Roger's Pusher Service |
Roger's Pusher Service was CPR's solution to the westbound ruling grade in the Selkirk Mountains. In the late 1980s, there were two sets of pusher diesels, 6 SD40-2s each, and three crews of two men that rotated 24 hours a day to keep the traffic moving west. Up to 13 locomotives were used to push freight up the slope. With the completion of the McDonald track and Tunnel in 1989, the ruling grade westbound was reduced to 1% and this caused the end of Roger's Pusher Service.
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Willam Ghoat
scenic-railroads.com - 2004