The Docks Job
The Southern Railway of British Columbia's "Docks Job" backs slowly along Timberland Road, in the run down neighborhood of Brownsville, BC. The conductor and brakeman are at the rear of the train, riding the caboose, and preparing to protect the numerous crossings the line crosses over. In the foreground is the diamond where CN's Brownsville spur crosses the SRY's spur to the Fraser Surrey Docks, where the bulk of this job's switching is done. The switch between the diamond, and lead locomotive is one of two for the busy Arrow Reload terminal, which transloads centerbeam flats of lumber to trucks for final drayage to port, or destinations in the city.
The 129 is a GP9 which started life as Frisco GP7 #318, before ending up on the CNW and being rebuilt to GP9 standards. From there it joined the roster of the newly founded Montana Rail Link, before finally being transferred to the SRY, at the time a fellow Washington Group corporation to MRL. With the last of the MRL GP9's being taken out of service this past week, it seemed appropriate to showcase one of their surviving siblings still earning its keep.
The Docks Job
The Southern Railway of British Columbia's "Docks Job" backs slowly along Timberland Road, in the run down neighborhood of Brownsville, BC. The conductor and brakeman are at the rear of the train, riding the caboose, and preparing to protect the numerous crossings the line crosses over. In the foreground is the diamond where CN's Brownsville spur crosses the SRY's spur to the Fraser Surrey Docks, where the bulk of this job's switching is done. The switch between the diamond, and lead locomotive is one of two for the busy Arrow Reload terminal, which transloads centerbeam flats of lumber to trucks for final drayage to port, or destinations in the city.
The 129 is a GP9 which started life as Frisco GP7 #318, before ending up on the CNW and being rebuilt to GP9 standards. From there it joined the roster of the newly founded Montana Rail Link, before finally being transferred to the SRY, at the time a fellow Washington Group corporation to MRL. With the last of the MRL GP9's being taken out of service this past week, it seemed appropriate to showcase one of their surviving siblings still earning its keep.