Canadian Railroads > Another monster potash train

Another CN B730 with the now standard consist of two GE's up front, two more mid-train and 205 loaded potash cars was through Montreal this past Saturday. Power was brand new ES44AC CN 2981 and ET44AC CN 3057 up front and ES44AC CN 2806 & ET44AC CN 3068 as DPU's.

1-Just starting to pull after a crew change at Turcot West. A crewmember is seening at right doing a rollby. The train is about to duck under the eastbound lanes of highway 20.

2-The train now has ducked under the eastbound lanes of highway 20 as it passes the photogenic signal bridge at MP 6 of the Montreal Sub.

3-A wide shot from the same spot.

Michael Berry

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4-The seemingly endless flow of potash cars parallels the westbound lanes of highway 20.

5-Walking down the overpass, I took this shot of the DPU's from ground level as I stood on the sidewalk along Notre-Dame Street.

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Nice sequence, and the way the grey potash hoppers work with the grey concrete infrastructure is very effective. Nice.
Fred

Any company executive that thinks these monster trains are a good idea should be made to walk one in the middle of the night in the snow carrying 50lbs of tools to change out a busted knuckle.

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Yall sure are getting those T-4 engines dirty. They were sparkling clean when they left the Ft Worth G E plant.

Nice images.
#3 is a great photo.

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Finderskeepers Wrote:
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> Any company executive that thinks these monster
> trains are a good idea should be made to walk one
> in the middle of the night in the snow carrying
> 50lbs of tools to change out a busted knuckle.
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> Posted from iPhone

If you think any one of them thinks anything at all about anyone beneath them, you have suffered too much frostbite.

I wonder if the eastern potash mines have been mothballed and put on standby
with minimum staffing levels or if the shafts have been sealed with concrete lids?

Excellent!!!!!!

Where is this train destined?

TIA,

Rob L.

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> TIA,
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> Rob L.

Saint John, New Brunswick.

Mberry Wrote:
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> Saint John, New Brunswick.

Thanks. With only four units, what speed does this train make climbing up from St. Andre Jct. to Pelletier? Or do they add power before then or take the train up in two cuts?

TIA,

Rob L.