leading ethanol train 642 with two SD40-2’s from Chicago to Montreal and was to head down on the D&H. Jay Butler bagged it CP 642 with SD30C-ECO CP 5010, ICE 6433, DME 6364 passes eastbound through Tilbury, ON August 2nd, 2013.
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On her first assignment CP F9B failed on the Royal Canadian Pacific junket to Crowsnest Pass on July 26th and was returned to Calgary for repairs. Lead unit FP9Au 4107 had trouble loading and for a short time, only CP FP9Au 4106 powered the train, until a GE was called to the rescue at field. In August all three units returned to service as an A-B-A trio. A special run between port Moody and Mission, BC operated mid-August with 4106, 1900, and 4107. In late-August the trio again departed Calgary deadheading with four passenger cars on an Intermodal freight train to Port Moody, BC for another special Run to Mission, BC and return to Port Moody, BC. The three CPR F units and four cars then deadheaded back to Calgary, AB on another CP Intermodal freight, and was at Calgary for the RCP train, as went to press.
CP FP9Au 4107 and siblings were shot by Kevin Dunk among the rubble of the tragic Frank, AB land Slider at MP86 on the Crowsnest Sub. This A-B-A set with CP #4107-1900-4106 is seen powering under the old telegraph wires through the S curve westward on the Crowsnest Sub. Normally photographers try to avoid messy wires but in this case these old telegraph wires are rather historic and tell a story of the infamous 1903 landslide. There’s much information out there on the internet about the Frank Slide, just Google ‘Frank Slide’ and you’ll see what I mean.
Canadian National Railway sold three cars from their executive fleet to Canadian Pacific Railway numbered CP 1, CP 2 and CP 3. However only Track inspection theater car CN 1060 “Sanford Fleming” (CP 1), and CN heavyweight platform observation car 1058 (CP 2) were repainted CP Candy Apple Red at Quality Rail in East St. Louis, IL are in Calgary. The third car, former Wisconsin Central was damaged during a yard move in Edmonton, and has since been sent to a museum in Wainwright, Alberta still in her Wisconsin Central uniform lettered CP 3.
CP Script Painted GP38-2 3084 has yet to operate on a passenger special since her NRE overhaul and repaint at Silvis, IL earlier this year. During August the unit has been assigned only in freight service. Most recently CP 3084 has been coupled with two other CP GP38-2’s and operating in local service between South Edmonton (188 miles from Calgary, AB) to CN Clover Bar, AB, located on the North side of Edmonton.
Ex-CP SW1200RS 1271 which was sold to NRE Silvis earlier this year, has been resold to EMD’s lease fleet, and is now lettered GMTX 509.
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 2103
CP SLUG 1010RETIRED 7/7/12
CP SLUG 1011 RETIRED in January 2013;
CP SLUG 1012 RETIRED SOLD to INTERNATIONAL METALS AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1013 RETIRED SOLD to INTERNATIONAL METALS AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1014 RETIRED 2013
CP SLUG 1015 RETIRED AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1020 RETIRED 7/7/12
CP SLUG 1024 RETIRED SOLD INTERNATIONAL METALS AUGUST 2013
CP SLUG 1127 RETIRED 2013 SCRAPPED May 2033
CP SLUG 1152 RETIRED SOLD to INTERNATIONAL METALS AUG 2013
CP SLUG 1156 RETIRED SOLD to INTERNATIONAL METALS AUG 2013
CP SLUG 1159 RETIRED SOLD to INTERNATIONAL METALS AUG 2013
CP FP7A 1400 RETIRED 12/14/11
STLH GP9u 1502 RETIRED 10/25/12
CP GP9u 1507 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1508 RETIRED 8/29/12
CP GP9u 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
CP GP9u 1545 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1546 RETIRED 10/25/12
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 1578 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1573 RETIRED 3/28/12
CP GP9u 1574 RETIRED 10/25/12
CP GP9u 1587 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1596 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1598 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1599 RETIRED 1/31/13 SCRAPPED IN WINNIPEG May 2013
CP GP9u 1601 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1607 RETIRED during September 2012
CP GP9u 1608 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 1609 RETIRED during September 2012
CP GP9u 1610 RETIRED during September 2012
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
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 RETIRE 2013
CP GP9u 1647 RETIRED 3/28/12
CP GP9u 1651 RETIRED 2013
CP GP9u 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 2064 RETIRED 2013
CP GP38AC 3014 RETIRED AUGUST 2013 (First GP38AC to be retired)
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 July 2013
CP GP40-2 4655 RETIRED July 2013
CP GP40-2 4556 RETIRED 2103
CP GP40-2 4651 RETIRED 2013
CP GP40-2 4655 RETIRED 2013
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 SD40-2 5024 RETIRED AUGUST 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 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
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
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
CP SD40-2F 9000 RETIRED2013
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
Still stored in Winnipeg, MB are the remaining SD9043MACs (CP 9100-9128, 0130-9132, 9134-9137 and 9139- 9160), and supposedly remain for sale, even though the CP Surplus Sale has ended.
