Trackside Log for Saturday, February 26, 2011

Missy and I were on the home stretch of our walk around the block this morning when we encountered Canadian Pacific train 246 south at the Church Street crossing. We stopped to wait for it to pass by.

• 0940 Fenwick - CP 246 south - CP 9637-CP 8574

Trackside Log for Thursday, February 24, 2011

I was at home with a migraine today. By the afternoon I was finally getting rid of it. I turned the scanner on and before long heard a southbound ethanol train nearing town. I took Missy out to River Road to see it.

• 1443 Fenwick - CP 626 south - CP 8633-CP 5965-SOO 6029-CP 8750-CP 8512
  

The weather wasn't great but I managed a photograph. The train set off CP 5965 and CP 8512 in Welland Yard before continuing to Buffalo, New York. That manoeuvre lasted for about an hour. At any rate, we returned home and soon heard train 254 call out the mile board at Smithville. Missy and I walked outside for a photograph.

• 1628 Fenwick - CP 254 south - CP 9714-ICE 6436-CITX 3073
  

Again, the light was suboptimal but I managed some pictures. CP 9714 is another former holiday train locomotive and the remnants of its Christmas light decorations was plainly visible.

Trackside Log for Wednesday, February 23, 2011

This was a beautiful sunny morning so I took my camera with me to work. I swung by the Southern Ontario Railway's yard in Garnet to see what the soutbound freight looked like. The train regularly parks for the morning at Garnet at the Concession 8 crossing. The first thing I noticed was that the CEFX GP20D was back and that it was leading the train.

• 0858 Garnet - SOR 596 south - CEFX 2014-RLK 4057-RMPX 9431
  

After a couple quick photographs I resumed the drive to work.

Trackside Log for Sunday, February 20, 2011

Just after our morning walk Missy and I could hear a southbound approaching town. I got my camera and took Missy over to Chantler Road for a photograph.

• 0910 Fenwick - CP 254 south - CP 8888-CP 9772
  

CP 9772 is a former holiday train locomotive and evidence of the Christmas lights could still be seen. When we went back home I turned the scanner on to listen for more activity. In the afternoon a second southbound approached so I took Missy down to River Road for another picture.

• 1329 Fenwick - CP 246 south - CP 9581-CP 8574
  

That was the last daylight train for the day.

Trackside Log for Friday, February 18, 2011

Missy and I had just gotten back from our walk on a very atypical February evening. The last couple days were very warm and liquified all the snow. Just as we were about to go inside I heard the distant sound of horns emanating from the south. I went inside to get my camera and took Missy over to Farr Street for a photograph.

• 1735 Fenwick - CP 255 north - CP 5833-CP 5877-SOO 6044
  

The picture would have been better with a field full of snow in the late day light, but it still looked rather nice. However, the weekend forecast is for up to six inches of snow. Woo hoo!

Trackside Log for Tuesday, February 15, 2011

It was a bright, sunny morning so I took my camera along to work. I swung by the Southern Ontario Railway yard in Garnet to see if the train for Nanticoke was parked there. Sure enough it was.

• 0854 Garnet - SOR 596 south - RMPX 9431-RLK 4057
  

Once the photographs were recorded I resumed my journey into work for the day.

Trackside Log for Saturday, February 12, 2011

Missy and I slept in this morning. That's one of the things I really love about her, she'll actually sleep in. Once we got going at about 0900 we went out for our morning walk. Just as I walked out the door I heard horns to the north. I decided to continue the walk and wait to see what the train was. We walked up to the Church Street crossing and waited for the train. Normally one cannot do this but train 246 had to stop and protect the Canboro Road crossing because it has been malfunctioning.

• 0915 Fenwick - CP 246 south - CP 8625-CP 8604

Since the train was rather humdrum I elected to forego a photograph and Missy and I finished our walk.

Trackside Log for Thursday, February 10, 2011

With my new job I drive across the Southern Ontario Railway's Hagersville Subdivision every day. Today, since it was sunny, I toted my camera along with me. As I was approaching the tracks I saw that the SOR's southbound freight was parked in Garnet. I made a short detour to take a look.

• 0900 Garnet - SOR 596 south - RLK 4057-RMPX 9431-RLK 3873
  

After a few photographs in the cold morning I resumed my trek to work.

That evening as I was returning from my walk with Missy I heard a southbound approaching town. Missy and I met the train at the Church Street crossing and watched it roll by in the twilight.

• 1745 Fenwick - CP 246 south - CP 9570-CP 5965

It was still quite cold out so Missy and I hurried home after train 246 had passed.

Trackside Log for Sunday, February 6, 2011

After a fairly snowy Saturday, and little in the way of road clearing, Missy and I elected to stay home much of the day. I had the scanner on in the background and all was quiet on the Canadian Pacific Hamilton Subdivision until around noon when train 255 alerted the dispatcher that it was leaving Buffalo. When the crew announced they were leaving Welland Yard I took Missy over to Farr Street for a photograph.

• 1332 Fenwick - CP 255 north - SOO 6043-SOO 6047
  

When the dispatcher issued train 255 its clearance she also indicated that a train was parked on the main track in Welland Yard. Since we were out anyway I took Missy over to see what it was.

• 1348 Welland - CP 254 south - CP 9527-CP 9583
  

Train 254 was far less interesting than 255 but I photographed it anyway. With nothing left to see Missy and I returned home. I left the scanner on but the only other communication all day was when train 254 departed Welland Yard. So over the span of 13 hours of listening to the Hamilton Subdivision there were about 5 minutes of activity.