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Hiding in the yard, CP SD40-2 #5936 idles away in Mactier, Ontario, handling a welded rail replacement train. Many class one mainline corridors use continuous welded ribbon rail on... read more

Working Dual-Flags


December 16, 2020

Hiding in the yard, CP SD40-2 #5936 idles away in Mactier, Ontario, handling a welded rail replacement train. Many class one mainline corridors use continuous welded ribbon rail on a rigid roadbed to support heavier gross weight and to help increase tonnage capacity per freight car axle, and CP Rail's transcontinental mainline through Mactier is no exception.