Trackside Log for Friday, December 23, 2005

Well I headed back to Toronto on the Via again today. Train 90 was held up by the Welland Canal for a few minutes.

• 0712 arr/0720 dep St. Catharines - Via 90 west - VIA 920
• 0738 arr/0739 dep Grimsby - Via 90 west - VIA 920
• 0801 Hamilton - CN 421 east - CN C44-9W-CN SD75I
• 0805 Hamilton - SOR power - RLK 1200

The TP&W GP20 has been removed. I was pretty sure I heard a CN train lifting it a few days ago.

• 0810 arr/0816 dep Aldershot - Via 90 east - VIA 920
• 0828 arr/0829 dep Oakville - Via 90 east - VIA 920
• 0834 Clarkson - OSR switcher - OSRX 383-OSRX 646
• 0853 arr Toronto - Via 90 east - VIA 920

After arriving in Toronto I made my way underground to work.

After spending the day working in downtown Toronto I headed over to Union Station to catch train 95 home… I would have to wait a while, it was nearly an hour late departing.

• 1836 dep Toronto - Via 95 west - VIA 918
• 1856 arr/1859 dep Oakville - Via 95 west - VIA 918
• 1910 arr/1914 dep Aldershot - Via 95 west - VIA 918
• 1945 arr/1948 dep Grimsby - Via 95 east - VIA 918
• 2004 arr/2017 dep St. Catharines - Via 95 east - VIA 918

Well it was another day and another late train 95. I made it home though. Woo hoo!!! I must say though, a large number of people got off the train in St. Catharines. It must be Christmas or something.