Canadian Railroads > MLW Monday in SW Saskatchewan

Great Western M420's, 2001-2004 have finished their work at Eastend Saskatchewan and are now working their way back through the Frenchmen River Valley along the eastern slopes of the Cyrpess Hills on June 15, 2011.

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Great picture, Rick!!!

Brian Rutz
Auburn, California

Really small train. wonder if it was just a special run to East End????

Bob



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/14 18:11 by robj.

robj Wrote:
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> Really small train. wonder if it was just a
> special run to East End????
>
> Bob


Normal train for the GWR on this end of the railway. Only a couple producer loading sidings between Eastend and end of track at Bracken.
Trevor

Bob:

They spotted empty grain cars all the way out to East End. The cars on this train were loaded that morning, and then they began the rest of their pickups at Shaunavon, working back to Assiniboia.

Richard


robj Wrote:
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> Really small train. wonder if it was just a
> special run to East End????
>
> Bob

arwye Wrote:
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> Bob:
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> They spotted empty grain cars all the way out to
> East End. The cars on this train were loaded that
> morning, and then they began the rest of their
> pickups at Shaunavon, working back to Assiniboia.
>
> Richard
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> robj Wrote:
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> > Really small train. wonder if it was just a
> > special run to East End????
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> > Bob


Thanks, that is what I figured. It has been too many years since I was there but if they went to Bracken, by the time they left East End they would normally have a pretty good train. I know car loadings vary a lot by time of year but if that were normal for the full line, doubt that part of line would last long.

Bob

Is 2001 the second unit? When we were there in May of 2008 it was smoking some--not as bad as in that pic but it's had 6 years to "ripen".

Keith Robertson
Langley, BC