Canadian National CN is the largest railroad company in all northern America. It has a network length of over 32 800 kilometres. The biggest single owner of CN is Bill Gates (14,4% through his Cascade Investment Co. and 2,14% through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.) CN is the fusion product of multiple previous railroad companies. Today CN focuses on cargo traffic. CN stopped all of its passenger train operations in 1978, when the national passenger rail company VIA Rail was established.

Canadian National 4803 is a so called high-nose GP7. It was built by General Motors in London, Ontario in 1953. These locomotives were among the most significant of the diesel locomotive types which displaced steam power during the 1950s. This one was painted back to its pre-1960s livery and donated in 1984 to the city of Toronto. Now it can be seen at the locomotive museum of Toronto.
Picture from the Toronto railway museum 2.7.2014 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Children love to climb on and play with the CN 4803 locomotive.
Picture from the Toronto railway museum 2.7.2014 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Canadian National cargo coach, a so called boxcar, number 550106 at Collingwood, Ontario. CN uses incredible numbers of boxcars and hopper wagons, but how many - that's not public information. It's not any high-tech. The biggest business is still hauling each year huge amounts of grain from the prairee regions to big cities and harbours.
Picture from Collingwood station 14.7.2014 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Canadian National 1101 was a 1200 hp General Motors GMD1 SW1200RS built in 1958 which had received new bogies from scrapped GP9s. It is seen in Moncton, New Brunswick on 1 July 1994. Photo and scan copyright Pat and David Othen.

