Trackside Log for Sunday, September 25, 2005

Today I decided to head out to the CN Stamford Subdivision to record the defect detectors and maybe photograph something. The weather wasn't great, but hey, I had nothing better to do. I headed over to the first detector at mile 7.8. On my way there I heard that train 154 was stopped at bridge 6. Good news, I actually have a train on the way.

• 1350 Stevensville - CN 154 east - CN 2537

While waiting for train 154 to arrive I heard NS train 369 switching Fort Erie. After photographing 154 and recording the detector I headed to Fort Erie to see 369.

• 1409 Fort Erie - NS 369 east - NS 9175-NS 5340-NS 8697

While in Fort Erie I also heard that CN train 332 would be crossing the border from Buffalo so I figured to catch it too. Unfortunately they had train line problems and were delayed sorting themselves out. Eventually, with NS 369 and the newly arrived CN 330 east waiting, 332 crawled across the International Bridge.

• 1554 Fort Erie - CN 332 west - CN 5797

There is only one other detector on the Stamford Subdivision at mile 27.6 so I headed over to it to record 332 pass over it. First I had to find it, which wasn't too difficult. After that it was getting pretty cloudy and dark so I headed back home.