October 6th, 2005
Reading 2100 whet my appetite for trainspotting and I took a few hours to see what I could catch. I caught about 8 trains between Scotch Block and Guelph Junction, with a white ex-CP rental unit on CN #411 being the most interesting train of the day.
Scotch Block, Ontario
(map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown.
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A CN train climbs the hill at mile 30 with just enough power.
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CN #148 climbs the hill at mile 30.
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.
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CP #159 heads through the Junction with a bluebird and an SD40-2.
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CP #424 heads down the hill with 5 AC4400CWs and an SD40-2F.
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CP London Pickup pops out of the Junction and stops as the sun disappears.
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CP #153 makes a smokey appearance at the West end of the Junction.
Speyside, Ontario
(map) Speyside is a small community with a siding on the CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown, just North (East, in track terms) of Scotch Block.
Scotch Block, Ontario
(map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown.
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CN #411 passes a few hundred feet North of the normal spot at Scotch Block with an ex-CP white SD40-2 in second place. My and my car's shadow are clearly visible below the train...
