CPR # 7311

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About 3 yrs ago my wife bought me an Athern BB GP38-2 which is CP Rail # 7311. This loco is one of my better running Atherns, very quiet for a BB and a good puller. On my way to Mechanicville NY tonite I went by Mohawk yard in Rexford and to my surprise there was the real #7311. I nearly went into a ditch looking at it. Has anyone else on the forum bought a prepainted loco and then run into the real thing later on? Also is there a website out there where I can keep tabs on this locomotive? Thanks

Bruce

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AC4400 KCS de M 4568, had to look twice to make sure I wasn’t seeing things and got a real close look at a tractor trailer rig.

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http://www.trainweb.org/galt-stn/cproster/locomotive/7300s/7300.htm

Here it is on the CP roster site.

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Loathar

Thanks for the website. The 7311 looks like it had a new paint job in the picture. Tonite it looked fadded but was still in good shape for a 36 year old loco.

Bruce

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I’m still waiting to see CP 6027…

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I’d like to see what UP’s George Bush 4141 looks like after a couple years in service.

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Before and after I buy a locomotive I usually try to look for pictures of the real thing. I have pictures of 95% of my loco’s so far.

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I haven’t seen any of my units, but here are some prototype photos of them![8D]

You can see the models here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoMLGPMykw

Then I have Conrail 6089, the model is a C40-8, but the roster says it’s an SD45![banghead] Yay for Botchmann…either that or CR renumbered it…

EDIT: Turned out CR had either renumbered or retired the SD45 version of 6089 by the time the C40-8Ws came in.

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Trainboy,

6027 is based out of Winnipeg and generally runs (i believe) between Thunder Bay and Saskatoon. I’ve seen it on at least 3 seperate occasions. Never when I had my camera, though. Actually, I have photos of nearly all of my models that I’ve taken, usually while at work. The only one I haven’t seen myself is SOO 6051.

I’ve seen (and photographed) dang near every one of CPs SD90/43Macs. I’m only missing 4 out of 61. The place where I work is within 250 feet of CPs Minnedosa sub, so I can look right out the office window at the line.

Also, CPs SD90MAC-H units are all based out of the 'Peg as well, and go by where I work on a semi regular basis.

Mike

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I bought the Atlas Dash 8 in CSX YN3 #7337 and saw it, felt weird seeing that lol.

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That explains why I haven’t seen her!

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I saw the 7311 again today, twice in a matter of days[:D]. It was lashed up to another geep in DH blue and gray lightning stripes apparently picking up or dropping off something at the GE plant in Schenectady. Wish I had a camera, but even if I did it was raining too hard to get a good shot[sigh]

Bruce

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I have Athearn BB Illinois Central SD-40-2 number 6135 and 6153 with dynamic brakes. I drove them both when I was a student locomtive engineer for the IC.

I believe it was the 6135 that is now in CN colors.

majortom