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Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« on: December 18, 2012, 09:09:59 AM »
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 10:53:28 AM »
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It is the cowl version of the GE 8-40.  CN, BCR had them, and maybe QNS&L as well.  Kaslo has been talking about making a shell for this model for some time, but nothing yet.  The CN units still operate.
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 11:04:05 AM »
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Thanks.  We've seen alot of Canadian stuff down south since the CN-IC merger.  There's a GTW GP38-2 doing switching chores in baton Rouge now, alongside CN and IC deathstar locos.
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 01:25:22 PM »
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What's a deathstar loco?

We used to see occasional IC power on the CN mainline here between Toronto and Montreal, but it is all CN these days.  The cowl units (Dash 8-40, SD50, SD60) are still pretty common on the line.
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 03:18:29 PM »
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Quote from: Scottl on December 18, 2012, 01:25:22 PM
What's a deathstar loco?

Illinois Central's SD70 locomotives, they were black with a huge circular logo on the nose
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 03:23:22 PM »
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Thanks, I see that now!  To carry the analogy, does this make CN a Jedi Knight  :facepalm:
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2012, 03:53:10 PM »
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Quote from: Scottl on December 18, 2012, 03:23:22 PM
Thanks, I see that now!  To carry the analogy, does this make CN a Jedi Knight  :facepalm:

No. CN = The Emperor.
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2012, 03:53:58 PM »
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No prob, I only knew because they mentioned the IC Deathstars in an issue of The Railroad Press  :D
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 04:44:47 PM »
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Quote from: Scottl on December 18, 2012, 10:53:28 AM
It is the cowl version of the GE 8-40.  CN, BCR had them, and maybe QNS&L as well.  Kaslo has been talking about making a shell for this model for some time, but nothing yet.  The CN units still operate.

Full designation is C40-8CM.

Scott is correct that these are rostered by CN, BCOL and QNSL.
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2012, 08:44:40 PM »
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Quote from: Scottl on December 18, 2012, 10:53:28 AM
It is the cowl version of the GE 8-40.  CN, BCR had them, and maybe QNS&L as well.  Kaslo has been talking about making a shell for this model for some time, but nothing yet.  The CN units still operate.


The BCOLs are still running around for CN too... caught one in West Virginia of all places a few months ago. 
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2012, 11:44:34 AM »
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Saw a IC loco in BC in the fraser canyon in October, got a picture because we were stopped for road work.
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Re: Calling all Canadians - what the heck is this lead loco?
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2012, 11:52:41 AM »
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Quote from: mike in bc on December 19, 2012, 11:44:34 AM
Saw a IC loco in BC in the fraser canyon in October, got a picture because we were stopped for road work.
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