Canadian Railroads > MLW Monday on NB Southern

During New Brunswick Southern's early years, they leased some power from CP before they built up their own fleet (Omnitrax GP9s, and later rebuilt GP35s). On April 8, 1996 I happened upon two examples of these CP diesels working the west end of Island Yard in Saint John, NB. RS-23s 8024 and 8021 were bracketing former QNSL GP9 3700, probably preparing to drag a transfer "over town" to the former CP yard at Dever Road. Saint John had been home to several RS-23s in CP days, and a few stayed around (I shot 8033 a year earlier) for a while with the new owner. I recall seeing pictures of RS-18us on the road freights early in 1995 or '96. The weather was living up to Saint John's reputation on this trip. :-(

GTD

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Interesting. Never knew about RS-23s leased to NBSR.

KG