O/S Aldershot, Tonawanda & Brantford Mar 16/06

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 Aldershot, Tonawanda & Brantford Mar 16/06

Unread post by Aleks »

Aldershot Ontario on the Oakville Sub.

08:55 I arrive at Aldershot and 399 is sitting on the North Main.
CN 399
CN 2625 - WC 7495
I hear on the scanner that the Dispatcher told him to set off the Bad Order unit in the yard at Aldershot. The WC SD45 was shut down.

09:00
CN 550switching in the yard at Aldershot
CN 4108 - CN 7069
pulls up beside 399 while switching out autoracks
Image

CN 399 cuts off the train
Image
Image

09:09 to 09:11
VIA #97 made his station stop at Aldershot
AMTK 703
5 Amfleet cars
Image

Tonawanda NY Kenmore Yard

11:30
CSX 2695 sitting near the yard office
Image

CSX 2779 switching the yard
Image

Brantford Ontario

17:04 to 17:08
VIA #75 made it's station stop
VIA 6420
1 baggage car & 5 coaches

17:29
CN West didn't catch a symbol number
CN 5740
96 empty autoracks
He lost a lot of speed climbing the grade out of Brantford.
Very unusual to see an empty rack train going west.
Image

17:53
CN 331
CN 2695 - CN 5629
86 cars
No shot as I was in the hobby shop and I would have been shooting into the sun anyway.

Post Reply