Very interesting! Thanks for sharing! I'd love to see more from this operation.
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I remember to have read a good story in train or RR mag about that in the 70,s.
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Seen pics of this operation in "Passing Trains" by Greg McDonnell. Very neat!
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I knew what this was without looking at the caption or info, and was very happy to see it. The Slocan Lake barge ops are some of my favorite bits of CP ops, and I'm glad that you uploaded this!
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A stunning photo, with almost 2000 hits in one day! I don't have the words, Bill, except "Wow"
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IIRC, there were a few units assigned to barge service, equipped with hi-clearance pilots. I guess CP got sloppy in the later years as units were cycled in to be rebuilt.
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Railroad Model Craftsman November 2010 issue page 76 "Floating branchlines", inculded is a photo of the tracks in the water with loco, freight and barge.
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