The following rebuilt CP and SOO SD60/SD60M units are for sale or lease:
- CP: 6221, 6223, 6225, 6228, 6229, 6230, 6231, 6234, 6236, 6238, 6239, 6240, 6241, 6242, 6243, 6245, 6246, 6248, 6249, 6250, 6252, 6254, 6255, 6256, 6257, 6258, 6259, 6260 and 6262.
- SOO: 6022, 6024, 6026, 6027, 6033, 6035, 6037, 6044, 6047, 6051, 6053 and 6061.
Correction: CP GP38-2 3028 and CP Slug 1128 is in fact working in Winnipeg, MB. The slug was not retired as previously reported.
On August 25th, ex-CP SW1200RS 8166 was placed in service on the Port Harbor Railroad (Owned by Terry Respondek of Respondek Rail Corp). He is an Illinois Terminal railroad fan and said he would like to paint this unit in Illinois Terminal’s green and yellow inspired colors with Poert Harbor Railroad lettering. During the 1960’s, this CP switcher was assigned to Sudbury, ON and at times visited Toronto and Hamilton. By mid- September the Port Harbor Railroad they should have the ex CP 4615 running, and ex-SOO ( MILW paint ) 2064 undergoing prep work and will be the last of the three to enter service. In late-August, Respondek looked into purchasing DME GP38 3903 from CP, but later passed on it.
Mark Mautner photographed the 8am Port Harbor Sunday switcher moving their ex-TRRA SW1200 1239 ( built by EMD in 1965 ) onto track #3 so that they could use their ex-CP SW1200RS 8166 ( built by GMD in 1960 ), marking this the first revenue run of 8166 since purchased by Respondek Rail Corp from CP in late-June 2013.
Ex CP SW1200RS 8166 is shown with a long string of inbounds for the port received from the Norfolk Southern, at America's Central Port in Granite City, IL August 25th.
CP intends to retire and sell off all of their older SOO/MILW GP40’s, and the six remaining ex-B&M GP40-2’s this year. In July CPGP40 4615 and SOO 2064 had arrived at Respondek Rail Corp long with SW1200RS 8166 to operate on the Port Harbor Railroad. CP GP40-2 4651 and 4655 were retired in July leaving five in service. CP GP40-2 4654 and 4655 were retired in August 2012, and sold in January 2013 to Metro East Industries East St. Louis, IL for overhaul. They were then purchased by United States Sugar Corporation (USSC) and numbered USSC 503 and 504.
Locomotives noted at St-Luc Yard on August 27th:
OnAugust 27th, your Editor and my good friend John Duncan compiled this St-Luc locomotive round up August 27th. The TEC train with CP GP20C-ECO 2205, departed at 12:00 noon towards the west loop of the yard. Quebec-Gatineau SD40-3 6908 and 6913 were alone in the main yard, still wearing QGRY patches with the former GEC-Alstom grey and orange livery. Yard power CP GP9u 8231 and 8234 were switching in the main yard.
