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Canadian Railroads > on this day 2006Date: 02/06/16 05:01 on this day 2006 Author: hoggerdoug Feb 6, 2006 once again at Exeter BC on the former BC Rail. Had something different for our power, holding the flag for CN was the 7049, rebuilt from the 4566 in 1992. Anyhow, for a tired old GP-9 it sure was peppy little unit working the Exeter Switcher. The unit still "long hood leading" even though the short hood had been chopped. I have ridden as a trainman many GP-7 and GP-9 units, but had never operated one. That GMDL prime mover certainly was music to the ears after so many shifts with a GE barking in my ears. Doug
images: 01 proud as punch the 7049 02 view looking "forward" 03 rear view    Date: 02/06/16 05:06 Re: on this day 2006 Author: hoggerdoug three more images, we were tucked away in the OSB mill tracks, watching the southbound leave.
04 BCOL 4648 leading 05 CN 5790, trailing unit on the 3 unit head-end consist 06 BCOL 759 middle unit of the 3 unit DPU, the units were just notching up for the grind up the hill and points beyond.    Date: 02/06/16 05:09 Re: on this day 2006 Author: hoggerdoug three more images from inside the cab of the 7049. Thanks for looking. Doug
07 another rear view 08 control stand 09 view "forward" on the conductors side.    Date: 02/08/16 07:06 Re: on this day 2006 Author: trainjunkie I was surprised to see a couple of these old warriors still at work in Quesnel in 2013. So surprised that when I saw this train coming at me as I was driving through Quesnel, I quickly grabbed my camera and pointed it out the window as we passed each other in opposite directions. I'm thinking they don't get very many "drive-by shootings" in Quesnel but they did on this day. LOL!
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