Flying Solo! CN 2587 Leads CN 407 at Onslow, NS (Jan 10, 2018)

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Channel: Darren Gordon (containerman2) · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles

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Canadian National Railway locomotive 2587 (C44-9W) provide traction for CN manifest train A407 (Dartmouth, NS to Moncton, NB Gordon Yard) westbound at Onslow, NS just after departing from Truro, NS hauling 56 cars of freight consisting of mostly autoracks from the autoport in Dartmouth.

With CN 408 being so late, there was only one unit available for CN 407 today.  The unit was actually running long hood forward from Dartmouth to Truro before the crew could turn it around for the rest of the trip to Moncton.

Filmed at 1:30pm, Wednesday January 10, 2018 at mile 2.49 of the CN Springhill Subdivision.

Camera:  Canon VIXIA HF R70

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