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It is approaching 8:50 a.m. on a wintery day in March 1967 and the Atlantic Limited lead by 4075 an FP7A (GMD A376 10/52) is near the end of its overnight journey from Montreal via the shortcut across northern Maine to Saint John, New Brunswick. Note the two container cars next to the engines handling express. CPR was an earlier container operator. 4075 was numbered 1431 and re-geared for 89 mph and equipped by GMD with a steam generator in January 1955 for The Canadian which began service in April. Following removal of secondary service The Dominion it, and many other GMD FP7 A and B units were re-numbered back to their original numbers and re-geared for 65 mph. (4075 1/66). 4075 and others were used on Montreal suburban (commuter) service. It was sold in October 1982 to MUCTC 1305, which took over the Montreal commuter service. Later, AMT 1305 and finally 1305 on the revived Quebec Central.