While not an authoritative referenced reply, icicle breakers and the
roof gyro seemed to be a necessity more in the west than the
east. Back in the 50's-60-s, I was told the roof gyro was used in
the mountain to make trains location more visible to work crews
etc. Interestingly, PR photos of the train I have seen showing roof
gyro wren in the mountains. I can't think of any in eastern Canada.
Considering the locos cycled across Canada the icicle breakers and
roof Gyros were seen where ever the 1400 series locos ventured and
were used it seems at the discretion of the crew in the east.
FWIW.
Peter
At 10:30 PM 28/11/2010, you wrote:
If I may point you to the book, Trackside Around Montreal 1955-1979 with Peel Steven Sr, written by Peel Steven Jr.Peter Bowers
There on page #6 is a photo of #1 The Canadian on it's first run out of Montreal. The leading locomotive is FP-9 #1409, date of photo April 24, 1955 at Beaconsfield, QC. A set of icicle breakers and a Gyralite can clearly be seen on #1409's roof.
I hope this helps!!
Ian
Dorval,QC
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