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Dan D's Collection
 
4/26/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Cando Contracting Limited
Model:EMD GP9Built As:QNSL 157 (GP9)
Serial Number:A936Order No:C209
Frame Number:Built:5/1956
Notes:Cando Contracting, mainly run
Other locos with this serial:  OBRY 1000(GP9) CCGX 1000(GP9) QNSL 157(GP9)
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CCGX 1000 on the OBRY
Title:  CCGX 1000 on the OBRY
Description:  I heard the horns about 5 minutes before I first saw it in the horizon. CCGX 1000 with the OBRY Biweekly local heads south just past Bovaird Dr. in Brampton for it's southbound leg.
Photo Date:  5/23/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2006 5:57:31 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
But what's this?
Title:  But what's this?
Description:  I was biking around scoping out a future shooting location and though it would be nice to shoot the OBRY local here. At last glimpse I see that familiar black figure with 3 lights in the distance...
Photo Date:  5/23/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2006 5:57:33 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  543   Comments: 0
CCGX 1000
Title:  CCGX 1000
Description:  By a lucky surprise, the northbound returning leg of the OBRY local shows up right before I was about to leave
Photo Date:  5/23/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2006 5:57:35 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  610   Comments: 0
The Approach
Title:  The Approach
Description:  Approaching amid horns and crossing bells, a first-generation GP9 tackles the Bovaird Dr. crossing on the Biweekly OBRY local.
Photo Date:  6/6/2006  Upload Date: 6/6/2006 6:50:15 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
OBRY's Tuesday Local
Title:  OBRY's Tuesday Local
Description:  Had I left home a minute later, I would've missed this one. CCGX 1000 heading southbound by Koretz Park on the OBRY local past an overgrown RofW
Photo Date:  6/6/2006  Upload Date: 6/6/2006 6:39:30 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
CCGX 1000
Title:  CCGX 1000
Description:  After just parking nearby, the southbound OBRY run shows up early at Brampton diamond. I shot is obtained by quickly jumping out and wading thru some shoulder high grass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2006  Upload Date: 6/23/2006 11:18:48 AM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
Southbound tripper
Title:  Southbound tripper
Description:  OBRY local heading south to Denison Ave. after crossing the diamond with four cars in tow.
Photo Date:  6/20/2006  Upload Date: 6/23/2006 11:19:28 AM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
Traveling light
Title:  Traveling light
Description:  OBRY (CCGX) 1000 runs around to grab some cars on the siding to switch at Streetsville.
Photo Date:  8/4/2006  Upload Date: 8/4/2006 2:41:46 PM
Location:  Streetsville, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
Switching
Title:  Switching
Description:  CCGX 1000 chugs away merrily before grabbing a cut of cars on the siding.
Photo Date:  8/4/2006  Upload Date: 8/4/2006 2:43:03 PM
Location:  Streetsville, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Shuffling the Deck
Title:  Shuffling the Deck
Description:  It's 567C grunts some carbon as OBRY (CCGX) 1000 shuffles around covered hoppers and tank cars for the journey back.
Photo Date:  8/4/2006  Upload Date: 8/4/2006 2:43:15 PM
Location:  Streetsville, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
OBRY
Title:  OBRY
Description:  Under the hood and logo is the 16 cylinder normally aspired 567C chugging away happily. Sort of sounded like a 6V-71N with 10 more cylinders.
Photo Date:  8/4/2006  Upload Date: 8/4/2006 3:30:29 PM
Location:  Streetsville, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
OBRY catch-up day
Title:  OBRY catch-up day
Description:  Because of track repairs, the biweekly OBRY local didn't come down Tuesday. So Friday we view it from the Old CPR Brampton Station site heading southbound with 7 cars, it probably switched half as many more out on the way down.
Photo Date:  8/11/2006  Upload Date: 8/11/2006 2:11:13 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  446   Comments: 0
7 Cars at Queen St.
Title:  7 Cars at Queen St.
Description:  The OBRY local usually comes down with around 4-5 cars. A sixth car occasionally happens, but 7 today. Here's the tail end at the Queen St. crossing viewed from the site of the old CPR Brampton Station.
Photo Date:  8/11/2006  Upload Date: 8/11/2006 2:11:32 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
CCGX 1000 at Queen St.
Title:  CCGX 1000 at Queen St.
Description:  The biweekly southbound OBRY local rumbles across Queen St. crossing in Brampton, with five cars in tow on a winters' day in February.
Photo Date:  2/20/2007  Upload Date: 6/7/2009 12:17:25 AM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
CCGX 1000 OBRY
Title:  CCGX 1000 OBRY
Description:  CCGX 1000 has just finished up switching at Orangeville Yard, and will now run around onto the station track to get serviced and refuelled. Note the RDC9 stored on the adjacent track.
Photo Date:  4/20/2007  Upload Date: 8/24/2009 7:59:59 PM
Location:  Orangeville, ON
Author:  Dan D
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
CCGX 1000
Title:  CCGX 1000
Description:  Crossing high over the Credit River, the Credit Valley Explorer squeals around the bend on its way south to Inglewood.
Photo Date:  6/20/2007  Upload Date: 6/15/2009 12:00:01 AM
Location:  Cataract, ON
Author:  Dan D
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
CCGX 1000 switching
Title:  CCGX 1000 switching
Description:  OBRY's 1000 running around her train at the south end of the Streetsville interchange track, on a cloudy October afternoon.
Photo Date:  10/19/2007  Upload Date: 9/9/2009 10:24:03 PM
Location:  Streetsville, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
Winter in Orangeville
Title:  Winter in Orangeville
Description:  After a recent heavy dumping of snow, Orangeville Brampton Railway's GP9 sits in its usual spot past the station track derail in the early morning, having plowed out the yard the previous day. The next day however, a front-end loader would be sent down the entire line to clear the tracks of snow.
Photo Date:  12/18/2007  Upload Date: 6/27/2009 12:28:06 AM
Location:  Orangeville, ON
Author:  Dan D
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
OBRY arriving
Title:  OBRY arriving
Description:  The biweekly train to Streetsville is climbing up into Orangeville with less than a mile to go before the yard.
Photo Date:  5/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/24/2009 6:02:24 PM
Location:  Orangeville, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
Northbound at Inglewood
Title:  Northbound at Inglewood
Description:  Passing by the varied countryside under threatening skies, 1000 rounds the bend north of Inglewood on the approach to Forks of Credit.
Photo Date:  6/20/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2009 12:17:59 AM
Location:  Inglewood, ON
Author:  Dan D
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Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
OBRY at Forks of the Credit
Title:  OBRY at Forks of the Credit
Description:  CCGX 1000 is leading the biweekly OBRY turn to Streetville and back, crossing the high up across the Forks of the Credit bridge on the trip back northward.
Photo Date:  6/20/2008  Upload Date: 8/24/2009 5:18:45 PM
Location:  Caledon, ON
Author:  Dan D
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  CCGX 1000(GP9)
Views:  539   Comments: 0


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