Trackside Log for Saturday, July 15, 2006

I was at bridge 5 of the Welland Canal this morning photographing the Pochard but still keeping an ear on the railways. While waiting for the Pochard the CN NI dispatcher informed Via train 97 it would be operating on the north track in Grimsby. Based on this information train 97 would be approximately an hour late thanks to the derailment of CN train 435 at Mimico the day before. After the Pochard finally arrived I moved to bridge 6 and waited for 97 to arrive. Eventually I heard the derail close and noticed that both tracks were aligned indicating two trains.

• 1055 Thorold - CN 421 east - CN 5641-CN 9590-CN 4125
• 1101 Thorold - Via 97 east - AMTK 701

It was nice to see a P32AC-DM return to the Maple Leaf. It was turning into a hot, muggy, oppressive day so I headed back home to get out of the sun.