CN SD40-2 No. 5369 assisted by SD40-2 No. 6096 leads train #144 at Hardy on the west side of Brantford, ON on June 17, 1995.
No. 5369 was part of a group of 18 former Missouri Pacific SD40-2s that CN acquired from Union Pacific in 1994. It was rebuilt by AMF and released from the shop on November 10, 1994. It was built by EMD in August 1973 as Missouri Pacific No. 798, later renumbered No. 3098. Missouri Pacific was absorbed by Union Pacific in 1982 and MP No. 3098 was renumbered to Union Pacific No. 4098. When acquired by CN this locomotive operated in Union Pacific paint with a temporary CN road number, No. 6098. It remains in service on CN in 2026.
The trailing locomotive, No. 6096, was part of the same block of 18 SD40-2s purchased from Union Pacific. It was also built by EMD in August 1973 for Missouri Pacific. It wore Missouri Pacific road numbers 796 and 3096 before becoming Union Pacific No. 4096. It was released by AMF on December 19, 1995 as CN No. 5375. It was retired by CN on September 5, 2007 and sold to Progress Rail.