As there is only one in Canada, we had the luck of the Irish as we caught our very first SD30C-ECO! During the mid-afternoon of the 27th, a westbound empty crude oil tank train departed St-Luc Yard (at Ballantyne), with CP SD30C-ECO 5010 leading DME SD40-2 6071 and 6426. About 20 Minutes later, the“Dorion Turn” departed behind her with a pair of back-to-back Candy Apple Red CP GP38-2’s (3047 and 3108), and a graffiti-free action yellow and black CP Rail “van”. A short but great looking consist! After the Crude oil train departed I had the chance to chat with the Dorion Turn Engineer Mac Allaire, and CP engineer Guy Taillefer who doing was doing the roll by for the WB empty ethanol train, and are both fans of CRO. Guy had the chance to ride CP 5010 earlier between Rousses Point, NY and Montreal and had high praise for the power of the rebuilt ECO locomotive, We will post photos in the next issue.
St-Luc Back Shop:
SD40-2: CITX 3065
GP38-2: 3012 (For engine change and other major work)
AC4400CW: CP 9507, 9714, 9730, 9735, 9767
AMT Roundhouse:
AMT F50PH 1341, 1343 (repairs)
St-Luc Shop Storage / Dead Line:
GP9u: CP 1553, 1608, 1626, 8219, 8241, 8247,
SD40-2; CP 5420, 5957,
MP15AC: (ex-MILW) SOO / CP 1404, 1428, 1433, and 1546, (All owned by CONNELL LEASING and stored at St-Luc).
SD60: SOO 6024, 6033, 6053, 6061,
Available for CP expressway tests, or for lease:
SD60/SD60M CP 6222, 6249, 6251, 6259, and 6262.
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 in recent months however, CP has been utilizing only NRE and CADRAIL to complete the SOO, D&H, and CP GP38-2,and CP GP38AC fleets.
BAD NEWS for Delaware and Hudson fans … D&H painted GP38-2 7303, 7304 and 7312 are all earmarked for overhaul and repaint into CP Candy Apple Red and will be used all around the CP system, and not necessarily assigned to the D&H. Many had been hoping that at least #7312 would retain her lightning stripe paint scheme however she arrived at NRE in Mid-August.
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 CP GP38-2's have been scheduled for overhaul at EMD-Progress Rail in Mayfield, KY:
GP38-2’s released from NRE (Silvis, IL):
CP 3007, 3033, 3075, 3084 (CPR Script), 3103,3124, 3134, and ex-SOO 4426, 4439, and 4449. In August, former STLH GP38-2 7308 was released as CP 7308 and former SOO GP38-2's 4439, 4441 and 4449 were released from NRE during August in CP paint, after receiving a Class-A overhaul.
In July, CP F9B 1900 was released following Class A overhaul and CPR repaint. The first CP GP38AC was released as overhauled CP GP38-2 3007 in April, and was reassigned from Coquitlam, BC, to Moose Jaw. SK. As well, NRE-rebuild CP 4426 a former SOO GP38-2 has been reassigned from St. Paul, MN to Alyth, AB. Ken Larson’s photo was taken with permission at NRE in August.
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GP38AC’s and GP38-2’s for overhaul at NRE (Silvis, IL):
CP GP38AC 3001, 3013, 3017, CP GP38-3023, 3050, 3070, 3102, STLH (ex-D&H) 7308, CPRS 7310, CP 7311, D&H 7312 and SOO 4400 (wreck damage), SOO 4439, 4441 and 4449.
Noted at NRE in early July was a pair of GP38-2’s in primer grey (SOO 4439 and STLH 7308) painted on the inside of one of the doors. SOO 4449, was dismantled and being prepped for sandblasting and overhaul, the long hood on the floor inside the shop. Three unknown GP38s were almost complete in fresh CP red livery. During July, D&H GP38-2 7312 was sent to Silvis, IL and was seen on train 273. As well SOO GP40 2064 and CP GP40 4615 headed south on 270 both DIT and in transit to their new owners Respondek Rail Corp.SOO 2064 had been stored unserviceable at St Paul, MN for the past two years.
GP38-2’s released from CAD Railway Industries (Lachine, QC) :
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CP GP38-2’s for overhaul at CAD Railway Industries:
CP GP38-2 3130 (Arrived in August)
CP GP38-2 3027 (Arrived in June) The slug (CP 1127) that previously worked with GP38-2 3027 was retired and scrapped in Moose Jaw, SK in May 2013.
