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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:2/11/2012 - 2/11/2012
Album Info:Rumbling past my vantage point at Dolton, IL, this sunny February day were a beefy quartet of Canadian Pacific pulling a string of vehicular flats over a mile long. As they moved past, their throaty growl and the ground shaking vibration let everyone know that these boys meant business!
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CP Quartet Approaching
Title:  CP Quartet Approaching
Description:  Approaching from the east with their extremely long line of vehicular flats is the Canadian Pacific quartet of AC44CW units.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:03:39 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8507(AC44CW) CP 9728(AC44CW) CP 8620(AC44CW) CP 8508(AC44CW)
Views:  364   Comments: 1
Lead unit, CP 8507
Title:  Lead unit, CP 8507
Description:  Tthe lead in this CP quartet goes to CP 8507 with its mighty throaty growl, setting the tempo for the others to follow on the Indiana Harbor Belt mainline.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:04:47 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8507(AC44CW)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
CP 8507
Title:  CP 8507
Description:  From its massive face comes a deep resonating growl and earth shaking vibrations.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:04:53 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8507(AC44CW)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
CP 8507
Title:  CP 8507
Description:  Taking the clue from lead CP 8507, Canadian Pacific 9728 continues the growling tune in perfect unison as it glides by.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:04:57 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8507(AC44CW) CP 9728(AC44CW)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
CP 8620
Title:  CP 8620
Description:  The third "voice" in this CP quartet is Canadian Pacific 8620, also a perfect blend as backup to the lead units.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:05:03 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8620(AC44CW)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
CP 8508
Title:  CP 8508
Description:  Not to be left out of the quartet even though it is playfully looking toward the trail of vehicular flats is Canadian Pacific 8508, also in perfect pitch with its quartet members.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:17:52 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8508(AC44CW)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
CP Quartet Leaving
Title:  CP Quartet Leaving
Description:  Still singing the throaty song, the Canadian Pacific quartet exits stage right to new "gigs" in the west.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:18:02 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
CP Quartet Leaving
Title:  CP Quartet Leaving
Description:  In one final bravado, CP 8507 and CP 9728 wave goodbye with a wispy cloud of smoke.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:18:06 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8508(AC44CW) CP 8507(AC44CW) CP 9728(AC44CW) CP 8620(AC44CW)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
"Groupies"
Title:  "Groupies"
Description:  Following the Canadian Pacific quartet are these vehicular flats, obviously the quartet "groupies" trailing them for over a mile on the Indiana Harbor Belt mainline.
Photo Date:  2/11/2012  Upload Date: 3/26/2012 6:18:11 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0


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