Trackside Log for Tuesday, October 3, 2006

This morning Sam and I departed north from Tisdale, Saskatchewan searching for elevators. While following the Canadian Pacific Tisdale Subdivision we discovered a southbound. We chased back to photograph it.

• 0805 CST north of Tisdale, SK - CP southbound - CP 3070-CP 3085-CP 3123-CP 3061

We continued our quest for elevators that eventually led us to Arborfield on Thunder Rail.

• 1231 CST Arborfield, SK - Thunder Rail power - Thunder Rail 2004

We continued our eastward trek toward Hudson Bay where we found a Canadian National southbound switching. We also heard talk of a northbound grain train on the way.

• 1508 CST Hudson Bay, SK - CN 420 south - CN 2427-CN 5557
• 1547 CST Hudson Bay, SK - CN 885 north - CN 5673-CN 8023

Further travels took us to Preeceville but no more trains were to be found.