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Are these the last of cp's gp9s?

https://www8.cpr.ca/snpevweb/snp/Pages/SearchTenders.aspx?searchparm=3

Is the GP22ECO project finished? Don't they need these for trade-in parts?

CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> Is the GP22ECO project finished? Don't they need
> these for trade-in parts?

The plan was for 150 locomotives, they have 130 in service. They do have at least 20 more GP9 locomotives still in service. In any case there are no GP20C-ECOs on order for this year. CP does have an order for 30 SD30C-ECO locomotives for 2015.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/21/15 09:12 by SOO6617.

These are the last CP GP9u's stored in Coquitlam.

SOO6617 Wrote:
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> CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> > Is the GP22ECO project finished? Don't they
> need
> > these for trade-in parts?
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> The plan was for 150 locomotives, they have 130 in
> service. They do have at least 20 more GP9
> locomotives still in service.

There are 22 GP9s still on the roster, but only two (possibly) are actually in service. CP 8220 in Winnipeg and possibly 8249 at Alyth.

When CP finishes taking over CSX this summer, they'll just use all of OUR 4-axle power!
(Tongue firmly in cheek)

These pictures are great for model railroading purposes, they capture many angles and paint varieties of the GP9u. I will miss these. I rode in them several times when I was on Sperry. Most engineers seamed to like switching with them. Of course no one should feel too bad as they had a good fifty plus year run.

Jim