Today's 0700 E-Tower yard assignment is using a hump set. Lots of power!
EJE SW1001 446 was saved from the scrapper in Illinois and is now used to train new conductors at CN's "Claude Mongeau Training Facility" in Winnipeg's east end.
GTW SD40-3s 5942 and 5955 are undergoing extensive work at CN's Transcona shops. Here they are basking in the sun before heading back into darkness.
Class unit CN GP38-2 7500 awaits some attention from the Symington Yard shop staff.
CN GP9RM 7044 and GMD1u 1409 take a breather in between switching duties at Symington Yard.
U261's crew are minutes into their journey to Rivers, MB. CN ES44AC 2917 leads the train out of Symington Yard and onto the Redditt Sub.
A hump set idles in Symington Yard waiting for a crew to come on duty. Note DMIR SD40T-3 403 in the consist, the last TunnelMotor in DMIR paint. It appears to be in Winnipeg to stay.
DMIR SD40T-3 407 is a bit lost, but appears to be in Winnipeg, MB to stay. It's been outfitted with remote control software for switching duties in Symington Yard.
The 0755 Symington Hump job shoves a large cut of cars over the hill using CN SD40u 6016, DMIR SD40T-3 403, CN SD40u 6006 and CN YBU-4 235.
The 0600 Hump crew shoves its last cut of cars over Symington Yard's extremely busy hump before calling it a day.
M312's power heads for the Symington Shops.
A pair of EMDs lead train M347 into Symington Yard off of the Sprague Sub.
One of Symington Yard's GP38-2 hump sets prepares to grab an inbound train for re-classification.
X199's power departs the shops at Symington head to find its train.
A very clean CN ES44AC #2832 will soon become the mid-train remote on Superior bound train A438.