May 28th, 2007
I went to Jones Baseline for VIA #84 with the unit nicknamed 'the turd', down to Guelph Junction mileboard for CP #426 with 5911 big bulti, across to Milton for CN #148, off to Ayr for CP #159, #243, #424, London Pickup, and Paris for CN #331, #393, #76, #396, #382, #75.
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.
Flamborough, Ontario
(map) This is a community at the top of the Hamilton sub between Waterdown and Guelph Junction. It is technically part of Hamilton, as a result of the amalgamations.
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CP #426 passes mileboard Guelph Junction with CP 5911, one of the two remaining big multimarks on CP, trailing.
Milton, Ontario
(map) This is where the CN Halton and the CP Galt subs cross eachother, though there is no junction.
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CN #148 passes a dead CN #547 at Milbase.
Ayr, Ontario
(map) Ayr is between Wolverton and Cambridge on the CP Galt sub and houses a small backtrack yard and the Ayr Pit Spur.
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CP #159 crosses the detector at 64.0 and Reidsville Rd.
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CP #243 passes a field of cows on the approach to Wolverton siding.
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CP #424 passes Wolverton siding as impatient drivers floor it to get through the crossing signals ahead of the train.
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CP London Pickup passes Wolverton siding.
Paris, Ontario
(map) Paris is just West of Brantford on the CN Dundas sub and was once the site of the junction between the Dundas sub and the completely defunct Drumbo sub that connected Paris and Stratford. There's also a large trestle in Paris.
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CN #331 crosses through Paris Junction with three CN units.
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CN #393 passes through Paris Junction.
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VIA #76 catches me off guard causing me to use my car roof as a tripod.
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CN #396 passes the signals at Paris West.
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VIA #75 stops at the signals at Paris West for CN #382.
