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Top photos from November, 2005
| November 1st, 2005 | I wasn't going to miss the CBC engine again, in spite of the bad light. I caught GEXR #580 working at the Fergus sub yard while I waited a few minutes for VIA #85 and the CBC unit to show, and then caught GEXR #432 at the now-closed Cityview crossing between Victoria and Watson. | |
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| Guelph, Ontario | (map) The city of Guelph is my home town and is just East of Kitchener-Waterloo on the GEXR Guelph sub, and the Ontario Southland Railway/Guelph Junction Railway track, the other end of which is at Guelph Junction. | |
| 66 images | 3 videos | Marks: ACFX CAGY CEFX CN CNLX CPCX CRDX CSXT DMLX FPAX GATX GEXR KCS LLPX NMIX NOKL RBOX RLK SGLR SRIX TEIX UTCX UTLX VIA VSRR WC |
| November 2nd, 2005 | In 90 minutes at the tracks I found 6 trains at Bayview, leaving with 3 more coming. In the afternoon, I caught London pickup and #243 East of Killean at mile 51.90 Galt sub. At night, we picked up CP #2419, the second 419 at Guelph Junction with 6 brand new ES44AC GE tier 2 environmental units (GEVOs). | |
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| Bayview Junction, Ontario | (map) This is where the CN Oakville, CN Grimsby, and CN Dundas subdivisions meet at a great big wye, beside which is the CP Hamilton sub. This location encompasses CN Bayview Junction, Hamilton West, and Hamilton Junction. | |
| 217 images | 7 videos | Marks: AGPX ALY ATW BCOL BM BNSF BTTX CEFX CGTX CN CNA CNIS CNWX CP CSXT DTTX EEC ETTX GATX GBRX GMRC GPLX GTW HLMX HS IBT IC ICG IMCX MDW MEC MMA NAHX NOKL NS NW PROX RAIX RBOX SKNX SLCX SOO SSW TBOX TCMX TILX TR TTGX UELX UP UTLX WC WCCL WCTR |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 9 images | 3 videos | Marks: CP |
| Killean, Ontario | (map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 44 images | 1 videos | Marks: AMC ATSF BN BNSF CP DOWX DTTX ETTX FEC GPLX MWAX NCHX SLC SOO SP SYRX TR |
| November 3rd, 2005 | More GEVOs on CP #419 -- but this time in daylight. I caught them at Hamilton West, where they were held up by CN #331, and again at Bayview Junction 9 minutes later where they were held up by CN #393. | |
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| Bayview Junction, Ontario | (map) This is where the CN Oakville, CN Grimsby, and CN Dundas subdivisions meet at a great big wye, beside which is the CP Hamilton sub. This location encompasses CN Bayview Junction, Hamilton West, and Hamilton Junction. | |
| 79 images | 2 videos | Marks: AEX ARMN BNSF CC CEFX CP CSXT DME EQUX GMRC GPFX GPLX HS ICG NBIX NDYX RBMN RBOX TILX VIA |
| November 4th, 2005 | A not particularly long CP #167 had ex-KCS CP 5420 on it. While now painted in CP colours, it's still an interesting unit to go see. | |
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| Flamborough, Ontario | (map) This is a community at the top of the Hamilton sub between Waterdown and Guelph Junction. It is technically part of Hamilton, as a result of the amalgamations. | |
| 34 images | 1 videos | Marks: ACFX BNSF CP DTTX FURX ONT QC RBMN RBOX TBOX TCMX |
| November 5th, 2005 | A bunch of us met at Hamilton West first thing in the morning as a way to meet eachother. We caught 11 trains there, 3 at Puslinch, 1 in Guelph, and 2 more at Killean over the course of the day, with the most interesting things being a new wide-gauge SD70 on a flatcar on GEXR #432 and KCS 4001 primer unit SD70ACe on CP #246 at Killean. | |
