With ex-CP 1293 having suffered from a stuck throttle on the previous night's excursion, two of the CVSR's ex-CN locomotives were brought in. Fortunately, the steam locomotive was fit for service the following weekend. This locomotive in Baltimore & Ohio paint was originally built for the Canadian National Railroad.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
Now that so many American and South American railways are buying old Canadian locos with the bell above the windshield and details like that, that old fashion is disappearing too fast, and not to mention eco rebuild programs.
