ACR at Hawk Junction
The ACR SD40/40-2's worked ore trains and freights between Sault Ste. Marie and Hawk Junction and also the Michipicoten Branch from Hawk Junction through Wawa and down to the harbor. While good running units and strong pullers the big SD's were kept off the lighter rail and bridges of the Northern Division north of Hawk. They also contributed to heavy rail wear on the curve and grade infested line south of Hawk. This lead to the ACR buying GP38-2's and a pair of GP40 rebuilds for there last locomotive purchases. This trio of SD's , 183, 182 and 186 has worked the northbound freight and now is tied up at Hawk Junction awaiting a rested crew and then will be heading the southbound ore train to Sault Ste. Marie on May 1, 1983. In typical for the time ACR action the freight arrived at daybreak and the crew will rest all day before leaving at dusk on the southbound.
ACR at Hawk Junction
The ACR SD40/40-2's worked ore trains and freights between Sault Ste. Marie and Hawk Junction and also the Michipicoten Branch from Hawk Junction through Wawa and down to the harbor. While good running units and strong pullers the big SD's were kept off the lighter rail and bridges of the Northern Division north of Hawk. They also contributed to heavy rail wear on the curve and grade infested line south of Hawk. This lead to the ACR buying GP38-2's and a pair of GP40 rebuilds for there last locomotive purchases. This trio of SD's , 183, 182 and 186 has worked the northbound freight and now is tied up at Hawk Junction awaiting a rested crew and then will be heading the southbound ore train to Sault Ste. Marie on May 1, 1983. In typical for the time ACR action the freight arrived at daybreak and the crew will rest all day before leaving at dusk on the southbound.