Trackside Log for Saturday, February 25, 2006

Today I was to meet Marcus so I left St. Catharines for Hamilton. On the way I heard NS 328 call a foreman at Hamilton West so I headed for Victoria St.

• 0835 Hamilton - NS 328 east - NS 9141-FURX 3002-HLCX 7175
• 0848 Hamilton - NS 327 west - NS 9085-UP 4681

After the two NS trains I drove to Aldershot.

• 0914 Aldershot - Via 97 west - AMTK 715
• 0925 Aldershot - CN 399 west - CN 9540-UP 8328-UP 4923-CN 5739
• 0926 Aldershot - Via 70 east - VIA 6406

While I was at Aldershot Marcus was at Plains Road. Just as I was about to head over to meet him 399 went into emergency. The head end was stopped at Snake Road bridge.

• 0949 Aldershot - CN 271 west - CN 5500-CSXT 7679

Our goal for the day was the Paris area. After meeting Marcus we set our course west.

• 1034 Copetown - CN 392 east - CN 5708-CN 5635
• 1037 Copetown - CN 399 west - CN 9540-UP 8328-UP 4923-CN 5739
• 1057 Brantford - CN 399 west - CN 9540-UP 8328-UP 4923-CN 5739
• 1059 Brantford - CN 384 east - CN 5638-CN 2635
• 1112 Brantford - MTTX 95449 w/ vat
• 1126 Brantford - CN 383 west - CN 2569-CN 5693
• 1145 Brantford - CN eastbound - CN 5793-CN 2606
• 1224 Brantford - CN 580 west - CN 7039
• 1234 Brantford - Via 72 east - VIA 917
• 1326 Paris Junction - Via 73 west - VIA 6409

There wasn't much happening on CN and we heard the eastbound London pickup get a clearance out of Blandford with two westbounds to meet. We figured we could catch the second train in Drumbo.

• 1453 Drumbo - CP 243 west - CP 9522-CP 9663

Just before 243 arrived we heard the detector at mile 27 of the CN Grimsby subdivision. We didn't bother waiting for the pickup.

• 1517 Princeton - CN 398 east - CN 2515-CN 5521-EMDX 781-BNSF 6184
• 1626 Princeton - CN 393 west - CN 2682-CN 2533-BNSF 6949
• 1629 Princeton - Via 76 east - VIA 6439
• 1707 Paris - CN 148 east - CN 5294-UP 9286-UP 9032
• 1741 Paris - Via 675 west - VIA 6424
• 1752 Paris Junction - CN 330 east - CN 5742-CN 5349
• 1804 Paris Junction - CN 331 west - CN 5415-IC 6112-NS 8907

It was rather dark so Marcus and I called it a day.