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.
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.
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VIA #85 with 6424 Budweiser unit on point enters the station at Guelph.
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VIA #85 with Budweiser-painted 6424 leading crosses Alma road as my camera gets drunk and passes out...
Puslinch, Ontario
(map) This community straddles highway 401 from West of Guelph Junction to Killean on the CP Galt sub.
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CP #424 approaches Guelph Junction with 3 units.
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TUSRS #119 - Track Unit Sperry Rail Service 119 - leaves Guelph Junction en route to Windsor.
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CP #139 crosses through a block signal around mile 48 Galt sub.