This ex- Southern Pacific unit is looking mighty fine with a bold new paint scheme and a nice setting along the wheatfields and open skies of the prairies down south from me.
G3 Canada
Pasqua
EFCX 1003 (acq. 3/2016) sits next to CP Indian Head Sub. near Mile 129. Hidden from view is a 134 car loop. Pasqua 10/21/2018 J.Humphreys
SD45M EMD 32832 6/1967 ex MVPX 3132, ex CEFX 3132, ex SP 7469 nee 8918.
Many Canadian elevators have been acquiring their own locomotives for switching, and new facilities are being constructed with loops. 645-engined EMD's are of course the most common, but the Cargill facility in Viking, Alberta managed to find a good condition C30-7:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=29479
Most "super elevators" out here remain in their original configuration, with multiple tracks and winches to move cars. They are a pain to switch, with the worst probably being Alberta Terminals in central Edmonton (the former Government grain terminal). It takes a 100+ car spot, and the longest track holds 12 cars...
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
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