Just as Missy and I were starting our evening walk I could hear horns approaching from the south. We walked back to the Canadian Pacific tracks in time to see a northbound.
Well, what do you know? Another CEFX AC4400. I'm not sure what this train was since its entire consist was about 12 UTLX tank cars.
Tonight when Missy and I were on our way back from our evening walk we heard horns approaching from the north. We met train 246 at the Foss Road crossing.
A CEFX AC4400 is about as exciting as it gets these days.
Like yesterday I was working from home again. However, I hadn't yet turned the scanner on when I heard horns approaching from the south. I walked out behind my house for a look.
Wow, what a huge train. There was a total of three autoracks today.
Later in the day I heard train 246 call out station name sign Smithville. I took Missy for a short walk to see it.
Then we walked back home.
I was spending the day working from home again. While editing a diagram I left my scanner on to keep an ear on what Canadian Pacific would be doing for the day. Mid-morning yielded a conversation between a work train led by CP 3032 heading to Port Maitland and train 254 which was approaching Smithville. I waited for 254 to near Fenwick before heading to Chantler Road for a photograph.
For a change the sun was shining. After a photograph I picked up some food before heading back to work at home.
Later on, just before getting ready to walk Missy, I heard train 255 obtain a clearance from Welland Yard to Smithville. I took MIssy out behind my house to watch.
Once the train passed us by we continued on our walk.
When out walking Missy I discovered it was going to be a nice sunny day. When we got back home I turned on the scanner and waited for something to happen. Sometime mid morning train 247 arrived at Welland Yard and began working. Once they obtained a clearance to leave I drove over to Farr Street for a photograph.
It wasn't very exciting, but it was something.
I was home cataloguing slides when I heard the horn of a northbound Canadian Pacific train approaching. I dashed up to the crossing to take a look.
The remaining few trains on the Canadian Pacific Hamilton Subdivision have been rather long lately. This morning's train was as well. After a while a southbound announced mile sign Boyle so I walked out behind my property to see it.
It was beginning to rain so I hustled back into the house. After walking my dog, Missy I heard train 255 leaving Welland Yard. Once again I walked back behind my house for a photograph.
After train 255 passed by I walked back to my house where I heard it hit the detector at mile 27.8 with 612 axles. Like I said, the trains here are pretty big these days.
Later on in the afternoon train 246 triggered the detector at mile 27.8.
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.
