May 12th, 2007
We went to Guelph Junction for CP #255, down to Bayview for CN #422, CP #254, VIA #73, CN #331, CP #426, VIA #72, leapfrogged CN #271 between Hamilton West and Bayview, and continued with CN #396, #148, #333, #393, #435, back to Guelph Junction for CP #427, and Puslinch for CP #722 with 20 ballast cars, CP #198, #243, #525, and up to Guelph for GEXR #431.
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 #255 comes off the Hamilton sub with a pair of GE toasters.
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 #422 comes out of Hamilton and heads for its next stop at Aldershot with the only foreign unit of the day.
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CP #254 crosses the CN Oakville sub with a CN scale test car behind the power and a huge cut of the giant Auto-Max articulated autoracks, the first I've seen in quite some time.
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CN #331 heads up the cowpath beating us to the point.
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CP #426 comes off Waterdown grade with a couple of SOO units and three brand new KCS coil service cars.
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CN #333 heads for the Grimsby sub.
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CN #396 comes off the Dundas sub.
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CN #148 crosses over to the south track of the Oakville off the Dundas.
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CN #435 brings its lift right out onto the Dundas sub before backing back onto its train at Snake.
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CN #393 brings 148 cars up Copetown grade followed immediately by CN #435 with 113 cars of its own.
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 #427 arrives at Guelph Junction with an SD40-2F leading.
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 #722 passes with 20 ballast cars, freshly lifted at Galt.
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CP #198 approaches Puslinch for a meet with a westbound.
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CP #243 picks up speed shortly after pulling out of Puslinch siding.
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CP #525 brings 6 loads of pipes from Hamilton.
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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GEXR #431 finishes off our day at Alma Rd.