Canadian National 1342 was a 1200 hp General Motors SW1200RS built in 1959. Number 7310 behind it was a rebuilt SW1200RS with spark arrestors removed. Seen here in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 4 February 1998.
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Canadian National 1754 - Alco/MLW RSC14 (1800hp RS18 built in 1959 which had gotten new six wheel bogies and been derated to 1400hp in 1975) seen here at Rockingham, Halifax Nova Scotia yards on 6 April 1990. The locomotive was donated to the Salem & Hillsborough Railroad, New Brunswick in 1995 where it now operates.
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Canadian National 1783 was an Alco/MLW RSC14 (1800hp RS18 built in 1960 which had gotten new six wheel bogies and was derated to 1400hp in 1975-76) seen here leaving Rockingham, Halifax, Nova Scotia yards with a short transfer freight on 6 April 1990.
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Canadian National Alco/MLWs M630 2015 and M636 2328 (built in 1967 & 1971) with a loaded Gypsum train near Halifax Nova Scotia, 27 October 1987. Gypsum is transported from the mine at Milford NS to the dock at Dartmouth NS.
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Canadian National 3000hp Alco/MLW M630s 2025 and 2037 (built in 1967-68) wait for their next duties at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 30 September 1989.
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Canadian National 2100 - a 3200 hp Bombardier HR616 built in 1982 to a modified Alco design seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 5 February 1998.
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Canadian National 2335 - a 3600 hp Alco/MLW (built in 1970 and later derated to 3000hp) seen at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on a foggy day in April 1994.
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Canadian National 2335 - a 3600 hp Alco/MLW (built in 1970 and later derated to 3000hp) is seen here being scrapped at Moncton, New Brunswick on 18 August 1997.
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Canadian National 2413 and 2418 - 4000hp General Electric Dash 8-40CWs built in 1990 seen here at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 7 March 1993.
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Canadian National 2451 (GE DASH 8-40CM) and 2518 (DASH 9-44CWL) with an eastbound train of empty steel coal cars at Boston Bar, British Columbia on 30 May 1995. The photo clearly shows the difference between the full width carbody on 2451 and the regular carbody on 2518.
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Canadian National 2522 (GE DASH 9-44CWL) at Edmonton Walker yards on 24 June 1997. The front door is open. Note the front nose is sloped to the side but not to the front and there are four front windows.
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Canadian National 2554 - a 4400 hp General Electric Dash 9-44CW built in December 1997 is seen here in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia late on 4 February 1998.
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Canadian National Alco/MLW 2000hp M420s being scrapped at Moncton, New Brunswick on 21 July 1997. 3527 was built in Montreal by Montreal Locomotive Works to Alco designs in 1973.
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Canadian National 3537 and 3564 - 2000hp Alco/MLW M-420Ws with wide cabs built in 1974 and 1976, seen here at Stellarton, Nova Scotia on 3 September 1990.
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Canadian National 3580 - 2000hp Alco/BBD HR412W (only 12 were built; all in 1981) with wide cab. Seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in February 1996.
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Canadian National GE 70T no. 41 with a two car freight train in a typical rural setting near Pisquid, Prince Edward Island in July-August 1980.
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Canadian National 4121 - a 1800 hp General Motors GP9RM built in 1958 and rebuilt and chop-nosed by CN in 1990, seen here in Moncton, New Brunswick on 18 August 1997.
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Canadian National 4710 - a 2000 hp General Motors GP38-2 built in 1972 at London, Ontario, seen here in Red Deer, Alberta on 19 June 1997.
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Canadian National 4808 - a 2000 hp General Motors GP38-2W built in 1972 with a wide cab, seen in Red Deer, Alberta on 19 June 1997.
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Canadian National 5000 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40 with dynamic brakes. Bulge in the centre houses the resistors that dispate electricity produced and extra roof fans provide cooling. It was built in 1967 at London, Ontario and it's seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 6 February 1998.
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Cab Interior of Canadian National 5105 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40 built in 1969 without dynamic brakes. The brake and reverser handles have been removed. Picture taken on 25 June 1997.
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Canadian National 5385 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40-2 built in 1973 at La Grange, Illinois, USA for Missouri Pacific. It's seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 7 February 1998. Note the bell below the running board. Most Canadian units have the bell above the front windows or on the roof to avoid trapping snow. Dynamic brake housing is clearly visible as a bulge near the centre at roof level.
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Cab Interior of Canadian National 5389 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40-2 built in 1978 with dynamic brakes. The locomotive is owned by Ontario Hydro and formerly ran on Canadian Pacific. It's seen here on 25 June 1997.
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Canadian National 5392 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40-2 built in 1978 at London, Ontario and seen here in Canadian Pacific livery at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 8 February 1998. This loco is owned by Ontario Hydro and was transferred to CN when CP lost the coal hauling contract. Note dynamic brake bulge.
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Canadian National 5429 - a 3600 hp General Motors SD50F (Full Car body) built in 1985 at London, Ontario. Seen here at Edmonton, Alberta on 28 May 1993.
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Canadian National 5524 and a sister unit - 3800 hp General Motors SD60F (Full Car body versions) built in 1989 at London, Ontario, with an eastbound empty grain train at Jasper, Alberta on 21 May 1993.
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Canadian National 5608 - a 4000 hp General Motors SD70I built in 1995 at London, Ontario and fitted with a sound isolating cab. Seen here at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 8 February 1998.
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Canadian National 5714 - a 4300 hp General Motors SD75I built in 1997 at London, Ontario and fitted with a sound isolating cab. Seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 6 February 1998.
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Canadian National 6002 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40u built in 1969 at London, Ontario and rebuilt in 1993 by CN/AMF. Seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 7 February 1998. Note dynamic brake bulge.
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Canadian National 3000hp US built General Motors SD40-2 no.6113 (later CN 5386), recently purchased from Union Pacific and still in UP colours with CN stencilled on the nose in black. It is seen here at Moncton, New Brunswick on 30 July 1994. Because of lower snow falls in the US the bell is mounted below the frame instead of above the cab windows as is done on Canadian built locomotives. Note absence of dynamic brakes (no bulge).
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Canadian National 7101 - a 1350 hp General Motors SW1200RM, built as a SW1200RS in 1958 at London, Ontario and rebuilt in 1985 by CN using hood, main generator, cooling fans and traction motor blowers from a GP9 and a 12V-645C engine. Seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 4 February 1998.
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Canadian National 7304 - a 1200 hp General Motors SW1200RM built as a SW1200RS in 1960 at London, Ontario and rebuilt in 1987 by CN using a 12V-645C engine. Seen here at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 4 February 1998.
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Two different rebuilt Canadian National SW1200RSs (1200 hp 7303 and 1350 hp 7103) clearly illustrate the difference in hoods (The one on 7103 comes from a GP9) as they switch double-stack containers at Halifax Ocean terminals on 9 February 1998.
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Canadian National hump yard set comprised of two 2000hp GP38-2ms and two slugs in Moncton, New Brunswick on 8 September 1987. A slug is a locomotive which is missing a driver's cab and which can only be used in connection with another locomotive. These slugs only have the electric drive motors and they rely on the "mother" locomotive for getting the electricity they need. Number 7526 was built by General Motors in 1973 and converted to provide electricity to drive the slug traction motors in 1980. Slug 279 was built by GM in 1980.
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Canadian National switchers 8701 & 117 at Moncton, New Brunswick on 2 August 1997. Both are Alco/MLW S13s built in 1959. 8701 was rebuilt in 1984 and 117 was modified to provide electricity to S3 slugs.
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3000hp Canadian National GP40 9304 with dynamic brakes built by GM in 1966 and here being used to switch at Moncton yards, New Brunswick on 2 August 1997.
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3000hp Canadian National GP40-2W 9473 built by GM in 1974 with a wide cab seen here at Moncton, New Brunswick on 18 August 1997. Note the short-lived North American map logo and the absence of dynamic brakes.
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12 cylinder Alco engine blocks that have been removed from locomotives prior to scrapping (probably CN M-420s) seen at Moncton, New Brunswick on 18 August 1997.
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Four Canadian National SW1200RSs all built by GM and rebuilt by CN including 7100,7107 and 7300 with double-stack container cars at Halifax Ocean terminals on 8 February 1998.
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Canadian National/Locomotive Management Systems 718 (GE DASH 8-40CW) at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in late February 1995. These units are on long term lease to Canadian National for the six winter months of each year. Note the front nose is sloped to the corner and there are two rectangular front windows.
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Ontario Northland 1737 - a 3000 hp General Motors SD40-2 built in 1974 at London, Ontario and seen at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 5 February 1998. This loco was on loan to CN as a payback of horsepower-hours used by ON when CN locomotives hauled ON trains. There are no dynamic brakes.
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Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company is an American subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway operating in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

Grand Trunk Western 2000hp GP38 6206 built by General Motors in the US in 1966 is seen at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 22 March 1995. Note there is no bell above the cab windows and the locomotive is painted in blue and red GT colours. There are no dynamic brakes.
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The Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway DWP is a subsidiary railroad of Canadian National Railway (CN) operating in northern Minnesota, United States. A CN system-wide rebranding beginning in 1995 has seen the DWP logo and name largely replaced by its parent company.

Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific's 3000hp US built General Motors SD40 5902 is seen at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 26 May 1997. Note there is no bell above the cab windows and the locomotive is painted in CN North American livery and lettered DWP.
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Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific (Canadian National subsidiary) 3000hp US built General Motors SD40 5908 is seen at Halifax, Nova Scotia in September 1997. Note there is no bell above the cab windows and the locomotive is painted in blue and red DWP colours.
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