CN 518 is a local train that operates between Belleville and Oshawa on the Kingston sub. 2005/04/08 518 was westbound through Cobourg at 08:30 with 7 cars. At 10:25 she was eastbound through Cobourg with 19 cars. The power was CN 4100 and 4012 (GP9RM) At 17:00, engine 4012 was on train 321 westbound through Cobourg with 134 cars.
Two GP9RM's #7058 & 7079 on CN 518 at Cobourg today - CN 518 leaves the Y at Cobourg yard CN 518 leaves behind one unit to switch the Cobourg Plastics plant.
Three different paint schemes there. IIRC 7058 is the early one, then they changed to the wonderful stripes as on 4235, so I guess the 7079 is the latest? Great shots, keep 'em coming. I have a fondness for CN power, as it was the first North American stuff I ever saw during a visit to Toronto in 1985.
I like the classification lights on the rear of # 7079... I don't think I have ever seen that before. Harold
Actually that could be the front, I think, as these 7000 series GPs have dual controls and can be run long end forward. Maybe Milne could confirm this. Also notice the ditch lights.
518 returns to Belleville and in the evening becomes 519 which runs down as far as Kingston and works Kimco Steel, the Lafarge cement plant, the string factory at Millhaven,(I worked there for 37 years, it now produces only PET polyester bottle resin.) and the Goodyear plant at Napanee.
CN 7079 was rebuilt from GP9 #4267 in 1993. CN 7058 was rebuilt from GP9 #4239 in 1992. Both are model GP9RM. (2005 Canadian Trackside Guide) Another picture of a pair of GP9RM.
Oops, I goofed. In my previous post, I said I thought that the 7000 series had dual controls. Not right, as Milne has posted, they are set up for running long hood forward. The 7200 series GP9 mother units have dual controls and also may be run with remote controls.
CN #518 at Cobourg 2005/05/25 with GP9RM's 7079 and 4012. One unit switches the Northumberland Feeds elevator.
