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Pictures of CP 8227
 
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP9uBuilt As:CP 8814 (GP9)
Serial Number:A1466Order No:C247
Frame Number:Built:2/1958
Notes:DRS-17
Other locos with this serial:  CP 8227(GP9u)
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Mills job
Title:  Mills job
Description:  Some of the MLWs assigned to the yard in Binghamton got out on the road a bit, typically with SU 2 or the ML 1 job to Owego, which moved gas cars to the Owego & Harford. Here an RS 18u teams with a GP9u along the river west of Campville.
Photo Date:  6/19/1995  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 2:36:42 AM
Location:  Campville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 1828(RS18u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  623   Comments: 1
Almost there
Title:  Almost there
Description:  ML 1 rolls 15 cars along 5th Avenue in Owego, a little over a mile from its interchange with the O&H. It will drop the gas cars it has, and pull empties, then return to Binghamton.
Photo Date:  6/19/1995  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 2:38:27 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 1828(RS18u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  604   Comments: 1
D 22
Title:  D 22
Description:  D 22 behind the typical pair of GP9s roll under NY17C and past a burst of wildflowers on its way to Owego.
Photo Date:  8/28/2001  Upload Date: 10/27/2013 3:53:27 AM
Location:  Endicott, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8230(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  531   Comments: 1
D 22
Title:  D 22
Description:  D22 rolls north past the north end of Nowlan Rd in Sanitaria Springs behind a pair of veterans.
Photo Date:  2/20/2002  Upload Date: 10/6/2013 11:23:16 PM
Location:  Sanitaria Springs, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  STLH 8244(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
Odd couple.
Title:  Odd couple.
Description:  Every once in a while, the usual GP 9s and 38s would get changed around, and an interloper would join the mix. Today its ex KCS SD 40 5420, assisting a GP 9 rebuild with D 22s chores today, seen having just cleared BD and headed uphill.
Photo Date:  10/8/2003  Upload Date: 10/29/2017 4:38:54 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 5420(SD40-2)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
GP 9s still at it
Title:  GP 9s still at it
Description:  A pair of GP 9us run power light back to Binghamton after dropping interchange cars to the Owego & Harford. These units are over 50 years old and still working.
Photo Date:  12/2/2003  Upload Date: 6/14/2016 3:38:03 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) STLH 8244(GP9u)
Views:  520   Comments: 1
All present and accounted for.
Title:  All present and accounted for.
Description:  The two jobs that will interchange with the Owego & Harford met at Owego. We see D 22, the Mills Job, coming toward us with a commonplace set of GP 9us. It is meeting NS local H2A(they pick those symbols out of a hat, really) with GP 38 rebuild 5577 on the east end. Between the two trains are a total of five cars.
Photo Date:  12/16/2003  Upload Date: 5/27/2017 4:42:30 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  STLH 8244(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u) NS 5577(GP38-2)
Views:  636   Comments: 1
D22 with ancient power
Title:  D22 with ancient power
Description:  CP local D 22 ran two days per week to an interchange with the Owego & Harford. Todays effort has a pair of rebuilt GP9s for power, the leader in the short lived St Lawrence & Hudson scheme. It is seen outside the former Erie station passing NS local H2A.
Photo Date:  12/16/2003  Upload Date: 1/19/2013 12:57:51 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  STLH 8244(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  704   Comments: 3
But did he get the shot??
Title:  But did he get the shot??
Description:  A deer is contemplating the approach of D 22 and its 11 cars south of Depot Hill Rd in Port Crane. I dont know if he got the shot, but he, and a now unseen companion, beat it into the woods before getting mashed by a GP 9.
Photo Date:  2/18/2004  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 5:19:13 AM
Location:  Port Crane, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  STLH 8244(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  341   Comments: 1
Local meets a big train
Title:  Local meets a big train
Description:  D 22 is in the siding at Afton as 8858 rolls past with 90 or so cars for New England.
Photo Date:  5/16/2004  Upload Date: 6/7/2017 4:52:49 AM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9224(C40-9W) NS 8988(C40-9W) NS 8403(C40-8W) NS 2554(SD70) CP 8230(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  991   Comments: 0
Meeting D 22
Title:  Meeting D 22
Description:  169 rolls south on the main at Afton, D 22 giving him the roll by. It will take a while, as the southbound has 123 stack platforms today. D 22 has 9 cars.
