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Unusual power for an odd train

            CN Train C700 is a misfit of sorts.  Despite having the 'C' prefix to its symbol, which would normally denote a coal train, it is in fact  an empty unit sulphur gondola movement.  Furthermore, the train originates at the Pacific Coast Terminal in Port Moody on CP rails.  On this July day, the train was even more unique among the rest of the afternoon parade of eastbounds over CP's Cascade Sub in that it was powered by a single SD60.  

CN 5478 is more than used to this type of work though.  For the first 15 years of its life, it was part of the primary power pool for Burlington Northern's Powder River Basin Coal trains as Oakway/GMTX 9070.  After being sold to a power short CN in 2013, the locomotive once again found itself running mainline trains for 5 more years, until the additions of more modern AC traction units to CN's fleet relegated 5478 to a role powering local transfer jobs.  Now 36 years after it entered service, 5478 got at least one more chance to ride the high iron in the lead of a unit train once again.

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Township of Langley / Port Hammond (show map)

Taken on: July 26, 2023

Tags:

C700

Cascade Subdivision

Port Hammond

SD60

Unit Train

Sulphur

Train

Canadian National

Superelevation

Railroad

Railway

EMD

GMDD « less

Sets appears in: • Vancouver & The Fraser Valley

Groups appears in: • Railroading in B.C. • Canadian Railfans

Camera: Nikon D750, f/10.0, 1/500 sec, 95mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	95mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Windows)
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