July 1st, 2007
Returning from Ottawa after 16 days of madness, we shot CP #221 and another sitting in Smith's Falls yard on the way through on VIA #45.
Smiths Falls, Ontario
(map) The junction of the Ottawa Valley Railway, the Ottawa Central Rail Road, the CP Brockville sub, the CP Belleville sub, and the CP Winchester sub is a busy place indeed. There is a large yard in the historical railway city, a museum, and all CP traffic between Montreal and Toronto, and Montreal and out West.
July 10th, 2007
I went to the station to watch GEXR #432 for my first train since the end of my trip.
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 #432 passes Guelph VIA station.
July 15th, 2007
Mike warned of 5 UPY gensets on 2-241 by West Toronto diamond at 16:07. We headed down to Galt bridge for them, shooting them in overcast conditions.
Cambridge, Ontario
(map) Cambridge is the home of Babcock and Wilcox, Toyota, the CP Waterloo sub, the CP Galt sub, the CN ex-Fergus sub and a lot of trains.
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CP #2241-14 crosses the Grand River with 5 UPY RP20GEs in tow.
July 17th, 2007
CN leader on CP 147. Say no more.
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 as CP #198 comes off the OCS while #147 pulls to a stop at Guelph Junction west with 2 CN units for #142.
July 19th, 2007
I was warned of a nice lashup on 241-19 and went to the field at Gore Rd and 35 for it and Ham Turn. 241 had 524 axles, Ham Turn was light power.
Killean, Ontario
(map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub.
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CP #241-19 passes mile 51 of the Galt sub with 524 axles and a generous assortment of CP paint schemes.
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CP #525-19 passes mile 51 of the Galt sub with a decidedly small train.
July 20th, 2007
I ran down to Galt bridge for a few minutes to catch CP 242 with 4 CN units, 198, and the ballast train on the bridge. The clouds got me for the first two, though. In the evening, I ran back down to Galt bridge for CP 240 with 2 more CN units, catching another eastbound on my way home.
Cambridge, Ontario
(map) Cambridge is the home of Babcock and Wilcox, Toyota, the CP Waterloo sub, the CP Galt sub, the CN ex-Fergus sub and a lot of trains.
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CP #242 crosses Galt bridge with 4 CN units for power.
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CP #198 crosses Galt bridge.
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A CP ballast train crosses Galt bridge after wrapping up its work near Woodstock.
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CP #240 crosses Galt bridge with two CN units.
Killean, Ontario
(map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub.
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A CP train crosses 51.90 eastbound.
July 21st, 2007
We went to mile 30 for the afternoon, seeing far more railfans and planes - including a B-25 - than trains. CN #385, #394, #435, #393 provided our trains for the day.
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 #385 passes the lookout at mile 30 Halton sub.
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CN #394 heads toward Toronto.
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CN #435 heads down the hill.
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CN #393 heads west.
July 23rd, 2007
I missed the train of the month on the Galt sub as it was through the Junction before 7 in the morning, with 2 CN and 6 BNSF units with no CP power on CP 242-21. In the evening the two CNs returned on 241-23 and I went down to Galt bridge for them.
Cambridge, Ontario
(map) Cambridge is the home of Babcock and Wilcox, Toyota, the CP Waterloo sub, the CP Galt sub, the CN ex-Fergus sub and a lot of trains.
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CP London Pickup heads west out of Galt.
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CP #241 crosses the Grand River with 2 CN units for power.
July 24th, 2007
CP 198-19 had 4 UP Green Goats and a beat up old UP SD40 lettered for Railpower. I shot London Pickup, 424, 198, and 158 at Galt bridge.
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CP #424 crosses the Grand River with three units.
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CP #198 crosses the Grand River with 3 CP AC4400CWs, 4 UP GG20GEs, and a beat up RPRX ex-UP SD40-2 shell.
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CP #158 follows #424 and #198 across the Grand River in Galt.
July 28th, 2007
We stopped for an hour at Vaughan Intermodal Terminal for an hour on our way to a gathering near Markham, catching CP #103, CP #102, and an extra Emery job.
Vaughan, Ontario
(map) Vaughan is just South of Bolton on the CP Mactier sub and is host to CP's Vaughan Intermodal Terminal.
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CP #103 leaves Vaughan Intermodal at yard speed.
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CP #102 enters Vaughan yard as an Emery Extra patiently waits.
July 29th, 2007
Around 20 of us went to mile 30 for the afternoon, seeing CN #271, #338, #148, #393, #392, and dimensional move X350.
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 #271 heads down the hill.
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CN #338 makes for Toronto.
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CN #148 heads up the hill.
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CN #393 sports a pair of drapers as it heads west.
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CN #393 makes its way to Toronto with an IC unit trailing.
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CN X350 dimensional extra climbs the hill with two dimensional loads and two GP9s operating nose to nose.
