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ES-free across Ross
CP 5875's multimark paint spent its last year before getting sent to Progress Rail assigned to Moose Jaw's local power pool, mostly used as the Lanigan Sub's extra 6-axle assisting southbounds outta the valley. The new cowl arrivals in late 2022 would spend plenty of time with 5875 on the Bulyea which were undergoing rigorous testing by CP to assess viability.
On a late May morning in 2023, it led an E07 north with a decent sized train of grain empties across the searchlight-protected interlocking with CN's Ross lead in Regina, which accesses the industrial parks on the northeast corner of the city, and is used by L508 to reach the Glenavon Sub. The other assigned 6-axle to the Lanigan pulled the empties in from Moose Jaw, a solo CP 6300, but for unknown reasons, it swapped with this pairing which was sitting in the shops at Regina. 5875's counterpart was 3017 which is somewhat of a prairie veteran to the region as one of a minority of 38ACs still in active service.
Whilst writing this, I'm beginning to feel more and more confident that one could never expect action reds leading on the lanigan ever again, due to internal regulations put on older SD40s. Most get tagged as "ES" to notify power planners that they are to be used for work trains only, and should not be subject to any heavy grades that would stress them (who wouldve thought that PSR closures on all heavy shops would have consequences?). A select few routes and jobs on the CPKC system are prohibited from using ES power, and I would later learn about the Lanigan Sub's status as one such ES-outlawed territory. Only a rare few evade this tag without necessitating time at Progress Rail, and 5875 was one such case until July 2023 when it was sent away. It would be released in early 2024 to join the rest of the Beaver II camp.
ES-free across Ross
CP 5875's multimark paint spent its last year before getting sent to Progress Rail assigned to Moose Jaw's local power pool, mostly used as the Lanigan Sub's extra 6-axle assisting southbounds outta the valley. The new cowl arrivals in late 2022 would spend plenty of time with 5875 on the Bulyea which were undergoing rigorous testing by CP to assess viability.
On a late May morning in 2023, it led an E07 north with a decent sized train of grain empties across the searchlight-protected interlocking with CN's Ross lead in Regina, which accesses the industrial parks on the northeast corner of the city, and is used by L508 to reach the Glenavon Sub. The other assigned 6-axle to the Lanigan pulled the empties in from Moose Jaw, a solo CP 6300, but for unknown reasons, it swapped with this pairing which was sitting in the shops at Regina. 5875's counterpart was 3017 which is somewhat of a prairie veteran to the region as one of a minority of 38ACs still in active service.
Whilst writing this, I'm beginning to feel more and more confident that one could never expect action reds leading on the lanigan ever again, due to internal regulations put on older SD40s. Most get tagged as "ES" to notify power planners that they are to be used for work trains only, and should not be subject to any heavy grades that would stress them (who wouldve thought that PSR closures on all heavy shops would have consequences?). A select few routes and jobs on the CPKC system are prohibited from using ES power, and I would later learn about the Lanigan Sub's status as one such ES-outlawed territory. Only a rare few evade this tag without necessitating time at Progress Rail, and 5875 was one such case until July 2023 when it was sent away. It would be released in early 2024 to join the rest of the Beaver II camp.