January 21st, 2007
Saturday we missed an EMD extra through Guelph. Not wanting to miss it again, we went off to Newtonville in the hope that it would be heading east Sunday. It did, eventually, as CN #436, but by the time it came it was somewhat dark. We saw around 20 other trains through the day as well. Tally for the day: CP westbound, VIA #43, CP westbound, VIA #60, VIA #44, CN 371, CN #149, VIA #57, CP #310, CP #153, VIA, CP #122, CN #874, VIA #46, CP #198, CN #305, missed CN #369 with a DPU, CP #121, CN #363, VIA #66, CN #148, CP #116, CN #376, and CN #436 with 8 class 66s in tow. CN #308, #309, #363, and several others passed or parked while we were at Belleville, but we concentrated on CN #436.
Newtonville, Ontario
(map) This community is about an hour East of Toronto. Through the area the CP Belleville sub from Toronto to Montreal, and the CN Kingston sub on the same routes run parallel.
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A CP westbound intermodal passes under Newtonville Road.
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VIA #43 zips through under Newtonville Road.
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Another CP westbound intermodal passes through Newtonville as VIA #60 passes on the nearby CN tracks with VIA 6429.
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CN #371 heads west with CN 2204 trailing.
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VIA #44 comes around the tail end of CN #371 and heads under Newtonville Road.
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CN #149 heads for Toronto with 2 SD75is.
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VIA #57 heads for Toronto.
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CP #310 grain train heads for Montreal.
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CP #153's power eludes the camera as it passes under Newtonville Road.
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A westbound Via passes with two trainsets.
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CP #122 expressway, CP's highest priority train, heads for Montreal.
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VIA #46 heads east.
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Another Via westbound zips by.
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CN #874 grain train heads for Montreal.
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VIA #46 heads for Ottawa.
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CP #198 makes a run for Montreal.
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CN #305 passes by slowly shortly after sunset.
Cobourg, Ontario
(map) Cobourg is about the mid-point of the CN Kingston sub and CP Belleville sub's roughly parallel running between Belleville, and Newtonville. At the station, the North side of the parking lot has the Kingston sub and a small yard and wye, and on the South side of the parking lot is the CP Belleville sub, with a yard visible a little ways East.
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CP #121 passes along the south side of the station parking lot as VIA #66 meets CN #363 on the north side.
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CN #148 heads east.
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CP #116 passes with CP 8801 trailing in decidedly poor lighting conditions.
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CN #376 heads for Montreal.
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CN #436 with 5383 and 8 Freightliner Class 66s fly through Cobourg station.
Belleville, Ontario
(map) CN and CP are roughly parallel through Belleville. The CN Kingston sub and the CP Belleville sub head through the city, crossing just East of the city where the Belleville sub swings North to Smiths Falls.
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CN #436 pulls to a stop at Belleville with CN 5383 and 8 Class 66s for a crew change.
