Trackside Log for Saturday, April 29, 2006

It had been a while since I was trackside and it was a beautiful day. I decided to make Fort Erie my destination. While making my way east I heard CP train 256 get a clearance out of Welland. I arrived at Brookfield just in time to photograph it.

• 0937 Brookfield - CP 256 south - CP 8615-CP 9618

I continued to Fort Erie knowing I would get there first. Train 256 would be meeting CN 331 train there with an SD50F, C40-8M and SD60F consist.

• 1008 Fort Erie - CP 256 east - CP 8615-CP 9618
• 1130 Fort Erie - CN 332 west - CN 2651
• 1256 Fort Erie - NS 369 west - NS 8831-NS 9909
• 1402 Niagara Falls - CN 421 east - CN 5328-CN 2523

There wasn't much more activity in the picture so I returned home.

Trackside Log for Sunday, April 16, 2006

I drove to Thorold to photograph the ship Greenwing. On the way I heard CN train call out the signal at Cambridge so I went to Allanburg to see it.

• 1020 Allanburg - CN 331 west - CN 2570-CN 5728

Then it was off to see the Greenwing.

Trackside Log for Saturday, April 15, 2006

It was a nice morning so I went trackside and canalside to see some freight movement. On my way out I heard the detector at mile 18. I went to meet it at Merritton.

• 0923 Merritton - CN 339 east - CN 5755-CN 5422-CN 5402
• 1008 Thorold - Via 97 east - AMTK 706

This was the only rail traffic I saw. I spent the remainder of my time with ships in the canal.

Trackside Log for Sunday, April 9, 2006

I was out photographing ships in the canal and found myself at lock 4 with the Halifax at Maple Leaf time.

• 1006 Thorold - Via 97 east - AMTK 706

It must be getting closer to summer. The sunlight is almost straight down the tracks for train 97 again.

Trackside Log for Tuesday, April 4, 2006

I followed the Welland Canal on my way home from work to see if there were any ships to photograph. While at Lock 4 I heard train 330 east call out the signal at Glenridge. I photographed a Coast Guard ship and then Via 98 and 330 showed up.

• 1801 Thorold - Via 98 west - AMTK 706
• 1802 Thorold - CN 330 east - CN 2687-CN 2595

Now that was good timing. I then continued home.

Trackside Log for Sunday, April 2, 2006

It was a beautiful sunny day. The priority was to photograph some ships in the Welland Canal. I did however try to catch some trains between ships.

• 1007 Thorold - Via 97 east - AMTK 707
• 1042 Thorold South - Abitibi switcher - Abitibi Consolidated 1324

Overall it was a nice relaxing day.

Trackside Log for Saturday, April 1, 2006

My first goal for the day was to photograph the ship Cuyahoga in the Welland Canal. Well that didn't work out. It made Lake Erie far earlier than was light enough to photograph. There was little traffic scheduled for the canal so I headed to Fort Erie to see what train traffic might present itself.

• 0932 Fort Erie - CN 339 east - CN 2535-CSXT 4821

After photographing 339 under dark skies from the Centre Street bridge I went back to the International Bridge to photograph it again switching. Somehow I got insanely lucky and the sun came out long enough for a few photos.

• 0957 Fort Erie - CN 339 east - CN 2535-CSXT 4821
• 1051 Fort Erie - CP 248 east - CP 9710
• 1226 Fort Erie - NS 328 east - BNSF 4770-NS 5101
• 1319 Fort Erie - CP 889 west - CP 9773

I wanted to start home so I decided to photograph 889 again.

• 1349 Brookfield - CP 889 north - CP 9773

I'd had enough fun for the day so I returned home.