"The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide" says these were made in Montreal between 1985 and 1987 from the frames of an SW1200RS and GP9 hoods resulting in the CN class GS-413 locomotive rated at 1300HP. Only 18 were made by CN. Who knows how much of this is accurate though...
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Great catch Mike, I never seem to be in the area for those movements.
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| Posted by on September 8, 2007 | |
Fascinating hybrid! You "done good!" I photographed the CNR SW1200's, a.k.a SW1200RS, in Prince Rupert, BC in the late 1950's, when they were brand new. As an example, see photo 199783. They featured over-sized number boards, full m.u. wiring, and Flexicoil trucks for the roadbed out West. The slide-rule geniuses in Winnipeg assigned them to passenger road service. Disgruntled road crews complained about the pitch, yaw, and roll at road speeds because of their short wheelbase. After some agrivation, they were replaced with Geeps. And became fancy yard engines! I have photos of 1272 through 1280, brand new on initial service, which I will be posting from time to time. BTW. To be clear, Canadain National Railways (CNR) became CN in January, 1961. The American bosses who ran the company felt that the Canadain in Canadian National was a bit too parochial and wanted to reflect a broader perspective like other multi-national rail lines, such as the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
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Terrific shot os something very rare. Nice job.
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Interesting and unique. Another grest picture!!
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| Posted by on September 10, 2007 | |
Awesome! I though they had all been scrapped...! Glad to see they're still around.
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