The CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Sub. never needs helpers. But then management sent a too-heavy train west. The old guys said it wouldn’t work, but did they listen? The result: A helper had to be added at Fort Frances.
When I heard the news, I grabbed my camera and headed out. Bonus: #5447, the ugliest unit on the roster, was in the consist!
View the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUEe03kCFE
A no-music version is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RQVHe-5AI4
John Longhurst, Winnipeg
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