With a coffe on my lap I dashed over to THE YARDS

interurban

Active Member
With a coffee on my lap I dashed over to THE YARDS

Hi Folks this is what was waiting for ME:D

I get all excited;)
 

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TinGoat

Ignorant know it all
Data on CP 1151, 5480, & 1596

Data taken from
Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Roster and Photo Archives

Nice Yard Goats! Or should I say "Hump sets"

You should share your photos with the Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Roster and Photo Archives


The first unit #1151 is essentially a slug. (No Prime Mover) But it retains the cab and controls. The folks at CP are kinda smart. Keeping the controls in a slug unit means that the hogger has a nice quiet ride. The other two units in the set keep their prime movers, but in the case of #5480, the controls have been removed. I can't read the # on the third unit in this consist but it probably has the controls removed too....

"Hump Control Cabs" are mated with pairs of SD40-2's.

Unit #1151

Builder GMD>CP

Model Cab Car built from SW9u

B/N A489

Conv. 1999

Paint ??

Notes 1204/7400

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Unit #5480

Builder EMD

Model SD40-2

B/N 75615-6

B/D 1975

Paint C/DF

Notes CP/GATX/NS-3249/SOU-3249

History (chronological): Date Built by EMD as: SOU 3249 1975

Renumbered to: NS 3249 19xx Sold to: GATX 3249 1991

Sold to: CP 3249 1992-06 Renumbered to: CP 5480 1993-04

Notes: none

Disposition: Active.

Other Photos Available: 1. CP 5480 at Toronto,ON (1999-04)

was part of hump set CP 5480,5481,1519

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GP9 #1596 looks to be paired with #1104 as a yard goat (slug and slug mother.) In this case, both units have functional cabs for bi-directional control.

"Control Cab" 1104 was originally a C-424's.

Unit #1104

Builder MLW>CP

Model Cab Car

B/N 84864

Conv. 1996

Paint A8L

Notes 4226

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Unit #1596

Builder GMD>CP

Model GP9u

B/N A1457

RB/D 1985

Paint ?

Notes 8805

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Does anyone know what the "u" in GP9u stands for???
 

60103

Pooh Bah
GP9u

Trackside Guide says that "u" means "upgraded (electrical, horsepower, etc.)"
"m" means "modified but not upgraded"
 

TinGoat

Ignorant know it all
Re: GP9u Thanks...

Originally posted by 60103
Trackside Guide says that "u" means "upgraded (electrical, horsepower, etc.)"
"m" means "modified but not upgraded"

I thought that might be the case.

One of the GP9u's that I saw a while ago had a note in the roster of having been upgraded with the prime mover from a FP9. :cool:
 

TinGoat

Ignorant know it all
It's another SD40-2...

It's got the same lineage as it's mate.

Unit #5481

Builder EMD

Model SD40-2

B/N 75615-8

B/D 1975

Paint C/DF

Notes CP/GATX/NS-3251/SOU-3251

It's always neat to see consecutive #'s in a consist..

The note on the Roster page is as follows:

unavail.jpg


So grab your camera and get back out there!!! :D
 

interurban

Active Member
Boy o Boy it was hard but

Here is A consist not the one I was a hunting but one of the regulars for shunting them there BIG long loads.
You should of heard her grone;)
 

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interurban

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This is a shot as it groaned passed me.

Difficult to get a good clear shot of 3 unit make up:(

But DO YA SEE ALL THE TRACKS ARE FULL OF STUFF:D :D :D :D :D
 

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TinGoat

Ignorant know it all
Heaven on earth...

Wow! A Yard Goat and two different Hump Sets! That's one busy place...

Not to mention more consecutive numbers....

Very cool... :cool:
 

60103

Pooh Bah
CP SD40-2 B units

The full series of these is 5475 to 5485 (missing ~83 and ~84)
75 and 82 are in Montreal, 76 to 81 in Toronto and 85 in Moose Jaw.
Looks like they picked up the whole series of Southern locos except one - 3245.
 

Grain Baron

A newbie to MRR
Hump Set Features

Hello All,
I have been pursing modeling details on these hump sets operated by CP. My plan is to use a SW1200, and a pair of SD-40 SNOOTs to make up the set. I have a pile of CP SD-40 SNOOTs to work from, so I would prefer to use them for this special consist. I don't feel like hunting down high noses for the SDs.

Questions:
Has anyone seen a set like this (SW1200/2 x SD40-2 SNOOT)? Road numbers? Photos?

I have seen the CPR Control Cabs with dual cab roof strobes, but nothing but blacked out cab windows on the SD40s. Are they any special markings on the SDs?

I have seen several CN hump sets which appear to be either SDs or GPs with strobes on the cab roof, nose, and cab sides. Are these control cab sets, or robots? Seen at Symington in Wpg and Saskatoon East.

Thanks!
:thumb:
 

Triplex

Active Member
Model Cab Car built from SW9u
A cab car is even less than a slug - neither an engine nor a prime mover. All it can do is control other units. The more common use of cab cars is on push-pull commuter trains. This is an odd use: a cab car with B units!
 

interurban

Active Member
Hello All,
I have been pursing modeling details on these hump sets operated by CP. My plan is to use a SW1200, and a pair of SD-40 SNOOTs to make up the set. I have a pile of CP SD-40 SNOOTs to work from, so I would prefer to use them for this special consist. I don't feel like hunting down high noses for the SDs.

Questions:
Has anyone seen a set like this (SW1200/2 x SD40-2 SNOOT)? Road numbers? Photos?

I have seen the CPR Control Cabs with dual cab roof strobes, but nothing but blacked out cab windows on the SD40s. Are they any special markings on the SDs?

I have seen several CN hump sets which appear to be either SDs or GPs with strobes on the cab roof, nose, and cab sides. Are these control cab sets, or robots? Seen at Symington in Wpg and Saskatoon East.

Thanks!
:thumb:

The sets you see lashed up are mother and daughters, as the are called at the yards.

I have posted many pictures HERE if you look back a few years you should fnd them.

I will post some as I find them in my archives. LOL
 

Grain Baron

A newbie to MRR
Yard Mother & Daughter Sets

Thanks for the posts. I found the road numbers of sets operating in Toronto and a set of photos of all of them...now I can start building them up based on my SD40-2 SNOOTS....

Thanks again!!!
:thumb:
 
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