Retro CN Kingston Sub Freight Locomotive Consists

This post is all about retro CN Kingston Sub freight locomotive consists I observed through Kingston 48 years ago in April-May, 1976. This information may be of interest to those modelling CN in this specific time period, and the late-seventies generally. It's notable to notice how many days of each month I was trackside, with my railfanning and number-collecting interest only two months old. All photos in this post by L.C. Gagnon, including this one of me scanning to the east atop an earthen berm behind multi-unit apartments built west of the water tower along Amherst Drive:

My scribbling was not always legible, and some directions/times are missing in these observations. I've double-checked my transcription, so they weren't recorded contemporaneously, and haven't been unintentionally omitted. 

Otherwise, all trains are shown by date with trains on one date separated by semi-colons, time and direction, locomotive numbers, notes. All are manifest freights between Montreal and Toronto unless otherwise noted. For a few of the May freights, I've included freight car information at bottom of post:

• April 19: 0603 EB 2041-5059; 0618 EB 5518-4478-4420-3714;  0808 EB work train 5534; 1115 9429-9513-9516; 1127 EB local 4509-4585; 1342 EB 9441-9435-9553; 1440 WB 3727-4486-3711 (second-to-top photo and above). 
• April 20: 1300 WB 5044-5555; 1555 WB 9516-9513-9429. 
• April 21: 2357 EB 9441-9435-9553-9525. 
• April 22: 1308 WB 9515-9540-9598. 
• April 23: 0849 EB 2034-5049; 1507 EB 9556-9454-9566. 
• April 24: 0726 WB 9525-2023; EB 2012-2019; 0744 EB 3111-79320 local; 0751WB 2038-5514; 0801 WB 5074-5072-5073 oil train to Lennox Generating Station; 0843 2021-2043.
• April 25: 1653 WB: 5047-4561-3127.
• April 27: 1038 9533-9510.
• April 30: 1456 WB 4508-4581; 1512 WB 5071-5065.
• May 1: 0627 EB 5054-5032; 0644 EB 5046-2031; 1532 EB 2523-3226-1289 ballast; 1547 WB 5519-9601-2539; 1625 EB 9582-9555-5551.
• May 2: 1426 EB 9511-9563-9524.
• May 3: 1223 WB 9511-9563-952W (two days in a row!)
• May 4: 1035 WB 9563-9510-9581; 5524-4485-5554-4585; 1250 WB 4519-4522 five-car local.
• May 7: 1250 EB: 4588-3647-3106.
• May 8: 0639 EB 5542-9571-2529.
• May 9: 1122 WB 9514-9456-9429; 1601 EB 5035-2003-9584.
• May 10: 1540 EB 9526-9402-9532.
• May 11: 1642 WB 9616-9560.
• May 13: 1250 WB 5063-5053; WB 9560-9570-9571.
• May 15: 0708 EB 9523-5549-5540; 0739 WB 9515-5506-9564; 1127 EB 5056?-5046; 1540 EB 9550-9517-9553*.
• May 16: 0946 WB 5071-5073-5070 oil train; 1529 EB 9457-2306.
• May 20: EB 5071-5072-5074 oil train; 1545 EB steam 6060 deadhead (!).
• May 21: WB 1612 9423-2017**; 1938 WB 5506-2536-9478***
• May 22: 9454-9400-9510; WB 5071-5074-5072 oil train; 1508 EB 4426-4472; 1830 EB 2516-3229-4567; 1950 WB 4419-4420; 2006 WB 9587-9497-9551****.
• May 23: 1332 EB: 5073-9464*****; 1403 WB: 2003-2326; 1558 WB 2022-5057******
• May 24: 1953 WB: 5071-5074-5072 oil train.
• May 25: 1255 WB: 9492-9574-9556. 

The majority of road freights were powered by three new GP-40-2LW's in 9400-9500-9600 series. SD-40's in the 5000 series, M-420's in the 2500's, C-424's in the 3200 series. Centuries in the 2000, 2300 series also made appearances, as did GP-40's in the 5500 series. Locals rated RS-18's in the 3100, 3600, 3700 series and GP-9's in the 4400, 4500 series.

Freight car information on selected trains above, as denoted by asterisks*. Car types are abbreviated as BO for boxcars, HO for covered hoppers, RE for reefers, AU for auto racks, FL for flatcars, with each type of car separated by a semi-colon...

* Frisco, UP, SP, CN, CV, L&N, GM&O, GT 516666, CV 50097, WM 26568 BO; and caboose 79620.

** BN, BAR, SF, SP hi-cube 190805 BO; GT UP HO; FGE 11608 RE; TT, CN FL; and caboose 79626.

*** RB 15201, WP, Burlington, SF, UP, IC, UP, P&E, RI, LV 102189 BO; NP, BM, CNW HO; SP, PFE RE; CN 667059 FL; caboose 79731.

**** CN 402344-408015 BO; CN 241086-233038 RE; C&O and B&O CO; D&H 16157 heavy-duty FL; CN 700586-700641 AU; caboose 79515.

*****CNW, D&H, CN 286108-290421-408055, CV, CP, Buffalo Creek 4931 BO; CN 608136 FL, caboose 79285.

******D&H, SF, SP, BCK, NP BO; Burlington, CN 379148, BN HO; BNFE RE; WM 21157 CO; caboose 79320.

Running extra...

I'm looking forward to travelling across to Wolfe Island in July for the WIHS Speaker Series!

Since this top news item from today truly deserves to be at the bottom: