An FPA-4 and FPB-4 lashup leads a passenger train bound for Ottawa up Vaudreuil Hill. The FPA-4 was an MLW only product powered by the 251 engine. CN was the only purchaser of this model.
It’s hard to believe that it has been 3 years since my father, Richard Steinbrenner, passed, and I hope everyone doesn’t mind indulging my sharing a memory. In the 1980s, we often went on tri... (more)
A single unit is enough power for a short, four car "Rapido" from Montreal to Quebec City as it crosses the Yamaska River. The 1800 H.P. MLW FPA-4 was sold only to CN, with 34 A-units a... (more)