tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post1235796566630952635..comments2024-03-29T00:38:49.531-04:00Comments on THE BEACHBURG SUB: A photo mystery solvedMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-20655527024072108842014-12-15T15:16:00.093-05:002014-12-15T15:16:00.093-05:00I think you've probably identified the date as...I think you've probably identified the date as closely as you can without specific information of when he made the trip.<br /><br />The location is absolutely 100% Agawa Canyon Park. CN acquired WC in the fall of 2001, so the minimum date is Summer 2002.<br /><br />The dome car "Spirit of Superior" has been correctly identified. It was acquired in 1999 and the maroon paint across the window area of the car essentially is its WC/AC colours. The "California Zephyr" lettering at the top never got painted over for whatever reason. I photographed it in the same condition in 2004. I'm not quite sure what year exactly they stopped using the domes on the train, but it would have been before the ex-Ski Train cars were acquired in 2009.<br /><br />So this photo definitely could have been taken in any year from 2002 to 2006 or 2007.Chris vanderHeidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201660898672671254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-15648964502713215362014-12-04T08:27:56.894-05:002014-12-04T08:27:56.894-05:00Thanks for your comment, Walker. Just to be clear,...Thanks for your comment, Walker. Just to be clear, I wasn't drawing any comparison between the Zephyr car and the cars in the second photo. I was only pointing out the similarity between the natural backdrop of the canyon in both shots. But thanks for the info regarding the former ski train cars.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-86354366134064727872014-12-04T00:05:32.930-05:002014-12-04T00:05:32.930-05:00Hi Michael,
Those repainted cars aren't the s...Hi Michael,<br /><br />Those repainted cars aren't the same ones as your previous pics. They're the former Ski Train cars that were purchased a few years ago (I believe they arrived around 2007-08, but don't quote me). I'm not certain of the disposition of the domes, but I know for sure they were used until at least late 2004 (when my parents rode the tour train). By that time they were using gp40-2w's for power. <br /><br />A good reference would be to check out Chris Vanderheide's ACR sites-<br />http://vanderheide.ca/blog/<br />http://www.trainweb.org/algoma/<br /><br />I rode the tour train last September, and it consisted of 6 of the ex-ski train cars, one of the Budd coaches that was purchased in a deal with the government, and an ACF diner with an F40 on each end. As a note, the ski train cars were originally CN Rapido cars. <br /><br />WalkerWalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-71493991897167575102014-12-02T12:22:47.239-05:002014-12-02T12:22:47.239-05:00Thanks, Steve. I think I might have stumped the re...Thanks, Steve. I think I might have stumped the readers.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-83879062430317339232014-11-26T20:48:18.188-05:002014-11-26T20:48:18.188-05:00Great detective work! I hope you can narrow the ti...Great detective work! I hope you can narrow the time down further.<br /><br />I've only photographed 5714 once, in <a href="http://www.traingeek.ca/gallery2/v/cn/sd75/5714-Wilkes-20080824-SLB-3.JPG.html" rel="nofollow">August 2008</a>.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.com