UP and BNSF Power on the CN Mainline

Bill RobbOGR Forum Member

I didn't have my camera with me today, but as I was walking to lunch, a westbound CN freight came up the line from the Belleville Via Rail station. As it was on the Moira River bridge I noticed that there was CNR diesel on the front and two orange diesels behind. I stopped to watch and the second diesel was Union Pacific 4719 and the third diesel was BNSF 6709. I have seen UP diesels on the CP mainline down at the lower end of Belleville, but not on the CN mainline. That's power from 3 of North America's largest railways in one train. Are there motive power pools?

12/2/146:56 PM

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falconserviceOGR Forum Member

The BNSF and UP locomotives are running through on many trains over the CN's GTW mainline in Michigan. Normally they are turned around at Port Huron or at Detroit and sent back West. This time they kept them on the trains as they headed East to Canada.

Andrew

12/2/147:30 PM

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Bill RobbOGR Forum Member

Another one today. This was on the CP mainline, a tanker train with two Union Pacific engines on the front 5516 and another engine which I can't recall. It was heading east towards Montreal. Very unusual to see a train with two Union Pacific engines.

12/3/143:14 PM

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falconserviceOGR Forum Member

In Michigan on the CN / GTW South Bend, IN to Battle Creek, MI subdivision the local freight train crews were using a UNION PACIFIC GP series diesel for a local pick-up freight train.

What happened to all the Grand Trunk Western GP38-2s and GP9Rs that used to be so numerous. Now they have to use the GEEPs from other railroads.

Andrew

12/5/142:40 PM

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