Canadian Railroads > A tour through Taschereau Yard in 1975

I got a tour through CN's Montreal yard in July 1975 thanks to a good friend who worked for CN. It was a fast tour, so I grabbed as many roster photos as I could. Not the best weather; but as access to the yard was difficult to come by; I was eternally grateful for the opportunity!

1) A C-630m leads a freight past an S-13

2) An FPA-4 in the sevice bay

3) C-424's were not as common on CN as on CP, and I never got a lot of shots of them in service.

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4) CN only rostered two GP35's, and I never got them active. Here in 1975 they were stored serviceable, but did return to service.

5) A GP38-2 in its original scheme. 

6) A pair of C424's on the ready track

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7) Always a treat to get a B unit by itself. Here an FPB-4 has its steam generator tested

8) Hump power; S-13's and slugs

9) A rare M-420TR fresh from MLW awaiting delivery. 1800 HP lettered on the cab. R&S operated a pair in Canada. Lot of HP for an end cab unit.

A lot of grab shots from the car; not the best way to railfan but hey; never to be done again.

Brian N.

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Thanks for sharing this tour. My favorite is the over and under bridge photo.
Bob

Some great frames here. Both the bridge shot  featuring the C424s is awesome, but the rest are right up there. Thanks for sharing.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/11/19 11:48 by King_Coal.

As mentioned by other respondents, the bridge shot of the C-424s is a fabulous composition, and the hump shot really captures the drop in elevation off the hump.
Fred