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| Bayview Junction, Ontario | (map) This is where the CN Oakville, CN Grimsby, and CN Dundas subdivisions meet at a great big wye, beside which is the CP Hamilton sub. This location encompasses CN Bayview Junction, Hamilton West, and Hamilton Junction. | |
| 290 images | 10 videos | Marks: ACFX AGCX ALNX AMCX AMGX AMTK AOK ARIX ATW BALX BCOL BTTX CCLX CCX CGTX CHTT CITX CN CNA CNIS CNLX CNW CP CR DCBX DCLX DCTX DOCX DOWX DUPX DWC ECUX EEC ELTX ENGX EPAX ETCX FURX GATX GMRC GTW IC ICG JRSX KGCX MOBX MWSX NACX NADX NAHX NATX NCHX NOKL NRLX NS NW OCPX PLCX PLMX PROX PVCX QGRY QTTX RIIX SHPX SLCX SOU SP SRCX SSAM SSPX SSW TBOX TR TTGX TZPR UNPX UTCX UTLX VIA WLO WLPX WTLX |
| Guelph, Ontario | (map) The city of Guelph is my home town and is just East of Kitchener-Waterloo on the GEXR Guelph sub, and the Ontario Southland Railway/Guelph Junction Railway track, the other end of which is at Guelph Junction. | |
| 39 images | 1 videos | Marks: ACFX CN CNA CNLX CNWX CVRD GEXR GFSX HDSX IC KRL LLPX RLK SKNX VSRR |
| Killean, Ontario | (map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 46 images | 2 videos | Marks: CEFX CP CR DME DTTX HS KCS NS PLCX QGRY SOO TR |
| Puslinch, Ontario | (map) This community straddles highway 401 from West of Guelph Junction to Killean on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 89 images | 2 videos | Marks: ACFX ADMX AERC ARMN BN CCBX CEFX CGTX CN CP CPWX DME DOWX DTTX ELTX GGCX HLTX NS PROX PSPX QC QCCX RBMN SHPX SOO SRIX UP UPFE UTCX UTLX WW |
| November 6th, 2005 | I caught CP #243 at Killean in the afternoon. The video my older camera took would be its last. When I got home, the camera would no longer turn on. RIP, dear PowerShot S45. | |
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| Killean, Ontario | (map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 42 images | 1 videos | Marks: ACFX AERC CNW CP CW DOWX DTTX ETTX GVSR NCHX NDYX NSHR RBMN SIRX SOO TTZX UP |
| November 8th, 2005 | CN #382 had a BNSF unit leading through Woodstock in the early afternoon. Walter called that he'd heard but not seen it. I caught it at mile 30 and found that it had 2 BNSF units and no other power. I shot video with a PowerShot A510 I borrowed from a friend with the untimely death of my PowerShot S45. | |
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| Scotch Block, Ontario | (map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown. | |
| 84 images | 2 videos | Marks: AEX BNSF CC CGLX CITX CN CNA CNLX CNWX CRGX CSXT DCLX DWC ETTX GATX GNRR GNTX GPFX GTW IC ICG JTLX NATX PRGX PROX SP UTCX |
| November 10th, 2005 | I shot an unknown Westbound and #167 at Guelph Junction. | |
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| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 39 images | No videos | Marks: CEFX CHVX CP CPAA DME GATX GBRX ICE MILW NATX NS PLCX RCOX SIRX SOO TOE UELX |
| November 11th, 2005 | Two ATSF-painted blue and yellow BNSF units were leading CN #394 and I caught it at mile 30. I caught CP #420 on the way home at 46.76 Galt sub. | |
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| Puslinch, Ontario | (map) This community straddles highway 401 from West of Guelph Junction to Killean on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 12 images | 1 videos | Marks: CEFX CP ETTX TTGX |
| Scotch Block, Ontario | (map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown. | |
| 32 images | 1 videos | Marks: ACFX ATSF BN BNSF CELX CHVX CN CRGX GTW IC RACX SLRR TTZX UTLX |
