OS Brantford Nov 26/05
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:34 pm
13:05
CN 276 by Brant Jct running light engines.
Saw him as I was driving home from doing yearly inventory at work.
CN ???? - UP 5205
Got a call from the guys at the hobby shop that there was lots going on and I needed to get up there ASAP.
The hobby shop in Brantford is located in part of the VIA station. Talk about great location. The owner is originally from Michigan. He's a big DT&I fan and hosts their website. His Grandma, I think it is, used to live right by a main road crossing in Maybee. He used to watch the DT&I go by from the front porch as a kid. But I digress.
Upon arrival I learned that CN 385 had stalled on the hill between Bayview Jct. and Copetown West. Bayview is mile 0.0 of the Dundas Sub. and Copetown West is the location of the 1st crossovers West of Bayview at mile 10.9. Back in steam days CN used to have a helper pocket at Bayview to help trains up the hill to Copetown.
During the course of this report 385 was in the process of pulling the 1st 1/2 of his train up to Masseys at Mile 21 and then as windows of opportunity presented themselves he headed back down to Copetown West to get the 2nd 1/2 of his train which he eventually tacked onto the head end of what once was the 1st 1/2.
There were trains backing up as they had to 1st get VIA 72 and 73 by him.
14:24
CN #271
CN 2426 - WC 6598 with 65 cars approx.
14:26
CN #390
CN 5544 - CN 5546 with 91 cars
14:33
NS #327
NS 9026 - NS 8851 with 8 cars
15:02 to 16:19
CN #398 stops to work at Brantford
CN 5414 - BNSF 8089 - GSCX 7373
In with 98 cars, set-off 38 and lifted 7, out with 67.
He then left and pulled up to Masseys, the crossovers East of Brantford at Mile 21.0 where he waited until approx 18:15 to depart East after 385 had pulled the 2nd cut clear of the crossovers at Masseys.
16:34 to 18:26
CN #434 pulled up to the signals at Brantford behind 398 to wait his turn.
CN 5635 - CN 5637 with 70 cars
16:55
CN #393 Westbound by Oak Park Road. This crossing is by the location of the detector West of Brantford at Mile 27
Was pushing the light for a train at speed at this time of day.
16:57
CN #272 by Oak Park Road
CN 2505 with 47 empty multi's
18:20 and 434 is still waiting. Went home to get the tripod this time after getting 393.
18:26
CN #434 finally departs now that 385 is back together at Masseys.
18:37
CN #272 gets his turn to roll by Brantford now that 398 and 434 are out of the way.
18:46
CN #385 finally goes by.
CN 2679 - CN 2683 - CN 5766 with 138 cars
His Conductor was en-route by cab to meet the head end at the crossing just east of Oak Park Road.
I heard the Engineer talking to him in the cab saying to go there rather than the Brantford station as he was afraid they'd stall on the hill trying to get out of Brantford.
The cab had picked the Conductor up at Masseys after joining the 2 halves together.
He was working really hard pulling up the grade through Brantford.
The hill starts around the east end of the Brantford yard and ends just past the crossovers at Hardy.
I listened as he went by and could not hear his middle unit working.
I suspect this unit was the reason he stalled on the hill. That and a big heavy train.
18:50
CN #382 gets his turn. He'd been waiting behind 272, 434 and 398.
CN 5625 - CN 5437 - BNSF 6334 - NS 9683 with 123 cars
The BNSF unit was in BN green.
Then the Westbounds who had been stuck in behind 385 got their turn.
19:04
CN #434 goes by on the south track.
CN 2587 - CN 9540 - CN 4012 with 109 cars
19:04 to 19:36
CN #411 pulls up on the North track to make a lift at Brantford.
BNSF 6785 - BNSF 6903
Leader is in BN green, trailing unit in Heritage 1
In with 69 cars and lifts 14 tank cars for 83 cars out.
At the 2nd underpass west of the Brantford Yard.
Sitting at the west end of the yard waiting for the conductor to walk up after making the lift.
Sorry for the long report but it was a busy afternoon and evening.
