August 6th, 2005
Kevin picked me and Chris up at quarter to 7 and we headed down to Hamilton West to catch 327 and 328. Even at that hour, we were too late for 327, though, but we caught plenty of other trains, then checked out Hamilton yard and caught VIA #85 back in Guelph before calling it a day.
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.
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NS #328 comes off the Dundas sub onto the cowpath.
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VIA #671, VIA 6409 heads up the hill.
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CN #271 has a CSX C44-9W trailing up Copetown hill.
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CN #435 comes through with a GP38.
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CP #419 passes Desjardins on its way up the Hamilton sub.
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VIA #70 comes off the Dundas.
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CN 5745 backs down the cowpath to pick up CN #331 at Hamilton yard.
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A CN train comes off the Dundas eastbound.
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CN #331 comes back with CN 5745 to head up the cowpath and up Copetown hill.
Hamilton, Ontario
(map) Hamilton Ontario is an industrial region on the tip of lake Ontario.
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Southern Ontario Railway SW1200s pull yard duty at RailLink Hamilton yard.
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.