Canadian Railroads > CN on CR, cool stuff back in '76

While this duo probably didn't turn heads up in Canada in 1976, it sure did down in the states. Along with the mixing up of component roads power in Conrail's first years came a large number of borrowed locomotives. Case in point is the GP40-2/M636 duo shown on the former Erie in Akron, Ohio in November 1976. Remember, back then wide cabs were a Canadian thing- that revolution was years away on most American roads. We enjoyed a larger percentage of these north of the border visitors on the former EL as cab signals were not needed over ex EL lines. And I should have walked over and grabbed a photo of that truck too...

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

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EL833 Wrote:
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> While this duo probably didn't turn heads up in
> Canada in 1976, it sure did down in the states.
> Along with the mixing up of component roads power
> in Conrail's first years came a large number of
> borrowed locomotives. Case in point is the
> GP40-2/M636 duo shown on the former Erie in Akron,
> Ohio in November 1976. Remember, back then wide
> cabs were a Canadian thing- that revolution was
> years away on most American roads. We enjoyed a
> larger percentage of these north of the border
> visitors on the former EL as cab signals were not
> needed over ex EL lines. And I should have walked
> over and grabbed a photo of that truck too...


Good call on the CF WHITE-Freightliner!

Two points:. 1. The green was already replaced by the white/red/green on the CF highway tractors. 2. Freightliner Corp was already in the process of ending their sales/marketing agreement with White Motor. This made White Freightliner's - Freightliner's after the 1977 model year (you could buy a White-Freightliner or a Freightliner in 1976/77).

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Lovely shot, Roger. It's not a completey accurate generalization, but the greater average age of much of the U.S. made for much more interesting backgrounds, like the brick building with stack.
Fred

feclark Wrote:
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> but the greater average age of
> much of the U.S. made for much more interesting
> backgrounds, like the brick building with stack.
> Fred

Thanks Fred. As for today, those EL tracks are gone, you'd never know a railroad was there. That factory was also leveled years ago. It use to make bedding items like mattresses and box springs.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

If you could see my grin you'd know the memories early Conrail in Akron brought! 
Bob

Wow, cool shot! And you're right; it wouldn't have garnered a second look here in Montreal; but what a great catch in Ohio! 

I remember being just as impressed when US power showed up on Canadian roads.

Brian N.