When I left Winnipeg early this morning, I crossed over CN 115 as it was rolling along Wilkes Avenue. It was really rocketing but I slowly gained on it, and after Elie I pulled over and took this quick video. IC 2462 was the middle unit, I think.
As it approached Portage la Prairie, I heard them talking with a train in Portage. 115 got to Portage just before me, so I waited at the Highway 1A crossing, until I saw an eastbound rolling out. I moved a bit and took this video of "thumper" the lead engine. Quite a sound it was making!
The crew were not very pleased with the lead engine. Just a few minutes after I took the video, I heard them call the RTC to report that the lead engine had died due to a ground fault relay. They had called the "diesel doc" to see what they could do to restart it. In the meantime, they would continue to limp along.
The second train you caugth was CN 314, or the 'Hopper Tanker' as I liek to call it.
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