Saturday, July 28, 2007

Trackside Log for Saturday, July 28, 2007

This was a relatively nice looking day although the weather forecast promised for some fairly hot temperatures. I decided that since I hadn't been out photographing for a while I'd roam westward from Binbrook where I'd spent the previous night. I'd originally decided on Paris but when I got there changed my mind and continued to Princeton.

  • 0950 Princeton - CN 302 east - CN 5657-CN 5339
  • 1000 Princeton - CN westbound - CN 2511-CN 5651
  • 1042 Princeton - CN 399 west - CN 5315-GTW 5952-IC 1012

After a few trains I heard a Canadian Pacific westbound obtain a clearance and moved to Woodstock to be able to intercept it. While there I photographed some equipment Canadian Pacific had in the yard.

  • 1210 Woodstock - CP MoW equipment - CP 420990
  • 1212 Woodstock - CP power - CP 8220
  • 1212 Woodstock - CP power - CP 3042-CP 8219

I also heard that an eastbound was approaching and would meet the westbound at Coakley.

  • 1251 Woodstock - CP 424 east - CP 8570-CP 5814-CP 5625-CP 5939-STLH 5651-CP 9542

For a better shot of the westbound I moved west.

  • 1326 north of Beachville - CP 243 west - CP 8766-CP 8511

I also heard the Canadian Pacific frame train receive a clearance on the St. Thomas Subdivision and shuffled over to that track for a photograph. Jay, whom I'd called earlier, arrived shortly before the frame train and we took a few photos.

  • 1355 Beachville - CP 741 west - CP 8211-CP 8206

Jay and I then moved over to the Canadian National Dundas Subdivision on the other side of the river in Beachville to chat and see what trains would happen along.

  • 1439 Beachville - CN 332 east - CN 5546-CN 5400-CN 2598
  • 1512 Beachville - CN 398 east - CN 2555-GTW 5936-GTW 5932
  • 1604 Beachville - CN 271 west - CN 5718-CN 5452
  • 1620 Beachville - Via 76 east - Via 905
  • 1753 Beachville - Via 75 west - Via 6435
  • 1758 Beachville - CN eastbound - CN 5504-CN 5531
  • 1936 Beachville - CN 435 west - CN 5248-CN 5407
Well, Canadian National was a bit slow, and we wound up missing several trains on Canadian Pacific, but it was a decent day. Jay and I drove back to Woodstock for supper at Crabby Joe's after which I returned to Binbrook for the night.

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