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Canadian Railroads > General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years agoDate: 01/13/20 09:56 General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: CNStratford When General Motors Diesel opened their plant in London Ontario in 1950, they had a special Open House. My Dad drove us over from Stratford to attend it. One of the treats was a handout of special postcards. Here is a postcard of the first diesel locomotive totally built in Canada.
 Date: 01/13/20 10:32 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: Lackawanna484 Thank you. That's a great paint scheme, but likely a pain to keep clean.
Posted from Android Date: 01/13/20 10:33 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: Cumbres Any chance this loco was preserved?
Date: 01/13/20 11:50 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: BCR_766 Unfortunately #71 was destroyed and scrapped in a crossing incident.
Date: 01/13/20 12:21 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: SD45X When did Ontario start bending the V handrails seen on so many Canadian GPs?
Date: 01/13/20 16:46 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: eminence_grise TH&B 71 and two other GP7's at CP's Agincourt yard near Toronto in 1979.
Note tiny fuel tanks. 77 and 74 have three tone horns, 71 appears to have single tone horns.    Date: 01/13/20 16:57 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: PHall They have the basic 800 US Gallon fuel tanks. Anything bigger was an extra cost option.
Date: 01/14/20 06:15 Re: General Motors Diesel Opening - 70 years ago Author: hoggerdoug |