Trip Report:
CP Rail, Calgary, AB, Palliser Station
December 31, 1969

By Don Scott, Coquitlam, BC

1600-"Canadian" from Vancouver-change of power-stranger MLW/Alco FPA-2 4096 added .

Unit 4096 along with 4094, 4095, 4097 and at times 4082, 4083 operated on "Atlantic Limited" service Montreal-Saint John, N.B. with MLW/Alco FPB-2 units 4463 and 4464. Also MLW/Alco RS-10's of 8400 series. Often if no B-units RS-10's 8463, 8464, 8465, 8466 and the odd MLW/Alco RS-18 of 8700series. The odd MLW/Alco of 8500 series could be observed.

One thing I can remember on the FPA-2's they had a good sounding tone of whistle.

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