SOO SD60 overhaul update:
In early August, four of the CAD Railway Industries rebuilt CP SD60’s in storage on CP were activated, and leased out: CP SD60M 6262, CP SD60 6251, and 6247 were in service on lease to Quebec-Gatineau (QGRY), In late-August CP 6247 departed the QGRY and is no in Expressway service for testing. Francois Jolin snapped this terrific lash-up of three SD60’s (CP 6251, 6262, and 6247), leading an empty CP train over Quebec-Gatineau (QGRY) trackage rights on the Trois-Rivieres Subdivision (Quebec City to Montreal), on July 31st.
CP 6262, 6251 and 6247, operated on several grain trains on the QGRY and were returned to Montreal as 4th, 5th and 6th units on a QGRY Windmill train. They then departed on a CP Westbound and went all the way all the way to Thunder Bay repaying Horse power Hours owed by QGRY to CP. The trio returned to Montreal to back on the QGRY on the next grain train. The CP SD60M was never on the lead during the first half of the month, however when standard cab SD60 (CP 6047) was returned to CP, QGRY did use the SD60M as a leader. As of August 30th, the pair had departed QGRY and the following four units CP 6247, 6248, 6251, and 6262 were working on the CP Expressway train for fuel and oil testing. If anything goes wrong with them, they will be sent to CADRAIL for tweaking. CP used two SD60’s, CP 6248 first, and then CP 6247 at month end assigned to (MTL-TOR) Expressway Service. This was according to our sources for locomotive testing, and when complete will be returned to storage or lease.
On June 28th , CP announced they were seeking expressions of interest and bids for all (or part) of their 42 unit SOO LINE SD6o/SD60M Fleet including the CADRAIL rebuilt CP SD60/SD60M’s. Aside from the ones on lease to QGRY and the one being tested, all are stored with stacks capped. The serviceable, and unserviceable SOO SD60’s stored on the railway are all for sale “As is”. CP will consider sale or lease with a buyout option for the fleet. Interested parties can contact CP ASSETT DISPOSAL (www.cpr.ca) and then submit a formal letter. Link: https://www8.cpr.ca/enetp72/snp/Pages/ViewTender.aspx?Tender=3416
At this time CAD Railway Industries (Lachine, QC) is still contracted to overhaul the remaining units they have on their property to Tier 0+ compliance, equip them with AESS (Locomotive Automatic Engine Start/Stop) to conserve fuel, and to repaint and renumber them to the CP 6200-series. None received any cab upgrades. The rebuilt units receive (PTC) Positive Train Control modifications at the CP St-Luc Diesel Shop. However things could change as these units are now for sale.
Completed CADRAIL unit tally as of September 1st:
CP SD60 6226 (ex-6026) painted August 30th, 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:
SOO SD60 6051 arrived in Montreal in April 19th
SOO SD60’s Stored Unserviceable, and for sale “as is” include: SOO 6024, SOO 6026, SOO 6027, SOO 6032, SOO 6033, SOO 6035, SOO 6037, SOO 6044, SOO 6053, SOO 6061, and SOO 6062. The last active SOO SD60 was SOO6048 leased to Montreal Maine and Atlantic (MMA), and is now stored.
In late-August the CP and SOO SD60/SD60M’s stored in Montreal were; 6033, 6053, 6024, 6061, 6239, 6262, 6248, and 6247.
The CEFX SD60’s 6000-6020, all former SOO units stored in Irondale, AL on the INRD, were all sold for scrap. On March 8th, 17 of them were lined up at Norris Yard, in Irondale, AL waiting for scrapping. (Bradley Bates photo with thanks)
The first 15 of 50 SD30C-ECO’s (CP 5000-5015), have been delivered from Progress Rail in Mayfield, KY.
Rebuilt from SD40-2 cores and frames, they are rebuilt and powered by a new 12 cylinder 3000 hp 12-710G3F engine EMD-Progress shop in Mayfield, KY s them into ÙSD30C-EC) locomotives to meet Tier 0+US emissions standards. Sao far assigned to St. Paul. MN, as their production is behind schedule and delivery delayed, EMD has compensated CP.
Further information about ECO re-powering can be found here:
http://www.progressrail.com/repowered-locomotives-710ECO.asp
CP SD30C-ECO 5001 and 5015 are now set up for service and on August 6th, are shown waiting beside the locomotive shop in St. Paul, MN for their first assignment. (Darin Larabee photo).
