January 22nd, 2006
I wanted to see CN's new GEVOs, numbered in the 2200 series and likely to be forever lost to our various coasts for DPU service. We spent the day at Hamilton West catching 3 BNSF leaders and a CP GEVO leading a CEFX SD90/43MAC on the way home, but never did catch the CN GEVO we knew was supposed to come at some point. At one point during the morning, it had been so long since we had heard or seen any trains that we decided it was time to move West to Paris. As soon as we were committed to highway 403, 394 with its BNSF leader showed up on the scanner and we had to go all the way up to the top of the hill, turn around, and come back down, only managing to catch it at Burlington West.
Hamilton, Ontario
(map) Hamilton Ontario is an industrial region on the tip of lake Ontario.
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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VIA #671 starts up the hill.
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CN #385 heads up the hill.
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CN #392 comes off Copetown grade.
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VIA #70 heads East through Hamilton West.
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CP #248 comes down Waterdown grade with 4 units.
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CP Barne's Turn passes with 3 units and 4 cars.
Burlington West, Ontario
(map) This is between Burlington and Aldershot on the CN Oakville sub, where the CN Halton sub merges in.
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CN #394 starts up the Halton sub with 2 BNSF units for power.
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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CN #148 passes with an NS-lettered Conrail GE unit.
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VIA #73 passes while I work on a hamburger.
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CN #435 starts up Copetown hill.
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VIA #72 heads through Hamilton West.
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CN #393 passes with a UP GE unit trailing.
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CN #331 heads up the cowpath with 3 units.
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CN #278 comes off the hill with a BNSF war bonnet leader and no other power.
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CN #390 comse off the Dundas sub with 3 units, the first two being BNSF SD40-2s.
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VIA #411 passes VIA #92 with a BNSF SD40-2 trailing.
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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CN #246 picks up speed after inspecting a hot wheel at Guelph Junction with CP 8700-CEFX 139 for power.