Showing posts with label 5776. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5776. Show all posts

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Oddities in Winnipeg

I drove by CN's Symington Yard just before noon today, and I saw two unusual sights in the yard just south of the hump.

Ex-CP SW1200 8131 was sitting there by itself. I understand 8131 has been dead for quite some time.
CP 8131, Winnipeg

GO Transit bilevel car 2499 was very near 8131. This is probably the same GO car I saw yesterday on the end of a freight. The last time I saw I saw a GO car in Winnipeg (Boxing Day 2007), it was coming from the Bombardier plant in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
GO 2499 in Winnipeg

A more normal sight was a freight at the south end of the yard, presumably getting ready to head out on the Sprague subdivision. CN 5776 and 2648 were at the head of a container train.
CN 5776 and 2648 in Winnipeg
Note the ubiquitous Canada geese in the field. They are everywhere in Winnipeg!