Canadian Railroads > CN 529

Canadian National 529 is heading north toward Montreal early this morning on the Rouses Point Subdivision at l'Acadie Qc. 


Frank

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Nice photo!

611

How many cars did all those units have?

KG

kgmontreal Wrote:
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> How many cars did all those units have?
>
> KG
It was a long enough train by 529 standards. It was reported on a Facebook group as having about 300 axles.

Here it is through Montreal West a little later on.

Michael

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Given this train usually rates a pair of locomotives across the D&H even with 300ish axles, I wonder why all this NS power is being brought to CN in Montreal? Does NS owe CN horsepower hours? There have been quite a few CN engine spottings on the D&H of late.

JPB Wrote:
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> Given this train usually rates a pair of
> locomotives across the D&H even with 300ish axles,
> I wonder why all this NS power is being brought to
> CN in Montreal? Does NS owe CN horsepower hours?
> There have been quite a few CN engine spottings on
> the D&H of late.

I've been wondering the same thing - this is the third time in about a week this train has 6-7 units.