3608 would have been a B36-7, CN scarapped the B36s in 2005/06 most likely it was 3908 B39-8(E) earlier dash8
Some information for all BCR Units are not used as leaders on CN trains because they do not have microwave ovens, as required in the CN...
I don't take pictures when I'm working. Oct/??/2007 GE Dash8-40CM #4602 CPR Coquitlam Yard Oct/??/2007 EMD SD40-2 #752 North Bend CPR...
The last 20 have arrived, 8858 and 8859 are painted in a scheme for the Vancouver2010 Olympics. DC;)
Well the gp38-2 gets used in freight service. I've seen it in couquitlam yard a few times.
There are active units in the fleet currently. Painted in the classic CP colours for the RCP tour train. GP38-2 #3084 and multiple F units....
????? 10,000Ft container trains are a common occurrance in the Vancouver BC area for CN. Cn104/Cn105 are usually around 10,500ft with 3 or 4 CN...
Exactly Tyler, 609 was the test mule. The BCR Squamish shops found the rad section required to much fabrication. All the other rebuilds were done...
Just some useless info, 4654 was the last New locomotive BC Rail puchased, an order of 10 new GE dash9s numbered 4645-54. Back to the original...
The CEFX AC4400s are starting to become rare on CP trains, though I did see one on a train on sunday while waiting for my return trip. I read in...
There is one up here in Vancouver BC, usually seen in the old BNSF yard behind the former station in New Westminster or working the Brownsville...
This is great news, glad to hear SRVI is growing business. I was called spare around Xmas on a road switcher to pull the barge, pulled 19 cars,...
This link was sent to me to the TC website. http://www.tc.gc.ca/railway/publications/inspection.htm take a look at the "Results by...
I took this photo at the north end of Squamish in the early spring of 2005. One of the last of the True BCR trains after the CN takeover. Things...
Well the S-13 had a Smoky Disposition;) According to my info from the PGE/BCR alltime roster All 3 where renumbered to 501,502,503 in February...
Actually the golden beaver logo doesn't fit on the ES44ACs, the huge Radiator assembly is in the way. The Beaver also doesn't fit on the rebuilt...
Probably Buffer cars, for use on overlength loads such as utility poles or idlers used for loading/pulling barges(locomotives are a bit heavy for...
Well in perspective a trip to your local Costco sounds like the easiest most cost effective solution for stripping paint. Pinesol is probably the...
I've been growing an Nscale collection of BCR/PGE stuff. I also have a fairly accurate database of Nscale stuff from most of the different...
the latestest roster update http://www.thedieselshop.us/CN.HTML
