O/S Brantford Feb 18/06

Give us a run down of what you saw, post pictures if you'd like...any info is welcome.
Aleks
Railroadfan...fan
Posts: 406
Joined: Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:11 pm
Location: Brantford, Ontario

O/S Brantford Feb 18/06

Unread post by Aleks »

08:55 to 09:00
VIA #70 made his station stop.
VIA 6424
1 baggage car
7 coaches
Image
This my 1st time to catch the Bud unit Eastbound.
Image

09:00 to 09:04
VIA #671 made his station stop.
VIA 6402
6 coaches.

09:07
CN 587 departed the yard Eastbound for the Kitty Litter plant out by Masseys.
CN 7039
8 covered hoppers.

09:55
CN 587 West back to yard from the Kitty plant
CN 7039
8 covered hoppers.

10:30
CN 392
CN 2519 - CN 2596 - CN 5427
82 cars
Image
Image

10:55 to 11:21
CN 399 stopped to make a set-off
CN 5421 - BNSF 4768 - BNSF 339
Set-off 18 cars
Image

These 2 shots were taken at the west end of the yard after 399 finished making his set-off.
Image
Image

While 399 is starting to pull CN 271 goes by on the south track.

11:18
CN 271
CN 5531 - CN 5428
37 cars
Image

11:47
NS 327
NS 9046 - NS 9675
31 cars
Image

12:12 to 13:16
CN 398 stopped to set-off and lift.
CN 2615 - BNSF 5484
81 cars - 53 cars + 11 = 39 cars departing
Image

12:40 to 12:42
VIA #72 made his station stop.
VIA 913
6 LRC coahes

398 in the yard after completing the set-off.
Image

12:56
CN 331
CN 5524 - BNSF 8612 - CN 2415
136 cars
On the left you can see 398 making his lift.
Image
Image

331 had a bunch of new GATX covered hoppers and TTX center beam bulkhead flats from National Steel Car out of Hamilton.
Image
Image

He also had some converted coalveyor type hoppers.
These cars have had entensions added to the top and have been placed in garbage hauling pool cars out of New York State.
Not sure if the garbage originates there or another eastern state but it comes through from Buffalo.
Image

13:21 to 13:25
VIA #73 made his station stop.
VIA 6409
5 coaches

Before 73 departed CN 382 went by on the north behind 398.

13:23
CN 382
CN 5400 - WC 6907
25 cars
Image
Image

13:59
CN 587 East from the Brantford yard to the Burford spur
CN 7039
1 covered hopper

Post Reply