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I get to watch the GTW (Grand Trunk Western) which is a subsidiary of CN. I live by the Andersonville siding on the Holly Subdivision. The GTW had a lot of GP38-2 locos and still has quite a few in service. Just about all the trains originating on the Holly sub have them as power. I think GTW's motto for the GP units is that "Old GP's never die, they just get rebuilt". If I am not mistaken the GP38-2's in service today have been rebuilt twice. We had a head-on collision right behind my house in November of 2001. Both trains were local to the Holly sub, so all the power were GTW units. One train had two GP38-2s and the other had a GP38-2 and an SD40-2. Unfortunately, the GP38-2 that was paired with the SD40-2 was almost completely destroyed and had to be scrapped. I watched it get cut apart, and the only things salvaged were the truck/motor assemblies, the short hood, and a few pieces of the long hood. They were going to be used as spare parts for the rest of the roster. It's always a shame to lose a veteran 4-axle. Just not many left.
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