CPR BRINGS 2816 TO WINNIPEG ON MAY 29TH, 2003. THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN
ALONG CPR AND MIDLAND RAILWAY LINES ABOUT 7:00 PM WHEN THE TRAIN ARRIVED FROM
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE WITH A LOAD OF PASSENGERS. BILL TAYLOR TOOK THESE FOUR
PICTURES ALONG WITH 14 OTHERS DIGITALLY. CLICK THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE
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CPR # 2816 BACKS UP WITH THE PASSENGERS FROM
PORTAGE. BACKED ALL THE WAY TO PORTAGE AVENUE OVERPASS AND THEN CAME ONTO
THE EAST SIDING TO LET PASSENGERS OFF. |
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CPR # 2816 HEADS FORWARD THROUGH A HEAVY RAIN
STORM ACROSS SERGEANT AVENUE GRADE CROSSING. |
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CPR # 2816 SITS ON THE SIDING WHILE CPR #1503
BRINGS A DRAG OF TANK CARS PAST. NOTE THE THREE DIFFERENT PAINT JOBS. |
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CPR # 2816 LETS THE PASSENGERS OFF AND IS
INSPECTED BY MANY OF THE RAIL FANS WHO STOOD IN THE RAIN FOR THIS CLOSER
LOOK. |