The following 20 CP SD40-2's are being done this year: 5415, 5672, 5691, 5728, 5734, 5735, 5745, 5789, 5869, 5918, 5933, 5934, 5950, 5971, 5980, 5983, 6027, 6039, 6056 and 6606, and these SD40-2's and SD40-2F's are earmarked for ECO rebuild beginning in 2014: SD40-2’s 5648, 5787, 5795, 5844, 5902, 5924, 5930, 5931, 5940, 5944, 5947, 5948, 5967, 5992, 5997, 5998, and 6006, and SD40-2F’s: 9000, 9002, 9005, 9010, 9016, 9018, 9022, and 9024.
In August the first SD30C-ECO in Canada was seen in Ontario on CP 640-065 with CP 8717 leading, and DME 6071 and CP 5010 (ex-CP SD40-2 5729), trailing. Here she is departig Paducah, Kentucky enroute to Minnesota in late June. (Terry Redeker photo) .
Jay Butler photographed CP 641 with CP SD30C-ECO 5010 on the point as it approaches Tilbury, ON heading to Walkerville. ON August 13th, the first SD30C-ECO in Canada!
Geoff Elliott snapped the same unit returning to the USA leading CP train 641 and seen approaching Belle River, Ontario westbound with empty Ethanol tank cars bound for the North Dakota.
On August 21st, the much travelled CP 5010 with two DME SD40-2’s led a crude Oil train (642 or 608) from North Dakota, Ontario, Quebec and down the D&H to Albany, NY The train was loaded onto a barge and was shipped to Irving Oil in Saint John, NB, a really long routing! CP 5010 and the two DME’s were then used on a local D&H train in New York State. Then on August 28th, I had the luck of the Irish as I caught my very first SD30C-ECO during the afternoon of August 27th, which had just arrived in Montreal from New York State with a westbound empty crude oil tank train with CP SD30C-ECO 5010, DME SD40-2 6071 and DME SD40-2 6426. At press time the unit had departed the D&H and returned to Montreal, and on August 30th, was in Chicago, IL. My photos will be coming next month. (William H. Baird).
CP GP20C-ECO 2205 led Canadian Pacific TEC Train ran on the 36 mile Owen Sound Sub. to Orangeville, ON located North-West of Toronto and is operated by the Orangeville Brampton Railway. The GP20C-ECO was a real treat to see on the former CP line. It looks very much like an GP60, and sounds like it to with the 710 prime mover. (Our beautiful CRO SEPTEMBER COVER photo was taken by Steve Thomas)
All 30 GP20C-ECO units (nos. 2200 -2229) from their first order from EMD’s Muncie, IN plant had been delivered, and are in service assigned to St-Paul, MN, except for CP 2200 and 2212,which are assigned to Medicine Hat, AB. As well n in July, CP 2212 was operating in Ontario assigned to the Galt Sub on a Ribbon Rail and CP local trains. These are the first GP20C-ECO locomotives to operate in Canada, and are here for crew familiarization.
The following GP7u/GP9u locos have already been scrapped at ABC Metals.
CP 1501, 1503, 1505, 1515, 1519, 1525, 1528, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568, 1569, 1570, 1581, 1687, 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), 1688 (ex-TH&B) and 1608 are also currently stored at St-Luc Yard.
CP GP20C-ECO 2205 leads one of the two CP TEC (Track Geometry) trains eastbound through Tilbury, Ontario on the CP Windsor Sub August 7th. (Jay Butler photo).
In mid-August CP 2205 and the TEC train evaluated the trackage ion the Orangeville – Brampton, and then did geometry testing on (Ex-Ottawa Central, nee-CN) VIA-owned trackage between Coteau, QC and Ottawa, ON. On August 23rd the TEC train went westbound to Toronto on the CP mainline, and a press time was still assigned to the TEC train. The other TEC train has CP GP38-2 7309 at the point and was also in Ontario in late-August.
(By Bruce Chapman)
CEFX (AC4400CW) IN SERVICE: 1002, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1018-1020, 1023, 1024, 1026-1059. In May, CEFX 1023 and 1041 were Tied Up Serviceble. (All SOO-owned on paper, as of February 28th 2011).
