November 2015 Photo Story: Dueling Turbochargers
With a combined service life of 117 years, a pair of vintage ALCO/MLW Ontario Southland Railway diesels perform switching duties at the GM CAMI Automotive Assembly Plant. The puff of black smoke is characteristic of the ALCO straight 6 cylinder 251 series engine, the result of “Turbocharger Lag”, as the turbo spins up with an increase in throttle position. OSR Model S-6 500 was built in 1956 by ALCO and is rated at 900 H.P., while the 1000 H.P. S-13 502 is a bit newer, built by MLW in 1959.
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OSR 500 and 502 switching CAMI Ingersoll
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CEFX 1044 and CP 8783 on the Welland River BridgeCEFX 1044 Welland River_David Howard: It’s just about sunset, as CP lease unit CEFX 1044 and a typical CP GE ES44AC cross the Welland River, as they depart Welland Yard. They had previously backed onto a long cut of cars stored on the former CASO mainline, now utilized for car storage.
CEFX 1044 and CP 8783 on the Welland River Bridge
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CN 2408 Dundas_David Howard: Some of the oldest of CN’s mainline diesel locomotive fleet, a GE DASH 8-40CM (From the first order of GE locomotives purchased by CN) is the leader as the Westbound passes the former location of Dundas Station. These units featured a “Draper Taper” full width car body, an experiment to a protect crews travelling between units from the weather.
CN 2408 Westbound at the former site of the Dundas Station.
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CP 2264: Incorporating components from older GP6 / GP9 units, a recently remanufactured GP20C-ECO unit is returning from Port Maitland to Welland Yard.
New CP 2264 returning from Port Maitland on the approach to Welland Yard
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