The world of trains according to David Graham
Top photos from April 29th, 2006
April 29th, 2006
We went to Sudbury to explore. We caught everything. (Warning: over 600 thumbnails!)
St. Cloud, Ontario
(map) St. Cloud (including Wanup, and Waterfall station name signs) are just outside of Sudbury to the South and is the site of the diamond and directional-running interconnection between CN and CP.
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CP #102 crosses the main highway out of Sudbury to the South with CP 8705 and 9159 (a GEVO and the United Way SD90/43MAC) for power.
Sudbury, Ontario
(map) Sudbury is a large railway town of around 160,000 people about 4 hours North of Toronto, sporting CP, CN, Huron Central, Inco Railway, and OVR. It is difficult to spit in Sudbury without hitting a train.
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VIA #6 pulls out of the yard and begins see-sawing its way to the main track.
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CP #434 slips between the HCRY and CP yards with 4 units briefly running light.
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VIA #6 pulls into Sudbury Via station with two RDC-2s.
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One of the vents bounces comically on VIA 6215.
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VIA #6 pulls out of Sudbury station en route to White River, Ontario.
St. Cloud, Ontario
(map) St. Cloud (including Wanup, and Waterfall station name signs) are just outside of Sudbury to the South and is the site of the diamond and directional-running interconnection between CN and CP.
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CN #101 rushes through finally on home tracks after riding the CP Parry Sound sub to the connection just out of sight.
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CP #104 spends a brief few minutes on the CP Parry Sound sub between the CP Cartier and CN Bala subs. It will get on the Bala sub in another mile and take it to Parry Sound.
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CP #434's four units reappear, this time with a long train.
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CN #300 heads through St. Cloud.
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CN #303 heads through St. Cloud with GMD1 CN 1422 trailing.
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CP #104 approaches Waterfall on the CN Bala sub with CP 9839-8725 for power.
Sudbury, Ontario
(map) Sudbury is a large railway town of around 160,000 people about 4 hours North of Toronto, sporting CP, CN, Huron Central, Inco Railway, and OVR. It is difficult to spit in Sudbury without hitting a train.
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CP #230 takes over from the steel train from its Huron Central counterpart.
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An Inco ore tain heads across an overpass.
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HCRY #911 steel train leaves Sudbury en route to the Sault.
Capreol, Ontario
(map) Capreol is about half an hour North of Sudbury and is the crewchange point for CN trains crossing between the Bala and Ruel subs.
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VIA #1 passes CN #106 at Capreol Via station and CN crew change point.
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CN #304 enters Capreol station.
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CN #301 passes through Capreol and out the other end.
Sudbury, Ontario
(map) Sudbury is a large railway town of around 160,000 people about 4 hours North of Toronto, sporting CP, CN, Huron Central, Inco Railway, and OVR. It is difficult to spit in Sudbury without hitting a train.
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CN #114 passes through Sudbury Junction Via station.
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CN #107 passes through Sudbury Junction Via station with two brand new units numbered CN 8007 and 2225.