CP Slugs

#1000-1025 are a set of locomotives which had had their engines removed, and replaced with ballast, or with the engines left in place and just not used. These locomotives got the power for the traction motors from "mother" units. The units that have been converted to this use has included SW8's, SW900's, F7B's, SW9u's, SW1200RSu's and a GP9u.
Thumbnail Locomotive # Date Description
1019.jpg (70810 bytes) 1019 ? 1019 is shown freshly repainted at the Alyth yards in Calgary, AB.  This is formerly unit 6801
1019-1.jpg (76547 bytes) 1019 ? Another view of 1019
1025 2002 #1025 sitting at CP's Alyth shops in Calgary.
6800.jpg (68192 bytes) 6800 ? 6800 is shown photographed in the Alyth yards in Calgary, AB.  This unit was later renumbered 1018
6800-1.jpg (90873 bytes) 6800 ? Another view of 6800

This page last updated on November 12, 2003

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