Train Spotting

[Northern Light]

Not my pic, but showed up on my FB feed and I thought some here might appreciate it. A CN Doublestack passing through the mountains near Kamloops:

Credit to Randall Prime, source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbi....3500726103480616&idorvanity=1477725002447413

 

[Allandale25]

I could have put this in General Railway Discussions but seems appropriate for here as well. Really cool video.

 

[Allandale25]

 

[lenaitch]

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Nice looking piece. Any idea of its role? I couldn't find a 119 in online roster lists. I see a crest on the side but can't decipher it.

 

[Northern Light]

Nice looking piece. Any idea of its role? I couldn't find a 119 in online roster lists. I see a crest on the side but can't decipher it.

Sceneramics, Part 1

ORIGIN Ten 'Sceneramics' were built by Pullman Standard for Milwaukee Road, numbered 50 to 59 and were delivered in 1952 at a cost of $...

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[SaugeenJunction]

Nice looking piece. Any idea of its role? I couldn't find a 119 in online roster lists. I see a crest on the side but can't decipher it.

For the CN business train.

 

[lenaitch]

Thanks. I remember now that ON did have a dome (ONT 900 'Otter Rapids'). I wonder if this it; I couldn't find anything online. Apparently it leaked quite badly.

 

[Bordercollie]

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Is that the last of its kind?

 

[Northern Light]

Thanks. I remember now that ON did have a dome (ONT 900 'Otter Rapids'). I wonder if this it; I couldn't find anything online. Apparently it leaked quite badly.

Not the same car from what I can tell:

Source: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9MXKVUCV.../s640/blogsceneramicscequel8_grant+bailey.jpg

 

[AHK]

Nice looking piece. Any idea of its role? I couldn't find a 119 in online roster lists. I see a crest on the side but can't decipher it.

From Trains.com:

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and Illinois Central heritage units lead the Canadian National business train as it crosses CSX Transportation’s line at Dyer, Ind., during a trip around the former EJ&E. Investors and analysts were on board with CN executives on Tuesday, the day before the railway’s investor day. Jim Burd

 

[OntarioOnTheMove]

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For anyone wondering about the indentity of this car, this is the former Great Northern Great Dome "Ocean View" which served with Amtrak until 2019.

 

[Allandale25]

 

[vic]

https://flic.kr/p/2cNhC8f

GO Buses on Train. Saw this on Reddit and thought it was pretty neat.

 

[Bordercollie]

https://flic.kr/p/2cNhC8f

GO Buses on Train. Saw this on Reddit and thought it was pretty neat.

Who bought them?

 

[APTA-2048]

Who bought them?

Cruise ship shuttle bus operator in Victoria a few years ago. They’re in the process of getting more.