Today's Fleet
CP Rail's locomotive fleet totals 1,282 units. Of these,
1,061 operate as line and road locomotives, with the remaining 221 committed to yard operations. This total also breaks down
as 354 first generation units, 450 second generation and 478 third generation.
The first generation group, purchased between 1943 and 1959, comprises 221 yard and 133 road locomotives. The
450 second generation units were purchased between 1954 and 1966 and are generally in line and road use. The 478 third
generation units are current-production mainline freight locomotives.
Table 1 - CP Rail Locomotive Fleet ( Current
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1st Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
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Yard Service
221
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221
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Road Service
133
450
478
1061
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Total
354
450
478
1282
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Prior to the ten-year motive power replacement program, any attrition that took place in the
locomotive fleet occurred by chance through fires and wrecks, and by units becoming irreparable. On average over the last
ten years, the fleet was depleted by about six units a year.
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