| November 12th, 2005 | Rob woke me with an SMS about CN #492 with a straight SD40 and a Herzog GPS-controlled ballast train heading East by Aldershot. I got moving fairly quickly and caught #492, #338, #154, CP #424, and GEXR #432 before lunch. In the evening we caught CP #141 with CP 4652, a GP40 in Guilford colours and CP markings known to locals as one of the 'ugly brothers'. | |
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| Guelph, Ontario | (map) The city of Guelph is my home town and is just East of Kitchener-Waterloo on the GEXR Guelph sub, and the Ontario Southland Railway/Guelph Junction Railway track, the other end of which is at Guelph Junction. | |
| 27 images | 1 videos | Marks: CEFX CN CNLX CRDX CVRD DME GEXR GTW IC ICG KRL LLPX NMIX RLK TFM VSRR |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 29 images | 1 videos | Marks: AJPX AMCX BR CHVX CNA COCX CP CPLX ETTX FURX GATX GOT HS JMHX MILW NDYX ONT PROX SOO SOU USLX |
| Killean, Ontario | (map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 10 images | 1 videos | Marks: CP |
| Scotch Block, Ontario | (map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown. | |
| 63 images | 3 videos | Marks: BCIT CGLX CN CNA ETTX FURX GATX GTW GVDX HZGX ICG NCIX NCLX NS NW PMLX RS SHPX TTGX WC |
| November 13th, 2005 | Brian reported that CP #167 had 2 GEVOs working the yard at Welland. Laura and I headed down to Kinnear yard to catch them at the yard office. We arrived about 90 seconds before the train did. The new crew found a marshalling violation on the train and it got tied up at the yard for another 3 hours while we darted aimlessly around Bayview Junction and Hamilton West on a relatively quiet Sunday afternoon. Eventually #167 got moving and we chased it up to the Junction, missing it there by a few seconds and going around by 1st Line-10th sideroad-Guelph Line to catch it in Campbellville. | |
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| Bayview Junction, Ontario | (map) This is where the CN Oakville, CN Grimsby, and CN Dundas subdivisions meet at a great big wye, beside which is the CP Hamilton sub. This location encompasses CN Bayview Junction, Hamilton West, and Hamilton Junction. | |
| 165 images | 6 videos | Marks: ACFX ADMX AEX AGPX BNSF CAGX CCLX CEFX CGLX CN CNA CNLX CNW CP CR CRLE CVC DME DTTX ETTX FCTX FTTX GATX GPLX GRPX GTW GVSR HLMX HOKX MWCX NAHX NATX NCLX NMIX OTTX PLMX PROX QGRY RBMN RBOX SHPX SIRX SOO SOU SSAM SSW TCMX TILX TR TTGX UP UTLX VIA WC WW |
| Flamborough, Ontario | (map) This is a community at the top of the Hamilton sub between Waterdown and Guelph Junction. It is technically part of Hamilton, as a result of the amalgamations. | |
| 10 images | 1 videos | Marks: CP MWCX QGRY SOO WW |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 16 images | 1 videos | Marks: CP CR SOO SSW |
| Hamilton, Ontario | (map) Hamilton Ontario is an industrial region on the tip of lake Ontario. | |
| 67 images | 1 videos | Marks: CFMX CP CRDX DTTX GVSR KCDX MWCX QGRY SIRX SOO SSW TCWR TILX TR UNPX WW |
| November 14th, 2005 | CN #394 had two BNSF units as only power yet again, but this time in the middle of the morning with nice lighting. I couldn't resist. Meanwhile, CP #419 was sighted at Welland with 2 ES44AC GEVOs and, by luck, it took the hill to Guelph Junction where I caught CP #424, #419, #525, and #246 in short order. | |
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| Bayview Junction, Ontario | (map) This is where the CN Oakville, CN Grimsby, and CN Dundas subdivisions meet at a great big wye, beside which is the CP Hamilton sub. This location encompasses CN Bayview Junction, Hamilton West, and Hamilton Junction. | |