Photo Date:  5/16/2004  Upload Date: 6/7/2017 5:10:19 AM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9245(C40-9W) NS 9720(C40-9W) CP 8230(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
Working the north end
Title:  Working the north end
Description:  A pair of GP 9us work the north end of East Binghamton. These were the latest in a line of yard power that included SW1200s, RS 23s and D&H RS 11s
Photo Date:  5/20/2004  Upload Date: 9/19/2017 5:16:20 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 1687(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
Nose to nose
Title:  Nose to nose
Description:  In an unusual pose, D 22 is at Terrace Drive with its 12 car train.
Photo Date:  7/8/2004  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 5:49:00 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 8230(GP9u)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Knock, knock , knocking on heavens door
Title:  Knock, knock , knocking on heavens door
Description:  Well, not exactly heaven, but probably a quit. D 22 has returned from its run south with an even dozen cars, and is waiting at Terrace Dr for clearance into the yard. The rebuilt GP 9s are a staple on this job.
Photo Date:  7/8/2004  Upload Date: 6/7/2017 3:54:08 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8230(GP9u) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
Morning sun
Title:  Morning sun
Description:  The early morning sun catches the red on D 22s power as it works upgrade at Depot Hill Rd.
Photo Date:  11/4/2004  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 5:02:32 AM
Location:  Port Crane, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 8230(GP9u)
Views:  354   Comments: 1
Local at GR
Title:  Local at GR
Description:  How things have changed over the years....CP local D 22 rolls under the signals at CPF 587 in Afton. Or more like it for D&H fans, SU 2 rolls past the signals at GR cabin....now if only the power was a pair of RS 11s or RS 36s.
Photo Date:  12/3/2004  Upload Date: 9/20/2017 5:10:27 AM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 4650(GP40-2)
Views:  509   Comments: 1
Tec Train meets D 22
Title:  Tec Train meets D 22
Description:  The CP Tec Train meets local D22 at Nineveh Jct, both trains are running with museum pieces. Note the "golden rodent" on the cab of 8217.
Photo Date:  2/23/2005  Upload Date: 11/23/2012 1:13:15 AM
Location:  Nineveh, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 8230(GP9u) CP 8217(GP9u)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
D 22 with vintage power
Title:  D 22 with vintage power
Description:  D 22 soars above Wylie Creek en route to Afton and points north.
Photo Date:  2/23/2005  Upload Date: 11/23/2012 1:15:23 AM
Location:  Nineveh, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 8230(GP9u)
Views:  387   Comments: 1
And a van yet
Title:  And a van yet
Description:  D 22 passes under a classic D&H signal at CPF 587 in Afton with a caboose taking up the rear as God intended.
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 6/23/2012 2:50:56 AM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7305(GP38-2) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  564   Comments: 1
D 22 crosses Wylie Creek
Title:  D 22 crosses Wylie Creek
Description:  D 22 was also a good bet in the morning on the days it ran, heading north usually mid morning after 938 and 413 got out of town. Here it is on the high bridge
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 6/23/2012 2:47:09 AM
Location:  Harpursville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7305(GP38-2) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
D22 north
Title:  D22 north
Description:  The lead unit on D22 seems to have had an encounter, probably with a bird as it crosses Allen Road about 3 miles north of Belden Tunnel.
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 6/23/2012 2:49:14 AM
Location:  Harpursville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7305(GP38-2) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
High red
Title:  High red
Description:  D 22 rolls high over Wylie Creek with 17 cars for industries on the line, the few that are left between Binghamton and Oneonta.
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 9/2/2017 4:54:26 AM
Location:  Harpursville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7305(GP38-2) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  359   Comments: 1
Over the bridge and on to the tunnel
Title:  Over the bridge and on to the tunnel
Description:  D 22 with an ex D&H GP 38-2 and a rebuilt GP 9 work 17 cars toward Belden tunnel, crossing NY 7 in this view from the uphill side of the bridge. Were looking toward Binghamton, just north of Sanitaria Springs.
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:29:17 AM
Location:  Sanitaria Springs, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7305(GP38-2) CP 8227(GP9u)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
D 22 with ancient power
Title:  D 22 with ancient power
Description:  CP would run their power til it wouldnt go anymore, which gave it some real museum pieces. Here we see a rebuilt GP 9 on D22 at Bevier St with a GP 38-2. The sound of the 567 in the GP 9 was wonderful!!
Photo Date:  1/24/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 3:16:00 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8227(GP9u) CP 7307(GP38-2)
Views:  618   Comments: 1

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