Canadian Railroads > A Mob of MLWs

It was September 17, 1997 and the empty gypsum train was pulling onto the Truro Spur at Windsor, Nova Scotia.  What seems odd, 17 years later is that an excursion train was loading passengers on the adjacent main line at the Windsor & Hantsport's office (and former VIA station).  Gypsum trains only ran on weekdays, and the public excursions only ran on the weekends (and usually with two open cars), so I think this must have been some sort of private function.  Whatever was going on, most of the WHRC's roster was present.  There would have been another RS-23 at the dumper in Hantsport and probably another active unit being worked on or in reserve at the shop.  Although the WHRC's roster was solid RS-23s from start up in 1994 until 2004 or so, predecessor DAR had been solid SW1200RSs for power, except for a couple S-3s tried out early in dieselization and one RS-18u that spent some time in work train service in the '80s.

GTD



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Nice. I loved the RS 23's.

Interesting.  I was stationed at CFB Greenwood in the Valley from 1987-1990.   I remember those SW1200RS's on gypsum trains  that you have mentioned and the odd freight trains to Yarmouth.  I also rode Budd cars at few occasions as well.  I spent many hours in the yard/shop at Kentville. Unfortunately, I was shooting only video at that time.  Memories....


Frank



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