December 15th, 2006
CN #422 had 5 Venezuelan SD70ACes on delivery and CN #394-14 had a KCS SD70ACe on point. Both well worth getting. Trains for the day were VIA #85, CN #271, #422, #148, #394-13, #393, GEXR #432, and #394-14.
Georgetown, Ontario
(map) Georgetown's CN Silver is the site of the junction between CN's Halton sub and the CN-owned, GEXR-rented Guelph sub. It is between Guelph and Brampton on highway 7.
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VIA #85 does its station slow at Georgetown.
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CN #271 pulls to a stop to meet CN #422, the latter carrying five EMDX-lettered Venezuela-bound SD70ACes.
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CN #148 meets CN #271 at Georgetown.
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CN #394-13 passes through the Via station at Georgetown.
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 #394-14, the second #394 through in a few hours time, sports a KCS SD70ACe on point.