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VOLUME THIRTY-ONE
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NUMBER THREE 2001
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CPR Heritage Locomotive D&H
7312
CPR heritage locomotive,
D&H 7312, a 1972 2,000 horsepower GP38-2, sits outside CPR's Ogden Shops, in
Calgary, Alberta, 30 October 2000, overhauled and freshly repainted in Delaware
& Hudson's famous "lightning stripe" livery. the locomotive is CPR's
only named locomotive and retains the "B.C. O'Brien" designation it was
given in 1990. Bernard O'Brien, 73, a veteran of Delaware & Hudson's steam
era, retired in 1998 after a 50-year career with the D&H and CPR.
This CP Rail News article is
copyright 2001 by the Canadian Pacific Railway and is reprinted here with their
permission. All photographs, logos, and trademarks are the property of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company.
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