9 April 2009
CP Two-Mile Train Plies Western Canada
As reported in the November 2008 issue of Railway Age,
Canadian Pacific is working on regular use of extra-long, extra-heavy trains in Western Canada. CP is now
testing such a consist, a loaded grain train with distributed power.
CP train no. 351-803 is now headed west and was due to arrive in Vancouver, B.C., on 9 Apr 2009 at 6:40 p.m.
Pacific Daylight Time. The train stretches 10,400 feet (160 feet short of exactly two miles in length), and includes five General
Electric a.c.-traction locomotives and 168 cars totaling 22,200 trailing tons.
Power and cars are distributed through the consist as follows: locomotives 8862/9700; 56 cars; locomotive 8810; 56 cars;
locomotives 8871/8876; 56 cars. Additional pusher power was supplied to surmount the Canadian Rockies.
The 8800-numbered GE locomotives are Evolution Series ES44AC units; the 9700 is a GE
AC4400CW.
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