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[peterjenkinson1956]

I have just read the latest H T O T H I from Joseph Santucci he mentions the Canadian wide bodied locomotives ....for example the Draper taper loco.... question... has anyone seen them in the U S A and who has seen them the furthest from canada.... THANKS PETER

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The SD50F's and SD60F's routinely turn up in Chicago. I have seen them fairly regularly at Clearing. The same can be said for the GE widebodies. CP's SD40-2F's are kind of rare out here, though.

[espeefoamer]

The Draper Taper units show up in the L.A. area occasionally.

[Anonymous]

CP Rail's Red Barn's show up here in New Jersey also, on train DH 166/DH 167.

[Anonymous]

I have seen Canadian Wide Body locos in Wisconsin, Minnesota and even Chicago. They do add a nice accent to railfanning!

P.S.
Anyone know the purpose of a fully coweled loco???

[Anonymous]

What is a wire bodied locomotive?

[Anonymous]

Dunno...
Sorry[%-)]

[nanaimo73]

James- WIDE, not WIRE bodied, as in cowls.
rgroeling- The Diesel Spotters Guide says Santa Fe wanted them for lower wind resistance and also for troubleshooting and maintenance at speed. The Northern Railways (CN, BCR, GN, BN,and MILW) were also concerned about working on the engines outdoors during winter.

www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40477

[Anonymous]

Thank you, I have always wondered abuot the purpose of those odd diesels.[:D]

[Anonymous]

I've seen CN cowl units here in Michigan, around Chicago and in Wyoming. I seen CP's Red Barns around Chicago. I agree with you rgroeling, they do add nicely to railfanning excursions.
I would presume that some of CN's might make it all the way down into Loiusiana on IC.

[peterjenkinson1956]

thanks fellas... good to see that someone is reading these forums....i asked the question because i dont see many other roads locos on other railroads and i was wandering if canadian locos ever get far from home... what american locos travel into canada.....thanks peter

[Anonymous]

I saw an IC unit on the Algoma Central back in May but that isn't a big shock with CN owning everything. Back in 2003 though I saw two UP SD70Ms on CN at Capriol, Ontario while taking the Canadian across Canada. The rest of the way I saw units from CSX, NS and BNSF in other trains. So yes, units from the US do go into Canada.

[squeeze]

Why does all the railroads tend to lease their engines to all other lines? While visiting in Tucson, Az. I witnessed a CSX engine in conjunction with UP Power, conversely I see UP often in CSX mix. I also thought that the lead power unit had to be of the parent line. While train watching on CSX, I have seen BNSF in the lead with CSX behind; with this set-up and no crummies anymore, it's getting difficult to distingish what railroad you are observing.

[trainboyH16-44]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH

The SD50F's and SD60F's routinely turn up in Chicago. I have seen them fairly regularly at Clearing. The same can be said for the GE widebodies. CP's SD40-2F's are kind of rare out here, though.

Red barns are rare everywhere, 'cause there are only 25 of them.
For the record, they are all based in Winnepeg.
Trainboy

[TomDiehl]

I hate it when you get in the airplane and they have assigned one of those "wide bodies" in the seat next to you. Don't know about them being Canadian or not.