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Ontario Southland repaints F-unit

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Ontario Southland repaints F-unit
Posted by SD70Dude on Thursday, September 27, 2018 9:14 PM

Greetings from Alberta

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Posted by Miningman on Thursday, September 27, 2018 9:20 PM

Wish them well. Not many places were you can see a F unit and a GP7 together in regular revenue service. 

A few more scenes:

Rear of 6508 shows steam generator still in place. Note clean shop floor and tidy appearance. 
A clean and tidy place is a safe work environment. 

Shop tracks rearranged and three added for expansion to the right. 
Long deadend storage siding at left of mainline holds about 10-12 units etc. 
Two boxcars are now on dead track. 503 upfront and 1245 at right. 

Note: Blue unit is CEFX 3143 SD40M-2. OSR provides shop space for outside company. 

Original shop area. 503 and 1249 with 502.


Mile 4.0 

6508_182 passing the Beachville Welcome sign. 

6508_1620 with CAMI multis through Beachville. 

6508_1620 in a rural scene about to cross an unprotected crossing Beachville.

Forest-like scene with 182-1620 hauling CAMI multilevels. See next view closer up. 

182_1620 passing the post office in "downtown" Beachville! 

Both ex SOO GP7's 378 and 383 with CAMI multis. Note 378 has newer paint scheme with staggered lettering.
The only railway where you can see two GP7's in regular freight service!

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Posted by BOB WITHORN on Friday, September 28, 2018 7:10 AM
The colors look great on the 'F' units.
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Posted by SD70Dude on Friday, September 28, 2018 12:21 PM

The colours are those of the long-gone Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo, which never owned any F-units.

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28215

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Posted by SD70Dude on Friday, September 28, 2018 4:51 PM

Greetings from Alberta

-an Articulate Malcontent

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