by Keith MacCauley
I came to know Peter over the years at the local Train Shows. He always had an amazing variety of kits and model railroad supplies at more than fair prices. In addition to model wares, Peter always included photo albums with prints of his own material for sale. Knowing Peter’s interest in freight cars, I would usually look through the albums before the kits. On occasion he would also bring a few pages of slides. Later on I came to know that Peter’s personal slide collection was substantial, diverse, and like many railfans, included traded material. A sampling of so called ‘Fallen Flag’ or defunct railways from his collection as follows.
BN 164
Built 4/1957 as Great Northern GN 31. Post merger, subsequently BNSF 3547; retired/sold to Burlington Junction Railway. Note the Flexicoil style trucks.
CBQ 953
Built 5/1962 by EMD. Renumbered BN 2230. One of my favourite paint schemes.
CNW 404
Built 12/1966 by Alco, renumbered CNW 4258 in 1982. Relatively fresh paint.
LN 1313
Built 8/1966 by Alco. My all time favourite design Alco diesel locomotive.
MILW 70C
Built 7/1950 by EMD. Classic A-B-B-A consist.
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