This morning I decided to go to Niagara Falls to see the "Maple Leaf" since it had been quite a long time. I took Missy down to the Victoria Avenue overpass and waited. The train arrived a half hour late having been delayed by a ship at the Welland Canal.
- 1046 Niagara Falls - VIA 97 east - AMTK 117
After photographing the train passing by a very sad looking Canadian National yard I drove to the VIA station for a couple more photographs. This is when I noticed that AMTK 117 is quite the "bondo buggy."
- 1054 Niagara Falls - VIA 97 east - AMTK 117
Next Missy and I started to head for home. When I arrived at Clifton I saw Canadian National train 421 entering the Stamford Subdivision. The new plan was to drive to Allanburg to photograph it since one can easily beat a train between the two locations.
- 1126 Allanburg - CN 421 east - CN 8840-IC 2719-CN 5704
Train 421 always sets off traffic in Port Robinson so I had plenty of time to drive ahead to photograph it again. I chose Brookfield for my next destination. Normally the train also sets off a locomotive so I expected the CN 5704 to be missing.
- 1216 Brookfield - CN 421 east - CN 8840-IC 2719
Having now photographed the train twice I drove home with a side trip to Canadian Pacific's Welland Yard. My timing at Phillips Road was uncanny. Just as I drove over the crossing I could see a southbound departing.
- 1235 Welland - CP 246 south - CP 9532-CP 9610
What was originally intended to be a short jaunt to Niagara Falls to see the "Maple Leaf" turned into a bit of a tour of Niagara. Fortunate timing can be quite entertaining.
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