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First official train |
| Description: |
Once CP acquired the D&H, they made a big deal of the fact that they now had a through route for grain traffic from the midwest to the Atlantic in the United States, though part of that route was through Canada. They dubbed it the "Niagara Connection" for its border crossing at Niagara Falls. The first "official" train, complete with power from the three component roads, D&H 7309 leading, had a press release and ceremony noting its crossing at Niagara, even though the trains actually started running between Minneapolis and Albany the previous October. We see the first train at Dalton NY, near MP 352. I was travelling from Buffalo with some colleagues from work, so this was the only photo I was able to get. |
| Photo Date: |
3/25/1991 Upload Date: 4/11/2015 1:56:45 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DH 7309(GP38-2) CP 5529(SD40) SOO 6601(SD40-2) SOO 6612(SD40-2) SOO 780(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Old power |
| Description: |
Actually it's the leader that's the old unit, a straight SD40. The Soo unit is only 13 years old at this time, a relative youngster on CP's roster. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2000 Upload Date: 1/14/2014 1:10:36 AM |
| Location: |
Owego, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 5529(SD40) SOO 6030(SD60) |
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