| 41 images | 2 videos | Marks: ACFX AMOX ATW BN BNSF BPRR CN CNA CNIS CV ELTX GATX LW PROX RBOX SBLX SHPX TEIX UNPX UTCX UTLX WCRC XOMX |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 103 images | 3 videos | Marks: ACFX AMCX ATW BN CABX CCBX CEFX CHSX CLP CP CR CSXT DTTX ELTX EQUX FPAX GATX GRPX HS ICE IFBX LBR MWCX NAHX NBIX NOKL NRLX NS NW ONT PLMX PROX QC RBOX RTTX SOO TIMX UP USBX UTCX VCY VTTX |
| November 19th, 2005 | Steve and I headed down to Guelph Junction to catch a short Hamilton sub rush there, then proceed to Paris Junction where we caught NS #327 with a BNSF war bonnet leading and around 55 cars and a variety of other interesting trains, then caught CP #424 at East switch Wolverton (Ayr) and CP #423 near West switch Puslinch with two GP9s leading a mixed train. | |
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| Ayr, Ontario | (map) Ayr is between Wolverton and Cambridge on the CP Galt sub and houses a small backtrack yard and the Ayr Pit Spur. | |
| 32 images | 1 videos | Marks: BNSF CP CPAA FEC GACX NAHX NOKL ONT QC SOO TTZX UTLX |
| Flamborough, Ontario | (map) This is a community at the top of the Hamilton sub between Waterdown and Guelph Junction. It is technically part of Hamilton, as a result of the amalgamations. | |
| 8 images | 1 videos | Marks: ATSF CN CP TTGX |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 85 images | 2 videos | Marks: ACFX ATW CCLX CGTX CP DCTX DTTX GACX GLNX GOT GVSR ICE IMCX LBR NDYX NOKL NSHR ONT SAUX SLSF SOO SYRX TLDX UPFE WREX |
| Paris, Ontario | (map) Paris is just West of Brantford on the CN Dundas sub and was once the site of the junction between the Dundas sub and the completely defunct Drumbo sub that connected Paris and Stratford. There's also a large trestle in Paris. | |
| 162 images | 7 videos | Marks: ACFX AEX AGCX AMCX ATGX BN BNSF CGTX CITX CN CR CRDX CSXT DBUX DTTX DWP FEC FTTX GATX GFSX HCSX HLMX HPJX IC MP NCIX NS NW PROX RRRX RVPR SOU TCIX UPCX UTLX VIA WC WHCX YARR |
| Puslinch, Ontario | (map) This community straddles highway 401 from West of Guelph Junction to Killean on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 23 images | 1 videos | Marks: ADMX CP CPWX GATX HPIX NAHX NRLX NYC |
| November 20th, 2005 | Jay warned of a big CP #434 with a lot of power and so Laura and I went to see. We caught it with 2 KCS primer ACes behind a plethora of varied CP units, then watched CP #159, #230, and a light engine eastbound. Later on, Shaun advised of a UP GEVO leading a train through Sarnia and Jay saw it at London. We caught it at Ingersoll, giving chase and catching it again at Princeton and at Brantford, where it had a 9 car lift. | |
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| Brantford, Ontario | (map) This is the home of the Southern Ontario Railway, part of the large-and-growing family of Rail America, and also houses the CN Dundas sub. It is between Paris and Hamilton. | |
| 79 images | 2 videos | Marks: BCOL CN LW PROX TTZX UP VIA |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 89 images | 3 videos | Marks: ACFX ATTX CEFX CNA CP ETTX KCS PROX TTAX TTCX |
| Ingersoll, Ontario | (map) The CN Dundas, the CP St. Thomas, and the OSR Port Burwell subs are very active through Ingersoll, with the CP Galt sub just to the North in Zorra. | |
| 15 images | 1 videos | Marks: UP VIA |
| Princeton, Ontario | (map) Princeton is between Creditville and Paris on the CN Dundas sub, at about mile 37. | |
| 7 images | No videos | Marks: UP |
| November 23rd, 2005 | Brendan reported that CP #167 had 2 more GEVOs on it. I used the opportunity to try out my brand new camera, shooting first OSR and VIA in Guelph, then #167 around the Junction... beware big pictures! | |
