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Tue., Nov. 9 at 8:25 p.m. CP 3084 was on display at Smiths Falls on May 28, 2004. |
By Peter Mumby.
In
the recent post entitled 'RCP "Drumhead"' I made reference to a special
CP tour train powered by Hudson 2816 along with the three diesels
typically assigned to the Royal Canadian Pacific. At Smiths Falls the
steam locomotive was separated from the diesels since it was scheduled
to be powering an abbreviated passenger consist on its own. That
provided an opportunity for interested railfans to inspect the diesels
after they had been uncoupled from the rest of the train. FP9A number
1401 had started life as CN 6541 and subsequently worked for VIA under
the same number. CP repatriated this unit following a short stint on
Nebkota Railway. F9B number 1900 similarly worked as CN/VIA 6612. It
too spent some time with Nebkota prior to being purchased by Canadian
Pacific for executive service. Both of these F units were decorated in
the same tuscan and grey colour scheme that the railway's original
1400/1900 series diesels would have worn. GP38-2 number 3084,
originally delivered in action red paint, had been repainted in early
2000 in the tuscan and grey scheme shown in today's photos.
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| F9B number 1900 was the third unit in this power consist for the Royal Canadian Pacific. |
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