CITX (SD40-2) TIED UP (Stored Serviceable): 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.
The first week of September, CITX SD40-2 2794 departed Montreal DIT on CP, enroute to the ONTARIO SOUTHLAND RAILWAY (OSR), for some repairs at the Salford Shop. After which the locomotive is destined to ZLT in London, ON.
CITX 3032 was removed from CP storage at Coquitlam, BC in June 2013, and ever since has been leased to and working on SOUTHERN RAILWAY of BC (SRY). As well, several CITX and CEFX SD40-2s have undergone contract repairs at Cadrail, in Lachine, QC over the summer.
CEFX (SD40-2) TIED UP (Stored Serviceable): 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 Stored at St-Luc (MONTREAL): CEFX 3155, CEFX 3127, CITX 3055, CITX 3099, and CITX 3059.
On August 27th the CP Roadswitcher power at LaCrosse,WI was GP20C-ECO 2214 and 2204. (Dennis Weber photo).
On August 21st, Kevin Dunk photographed a nice clean CP 9353 a GE ES44AC ‘Geevo’, with mid-train DPU CP AC4400CW 8528 and rear DPU sister CP 8653 working an empty southbound coal set along Bummers Flats at MP5.6 on the Windermere Sub. With all the coal that runs in this region it’s a real challenge to make these trains look interesting and photogenic and Kevin does it!
On June 30th, Red Barn CP SD40-2F 9006 lead CP 5973, CP 9001, UP 5502 and 5517 at the old Crestbrook Mill, in Cranbrook, BC . (Kevin Dunk Photos)
UP 5546-5502(dead)-5517 roll by MP6.3 on the Moyie Sub happily heading westward after stealing the 5546 off empty potash 672 which continued eastward with UP5500 doing it solo June 30th
On July 28th, CN 8892 and CN 2583 are seen rolling a BNSF coal train westbound over CP's Lethbridge Viaduct in Lethbridge, Alberta. CN has been helping CP with coal trains from BNSF since June 2013.
(Photo by Braedan Dunne)
On August 30th, Dennis Weber bagged CP Train 391, ICE 6416, DM&E 6069, and ICE 6428 at Homer, MN.
CP Train 372 CP-8813, St.H&L-5651, ICE-6451-6443. Dakota,Mn- August 30th.
Dennis Weber clicked the CP Roadswitcher Power on September 3rd with CP-GP38-2 3019 and 4432 at LaCrosse, WI
Some great passenger train variety here: The CP ROYAL CANADIAN PACIFIC at 4:00MINS, and starts with ROCKY MOUNTIANEER, a CP freight, and WEST COAST EXPRESS trains. Andy Cassidy shot this video September 4th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boyi_i_vngg
Eastbound CP train 242 in Taylor, MI had CP 9727 and CEFX 1026 lifting PAL 2103, and 2108 on August 30th. Both units en-route to Vermont Railway for lease. (Kenneth Borg Photo with thanks).
On August 5th, Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS 513), a special business consist being pulled by the Rock Island heritage locomotive came around a corner and struck this Canadian Pacific hi-rail truck trying to get off the tracks at Davenport, Iowa at the Fairmount Street crossing. The CP truck driver got on the wrong set of tracks and travelled 3 miles on the wrong railroad before realizing his mistake. Thankfully nobody was injured. After a 2.5 hour delay to remove the truck from the rail the train was able to continue to South Amana. Locomotive 513 suffered little damage and was back in regular service later that evening after receiving repairs. (Photo by Erik Rasmussen with thanks)
These photos were taken on the CP Brooks Sub June 28th at the east end of Alyth Yard over the Bow River showing the collapsed CP bridge following the massive flooding in Calgary, AB this summer. The railway bridge collapsed because the one of the concrete piers sank into the Bow River and as this bridge is 100 years old, the concrete footings did not go all the way down to the bedrock as is today’s standard. You can see the CP crews re-building the tracks so CP can use the one bridge to access all the tracks in the yard. They have not replaced the bridge and for now it remains a bottleneck in the traffic flow.
Built in Montreal in 1887, #29 (originally carried the road number CP #390, then #217, before taking on CP #29 in 1913 is seen on display in front of CANDIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Gulf Canada Square (CP corporate offices), in July 2013. CP will soon be moving from this location east of town, to the former Ogden Shops. (Photo by Kevin Andrusia).