Should really screw up normal times you'll see the westbounds on your side of the border.
CN 276 by Brant Jct running light engines.
Saw him as I was driving home from doing yearly inventory at work.
CN ???? - UP 5205
Got a call from the guys at the hobby shop that there was lots going on and I needed to get up there ASAP.
The hobby shop in Brantford is located in part of the VIA station. Talk about great location. The owner is originally from Michigan. He's a big DT&I fan and hosts their website. His Grandma, I think it is, used to live right by a main road crossing in Maybee. He used to watch the DT&I go by from the front porch as a kid. But I digress.
Upon arrival I learned that CN 385 had stalled on the hill between Bayview Jct. and Copetown West. Bayview is mile 0.0 of the Dundas Sub. and Copetown West is the location of the 1st crossovers West of Bayview at mile 10.9. Back in steam days CN used to have a helper pocket at Bayview to help trains up the hill to Copetown.
During the course of this report 385 was in the process of pulling the 1st 1/2 of his train up to Masseys at Mile 21 and then as windows of opportunity presented themselves he headed back down to Copetown West to get the 2nd 1/2 of his train which he eventually tacked onto the head end of what once was the 1st 1/2.
There were trains backing up as they had to 1st get VIA 72 and 73 by him.
14:24
CN #271
CN 2426 - WC 6598 with 65 cars approx.
14:26
CN #390
CN 5544 - CN 5546 with 91 cars
14:33
NS #327
NS 9026 - NS 8851 with 8 cars
15:02 to 16:19
CN #398 stops to work at Brantford
CN 5414 - BNSF 8089 - GSCX 7373
In with 98 cars, set-off 38 and lifted 7, out with 67.
He then left and pulled up to Masseys, the crossovers East of Brantford at Mile 21.0 where he waited until approx 18:15 to depart East after 385 had pulled the 2nd cut clear of the crossovers at Masseys.
16:34 to 18:26
CN #434 pulled up to the signals at Brantford behind 398 to wait his turn.
CN 5635 - CN 5637 with 70 cars
16:55
CN #393 Westbound by Oak Park Road. This crossing is by the location of the detector West of Brantford at Mile 27
Was pushing the light for a train at speed at this time of day.
16:57
CN #272 by Oak Park Road
CN 2505 with 47 empty multi's
18:20 and 434 is still waiting. Went home to get the tripod this time after getting 393.
18:26
CN #434 finally departs now that 385 is back together at Masseys.
18:37
CN #272 gets his turn to roll by Brantford now that 398 and 434 are out of the way.
18:46
CN #385 finally goes by.
CN 2679 - CN 2683 - CN 5766 with 138 cars
His Conductor was en-route by cab to meet the head end at the crossing just east of Oak Park Road.
I heard the Engineer talking to him in the cab saying to go there rather than the Brantford station as he was afraid they'd stall on the hill trying to get out of Brantford.
The cab had picked the Conductor up at Masseys after joining the 2 halves together.
He was working really hard pulling up the grade through Brantford.
The hill starts around the east end of the Brantford yard and ends just past the crossovers at Hardy.
I listened as he went by and could not hear his middle unit working.
I suspect this unit was the reason he stalled on the hill. That and a big heavy train.
18:50
CN #382 gets his turn. He'd been waiting behind 272, 434 and 398.
CN 5625 - CN 5437 - BNSF 6334 - NS 9683 with 123 cars
The BNSF unit was in BN green.
Then the Westbounds who had been stuck in behind 385 got their turn.
19:04
CN #434 goes by on the south track.
CN 2587 - CN 9540 - CN 4012 with 109 cars
19:04 to 19:36
CN #411 pulls up on the North track to make a lift at Brantford.
BNSF 6785 - BNSF 6903
Leader is in BN green, trailing unit in Heritage 1
In with 69 cars and lifts 14 tank cars for 83 cars out.
At the 2nd underpass west of the Brantford Yard.
Sitting at the west end of the yard waiting for the conductor to walk up after making the lift.
Sorry for the long report but it was a busy afternoon and evening.
Should really screw up normal times you'll see the westbounds on your side of the border.