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Canadian Railroads > CP 5804 @ Tsawwassen, BC; 12/84Date: 10/18/20 09:17 CP 5804 @ Tsawwassen, BC; 12/84 Author: JFArrFan CP 5804 is seen on a sunny winter afternoon at Tsawwassen, British Columbia in December, 1984
Mount Baker and the Canadian Rockies can be seen in the background Jonathan Fischer West Seattle, WA Date: 10/18/20 09:59 Re: CP 5804 @ Tsawwassen, BC; 12/84 Author: railsmith JFArrFan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > CP 5804 is seen on a sunny winter afternoon at > Tsawwassen, British Columbia in December, 1984 > > Mount Baker and the Canadian Rockies can be seen > in the background The location is the Roberts Bank causeway, leading to Westshore Terminals coal port. That's a long way from the Rockies; the mountains in Canada in the first photo are in the Coast Mountain range. There are quite a few ranges to the east before the Rockies are reached. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/20 10:00 by railsmith. Date: 10/18/20 17:33 Re: CP 5804 @ Tsawwassen, BC; 12/84 Author: TCnR Those SD40-2's look so small now. They were all over the place at one time.
t4p. Date: 10/19/20 20:28 Re: CP 5804 @ Tsawwassen, BC; 12/84 Author: BoostedFridge 5804 seems to have escaped mid re-paint, as the engineers side of the cab face is the solid action red, while the center and conductors side retains the 5" stripes.
Date: 10/20/20 13:42 Re: CP 5804 @ Tsawwassen, BC; 12/84 Author: feclark railsmith Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > JFArrFan Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > CP 5804 is seen on a sunny winter afternoon at > > Tsawwassen, British Columbia in December, 1984 > > > > Mount Baker and the Canadian Rockies can be > seen > > in the background > > The location is the Roberts Bank causeway, leading > to Westshore Terminals coal port. > > That's a long way from the Rockies; the mountains > in Canada in the first photo are in the Coast > Mountain range. There are quite a few ranges to > the east before the Rockies are reached. I love me some geological accuracy! I'm not being facetious, I'm a geologist too. Fred |