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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/9/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Model:EMD SD40Built As:CP 5538 (SD40)
Serial Number:A2183Order No:C318
Frame Number:Built:1/1967
Notes:DRF-30b
Other locos with this serial:  CP 5538(SD40)
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Eastbound and Alcos
Title:  Eastbound and Alcos
Description:  This eastbound had an SD 40 leading, but three 6 axle MLWs in the consist for its 106 cars. Eastern Canada was Alco paradise in this time, long after the US class 1s had shed them from their rosters. Note the white flags, denoting an extra train. All CP freights ran as extras, and all flew the correct flags. This was another practice that was a lost art in the US.
Photo Date:  9/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/26/2015 4:12:00 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5538(SD40) CP 4550(M630) CP 5564(SD40) CP 4705(M636) CP 4509(M630)
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Rare unit
Title:  Rare unit
Description:  This MPI unit was leading 557. It was the only time I ever saw one on the CP, though they had a fair sized fleet of lease power. As usual something good runs, the weather is awful.
Photo Date:  5/8/1992  Upload Date: 2/11/2015 3:50:22 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MPI 9017(SD40M-2) CP 5538(SD40)
Views:  363   Comments: 0


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