Western Railroad Discussion > CP Flares

I like flared units in just about any color, but they sure look striking in CP red.  These are from a couple years back but are still roaming the system today.  

1st    A one lung northbound (single unit train) is near the Rock Creek resort south of Camanche shot with a zoom off highway #67 near MP 166 on the Davenport sub.

2nd  Same train a few miles north going through Camanche in the very late afternoon sun and shadows.

3rd   The B60 local working Clinton and going by the former CNW depot at Fifth Street.

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When was the 4524 shot taken ?    Trailing unit 4612 was supposed to have been retired in 2019 .....

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

Has to be before 2016.   Shown here looks like it just got repainted and doesn't have Remote control installed yet...and I believe that happened in early 2016

CCMF Wrote:
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> When was the 4524 shot taken ?    Trailing unit
> 4612 was supposed to have been retired in 2019
> .....

4524 still has the original cab and nose too. The later conversions like the 5006 have new cabs and noses.

Great looking power and shots!

The rebuilds of CP #4524 and 5006 are totally unrelated. CP 4524 was acquired by CP in a trade with NRE, with CP trading a group of retired SD40-2’s to NRE in exchange for 7 rebuilt GP38-2 equivalents.

As for CP #5006, the cab and nose were replaced as part of the rebuild to SD30C-ECO specs. This is due to the work specification as agreed to by CP and Progress Rail/EMD.


PHall Wrote:
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> 4524 still has the original cab and nose too. The
> later conversions like the 5006 have new cabs and
> noses.

Bryan Jones
Brooks, KY
Bryan's Train Photos

4524 is a GP40X body, not an ECO rebuild.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/25/20 19:22 by SD45X.