Trackside Log for Sunday, August 28, 2005

This morning I headed to Copetown on the CN Dundas subdivision. When I checked the signals at Inksetter Road upon arrival it appeared that an eastbound was imminent so I went to the elevator in town. Sure enough train 148 east set of the detector at mile 15 not long after.

• 0950 Copetown - CN 148 east - CN 5708-WC 6926-CN 5744

Some of that power looked familiar since the second and third units were the power for the previous Saturday's train 435. Shortly after 148 had passed I could hear diesel rumblings again. I didn't feel like roaming too far so I decided to spend the day at Copetown.

• 1005 Copetown - CN 392 east - CN 2660-CN 5727
• 1051 Copetown - CN 385 west - CN 5778-CN 5639-BNSF 8210
• 1156 Copetown - CN 2nd 394 east - CN 5271-BNSF 7905-BNSF 7141-CN 5765-CN 5385-CN 2682
• 1205 Copetown - CN 330 east - CN 5406-CN 5551
• 1208 Copetown - CN 331 west - CN 5603-CN 5615
• 1252 Copetown - Via 72 east - VIA 910
• 1256 Copetown - Via 73 west - VIA 6424 (Spiderman 2)/VIA 906
• 1432 Copetown - CN 393 west - CN 2690-CN 5508

I decided to head home via Hamilton and stopped by Hamilton yard to see RaiLink. While there Via train 92 west arived.

• 1515 Hamilton yard - RLK 4205, SOR 1752 and SOR 1285
• 1521 Hamilton yard - Via 92 west - VIA 6410

I heard CN 435 working Aldershot and headed to Plains Road for it.

• 1600 Plains Rd., Burlington - CN 435 west - CN 5248-CN 5503

While waiting for 435 a group of guys from Cleveland, Ohio arrived on the Wolfe Island Bridge. After a chat I decided I was done for the day and headed home.