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| Flamborough, Ontario | (map) This is a community at the top of the Hamilton sub between Waterdown and Guelph Junction. It is technically part of Hamilton, as a result of the amalgamations. | |
| 37 images | 1 videos | Marks: CP CPAA DTTX ETTX HS IMRL NRLX SOO STLH |
| Guelph, Ontario | (map) The city of Guelph is my home town and is just East of Kitchener-Waterloo on the GEXR Guelph sub, and the Ontario Southland Railway/Guelph Junction Railway track, the other end of which is at Guelph Junction. | |
| 39 images | 1 videos | Marks: BCOL GTW MRL NOKL OSRX SHPX SOO TR VIA |
| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 34 images | 1 videos | Marks: ACFX CP CPAA CRDX DTTX ETTX IMRL NAHX NRLX SOO STLH |
| November 24th, 2005 | Mike and Shane both called to warn about Via #85 with the Budweiser painted F40 not coincidentially numbered 6424. Tom and I went to shoot it in downtown Guelph. Laura and I then caught CP #424, #139, #257, and a Sperry Rail car between Guelph Junction and Killean. | |
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| Guelph, Ontario | (map) The city of Guelph is my home town and is just East of Kitchener-Waterloo on the GEXR Guelph sub, and the Ontario Southland Railway/Guelph Junction Railway track, the other end of which is at Guelph Junction. | |
| 34 images | 2 videos | Marks: CEFX RLK VIA |
| Puslinch, Ontario | (map) This community straddles highway 401 from West of Guelph Junction to Killean on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 79 images | 4 videos | Marks: BTTX CEFX CN CNA CP CPAA ETTX GATX HCBX ITLX NCHX NS SRS TTGX WW |
| November 25th, 2005 | With good trains everywhere, I managed to miss all of them... I caught VIA #72 and #73, and CN #330 and #435 at Paris and CP #424 and #420 at Guelph Junction. | |
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| Guelph Junction, Ontario | (map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 37 images | 2 videos | Marks: ATSF CLP CN CNA CP CPAA DGHX ENGX ETTX GATX NOKL PROX QC SOO SOU |
| Paris, Ontario | (map) Paris is just West of Brantford on the CN Dundas sub and was once the site of the junction between the Dundas sub and the completely defunct Drumbo sub that connected Paris and Stratford. There's also a large trestle in Paris. | |
| 52 images | 3 videos | Marks: CCLX CN CNA CNLX FTTX GACX GATX GFSX GNRR HPLX NAHX NS SHPX VIA WLO |
| November 27th, 2005 | Laura and I got down to Paris for 07:30 hoping to catch NS and whatever else came. It sure came. We saw NS #328, #327, CN #399, VIA #670, #671, CN #385, #148, #587, #398, VIA #72, CN #330, #435, #392, VIA #73, CN #331, #392, #393, and then caught CP #153 at Killean on our way home, giving us CP, CN, NS, CSX, UP, BNSF, SOO, and GSCX power across 18 trains. | |
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| Killean, Ontario | (map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub. | |
| 12 images | 1 videos | Marks: CP DTTX SOO |
| Paris, Ontario | (map) Paris is just West of Brantford on the CN Dundas sub and was once the site of the junction between the Dundas sub and the completely defunct Drumbo sub that connected Paris and Stratford. There's also a large trestle in Paris. | |
| 332 images | 19 videos | Marks: ACFX AEX AGPX AMCX AMOX ANAX ARMN ASHX ATGX BN BNSF CABX CCLX CELX CGLX CGTX CIC CN CNA CPAA CR CSXT CVC CW DBCX DOWX DRGW DTTX ECQX ECUX EEC ELS GATX GFSX GSCX GTW GVSR HARX HPIX HS IBT IC ICG ITLX JMHX KCPX LVRC MEC MMA MWSX NADX NAHX NATX NCLX NDYX NOKL NRLX NS NW ONT OWIX PLCX PLEX PPU PROX PVCX RRRX RTMX RTTX SBLX SOU SP SSW TBOX TCMX TCWR TGPX TR TSRD TTEX UP UTLX VIA WC WLO YARR |