Jim Parker photographed CPR FA1 4020, RS18 and RS3 power a fast freight at Newtonvillle, ON July 1966.
Earl Minnis photographed CP Rail FP7A 4062 between assignments at the diesel facility in Windsor Ontario 5/6/73.
CP GP9u 1682 was originally built by GMD in 1950 as a “GP7” for the Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo and numbered TH&B #72 and was used in passenger and freight service. Acquired by CP Rail, she was rebuilt in 1987 with a more powerful 1,750 HP 16-567C engine block replacing the original 1,500 HP 16-567B prime mover. CP retained the GP7u designation fir the ex-TH&B units (CP 1682-1687), even though technically they were rebuilt into a GP9u model. CP 1682 was electrically upgraded, and the nose was chopped, and was painted into the late 1980’s version of CP Rail livery with no Multimark. This geep has no dynamic brake blister and was assigned to yard service. She was retired on September 30th, 2011 and was moved to to the SRY shop in New Westminster, BC for parts stripping, and last year was scrapped in Langly, BC. The salvaged parts were shipped to EMD/Progress Rail, and in 2012 was released from the facility in Mayfield, KY as a rebuilt CP GP20C-ECO #2212. This photo was taken in 1991 by David K. Howard.
The same locomotive in her 26-year old TH&B maroon and cream paint scheme, TH&B GP7 #72 is shown at Buffalo, NY in 1975. (Bill Sanderson Collection)
Today, the salvaged parts of TH&B #72 are alive and well in the workings of EMD/Progress Rail CP GP20C-ECO #2212! Ross Harrison shot her on June 5th, 2013, in Winnipeg, MB.
The standard Toronto yard switching and Hump power in the 1970's were the SW1200RS switchers, almost always set up elephant style. Between Main line moves, my father and I enjoyed watching the sets on the hump and working the Agincourt Yard as in this photo. CP 8118 and sibling push a cut of cars in September 1975. All the SW1200RS units are now retired.
Agincourt Yard yard power, CP SW1200RS 8120, and RS23 8030 rest between assignments at the Toronto Diesel Shop in February 1974.
Good looking rear end of CP Alco FB2 4468 coupled to a GP35 at London, ON in March 1969. Them's was the days!
With the retirement of some of the CP SD40-2F fleetall candidates for Progress RAIl/EMD SD30C-ECO rebuild, Kevin Dunk submitted the following: Going back to 1989, when CP Rail was taking delivery of their latest order of locomotive – the GMDt SD40-2F, CP’s first wide cab locomotive and first with full cowl and a (CN-styled) Draper taper!
Factory fresh CP 9002 accompanied by sister 9017 and SD40-2 6013 seen leading an eastbound ‘hotshot’ stopped at the east signals to the CP Saddle Rock siding deep in the Fraser River Canyon waiting for a westbound meet.
For many years the “Red Barns” (as they were affectionately called by railfans), often hauled the coal traffic as leaders from the East Kootenay’s Elk Valley Teck coal mines to the Roberts Bank coal port near Vancouver, BC. With the 1995 introduction of the GE AC4400CW to the CP fleet, these Dash 2F’s were then relegated to working wayfreights or any other kind of rail traffic across the system. Currently the complete roster is based out of Winnipeg but these engines can be still be seen anywhere from Montreal to Vancouver. This model has garnered much love and hate over the years from both railway crews to photographers. Many CP hogger were not pleased with the desktop style controls when used in switching operations, and how these non-airconditioned engines became rather hot during the summer months, especially between Kamloops and Northbend, BC. We can testify to many trains led by Red Barns with wide open front cab doors! Always best to photograph these Red Barns in the early hours of the day rather than late.
Kevin also submitted this CP RAIL rendering by Michael Eby, with a link to his website. At this time of their arrival CP was phasing out the black painted “Multimark”, instead going with the less expensive all Action Red with white stripes livery. During the 1990’s, two were repainted into CP Rail System (dual flag) livery, but sadly after 2000, none ever got repainted into the CP golden Beaver scheme which would have looked great. http://trainiax.net/index.php
© CRO September 2013