I brought some work home with me this afternoon and before very long heard a Canadian Pacific southbound call out mile board Smithville. I waited for it to get to Boyle and then quickly went out for a photograph.
Afterward I returned home to my work.
I spent the previous night in Binbrook and woke to a rather nice day. I decided to go out for a few photographs although I didn't get a very early start. I arrived at Copetown by 1000 but nothing happened for a long time.
I was a bit sleepy from sitting around at Copetown for so long so I thought a change of scenery would be good. I drove through Brantford and found train 301 working. I drove on ahead to Paris. I missed train 148 en route but got to Paris Junction in time to see Via train 72.
Canadian National was very quiet but after a while I heard on the scanner that RaiLink was in Brantford and heading down the Hagersville Subsivision. I drove to Caledonia to photograph the train crossing the Grand River.
When I got to Nanticoke a job was switching the Esso plant. Before long it emerged to meet with the southbound.
The southbound's power was cut off. The switcher then pulled the cars clear thereby enabling the southbound to run around its train.
Well it was getting late so I turned for home. I've long desired to photograph a train crossing the Grand River in Caledonia. Happily today I got my chance.
It was the first day of the Labour Day long weekend and I was at home relaxing with the scanner on. All was very quiet until about noon when Canadian Pacific train 255 obtained a clearance to Welland Yard. After switching the yard another clearance to Kinnear Yard was given and I went out to have a look.
Once again I was working at home for the afternoon with the scanner on. At about 1400 I heard the Canadian Pacific Hamilton Subdivision dispatcher talk to train 254 south. Their location was Smithville so they would be along shortly. Since it was another nice day I went out for a photograph.
Today at lunch I returned home to work there. Once again I had the scanner on and heard Canadian Pacific train 254 obtain a clearance from Welland to Brookfield. I quickly grabbed my camera and popped out for a photograph.
I was working from home today but kept the scanner on in the background should something interesting approach on the Canadian Pacific Hamilton Subdivision. Mid afternoon the detector at mile 27 went off with a count of 24 axles. Job 2 was returning from Smithville with some empty pipe cars.
After a few photographs I went back to work.
