Trackside Log for Saturday, July 1, 2006

Happy birthday, Canada! This morning was rather nice with plentiful sun and reasonable temperatures. I decided on Fort Erie for some photography and possible detours from either CSX or NS. Flooding of the CSX former NYC, the NS former Erie, and the D&H in upstate New York was creating havoc. Several detours through Canada had already run.

• 0836 Fort Erie - CN 339 east - CN 2633-CN 2444-CN 5378

After an hour and a half switching tracks 99 and EE01 339 returned to its train, backed clear of the signal, and parked.

• 1000 Fort Erie - CN 339 east - CN 2633-CN 2444-CN 5378
• 1137 Fort Erie - CP 256 east - CP 8503-CP 9555-CP 9611
• 1317 Fort Erie - NS 369 west - NS 9699-NS 9101-NS 2775

After dropping its train at Duff NS 369 returned to the east end of Fort Erie to lift its outbound freight from track 99, most of which was left by the still parked CN 339.

• 1405 Fort Erie - NS 369 east - NS 2775-NS 9101-NS 9699

Clouds were rolling in and I was getting tired. CN train 333 was coming but I decided to leave anyway. Train 333 was to combine its train with the still parked train 339 and leave the entire train parked on the main. The day turned out to be rather lousy with few trains and no detours.