WRIX 1418 ex CN GMD-1 dead in consist on an MRL WB at Helena, Montana, October 25, 2013 |
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Boarded up is a good sign. It means that the copper in the cab is probably intact! |
Just the stylish touch of a little sheet metal. |
Flexicoil trucks, GMD GMD-1 1418 |
GMD-1 1418 |
Rungs on the right are on a coal gon. |
Radiator grill, GMD GMD-1 1418, symbol on the right indicates that the unit is equipped with a seltzer bottle for mixing with some of that good Canadian whisky. |
Getting out of town. Despite appearances, this was a general freight and not a unit coal train. |
The GMD-1 is headed for Western Rail Inc. in Airway Heights, Washington, just west of Spokane. |
I noticed a flash of red as this train came into town last Saturday. I just figured it was a CN SD70, so imagine my surprise when I came around the east corner of the depot and saw this iconic Canadian GMD-1. Time for detail photography! Wiki article on the model is here (needs improvement.) Link to Western Rail's site is here.
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