NBEC 402/403 Update

Saturday morning's CN/NBEC freight through Rimouski, Quebec had a little different power on it. SD40 units CN 5245 and 5241 powered a relatively short freight. The CN SD40 units were sidelined in favour of the NBEC/CFMG SD40s, but apparently the CN units are back.


It looks like Sunday's 402/403 was back to the former NBEC/CFMG power with CFMG 6906, CFMG 6902 and NBEC 6901 providing the muscle.


Thanks to NBEC69 for the videos!

NBEC Videos

I found a few recent NBEC/CFMG videos to show what power is being run these days.

cfmgd is posting videos from sunny Rimouski, Quebec. Here CN 9461, NBEC 6901, and CFMG 6902 power a train on January 24, 2009. Great sound and some nice snowplowing.


Interestingly, NBEC69 shot a video at the same location the next day. No snow plowed, but still great sound with the diesel thrum and blowing for the crossing. This train had CFMG 6902, NBEC 6901 and CFMG 6910 for power.


Here's a night video from January 23 by cfmgd, with all SD40 power: CFMG 6902, NBEC 6901, and CFMG 6907.

NBEC/CFMG SD40 Units At Work

cfmgd aka Jean-Rafael Parent posted some more videos of former NBEC and CFMG SD40 units at work in Quebec.

Here are NBEC 6905, CFMG 6906, NBEC 6901, and CFMG 6910 leading a long train through Rimouski, Quebec at 10:27 AM on December 29.


The same power, going back home in the same day.


This train was from the next day, January 30. It had three ex-NBEC SD40s with a CN SD40 in the fourth position.

NBEC SD40s Still At Work

NBEC69 taped three ex-QRC SD40 units leading the train through Rimouski, Quebec in the morning of Saturday December 27. NBEC 6901, CFMG 6906 and NBEC 6905 provided the power.


In the afternoon at mile 124.62 near Rimouski, with very dramatic noise:

CN on the Former CFMG

Young NBEC69 posted a few videos of CN engines on the former CFMG line. Here are CN SD75Is 5705 and 5703 leading the former CFMG freight through Rimouski on November 28.


Same engines, next day.


And for a "blast from the past" (very recent past), here is NBEC 6904 leading the freight through Rimouski on November 15.

CFMG and VIA Videos from CFMGD

Young CFMGD has posted some videos of VIA and CFMG.

Here is CFMG 6902 leading two other SD40 units at Rimouski (mile 125.0) with a decent length freight train.


Late at night, VIA's Ocean blows through Rimouski.


Finally, a nice video of NBEC 6901, NBEC 6905 and CFMG 6902 with a decent length freight train near Rimouski.

CN 308 meets CFMG 403

Today Patrick Sirois taped the meet of CFMG 403 with CN 308 near Rimouski as CN continues its detour over CFMG/NBEC lines. CFMG 403 (6907/6909/69xx/1856) took the siding, then CN 308 with three units rolled by on the main.



Thanks for posting that, Patrick!