This one was a pleasant suprise. CN 390 was transferring power from the DW&P to the Central Vermont. Lots of units on this one. CN 2578 - CN 2019 - CN 2313 - CN 9549 - DW&P 3613 - DW&P 3606 - DW&P... (more)

Sitting in the yard is this C30-7 & SD35 set with 9 cars and N&W caboose 518592. Builders plate info on the 8046 showed a build date of July 1979 and on the 1513 the date was August 1965.

Westbound manifest passing through Silver Creek NY with CR 3277 - CR 8215 - CR 3121 and 107 cars with caboose 21266.

3 GP38-2's CN 5530 - CN 5529 - CN 5516 are the power for this loaded sulphuric acid train of 36 tank cars and CN van 79278 passing the east end of the Brantford yard. The head end brakeman is lean... (more)

A pair of Conrail SD40-2's CR 6375 - CR 6448 are in charge of this extra section of BUEL (Buffalo to Elkhart) manifest. Behind the units are 90 cars and CR caboose 23243. A stretch of the former N... (more)

CR 6474 - CR 6271 - CR 3169 are powering this westbound TV train with 73 cars and CR caboose 23822 through Silver Creek NY @ 14:49.

2 Conrail GP40-2's split by a GP35 are powering this westbound manifest through Silver Creek NY at 13:08. Consist is CR 3382 - CR 3661 - CR 3371 with 127 cars and Conrail caboose 23073

VIA #70 is leaning into the curve leading up to the Fairchilds Creek bridge at 10:06 after having passed CN 424 whose headlight appears in the distance back at Masseys.

B725 is dropping downgrade towards the Jct with the Dundas Sub at Simpson at 13:25. This 2nd section of the "Steel Train" is moving slabs between the Stelco Lake Erie Works and Stelco operation in... (more)

Train 509 is heading west approaching the Jct with the Dunnville Sub (now the Hagersville Sub) at Simpson at 12:04. Note the orange snow shields over the 36" fans on the 4530. This unit was one of... (more)

Train is southbound on the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Waterford Sub at 09:28 with 15 fairly new WSOR & UMP gons and a South Branch Valley box car with CP van 434129 on the tail end.

CN 384 starting into the curve by the Brantford station with CN 5621 - CN 2429 and 97 cars (31 platforms followed by 66 mixed freight).

VIA #77 has just passed the Paris Road bridge on it's way towards Hardy @ 18:48. Consist is VIA 6783 - VIA 6860 with a baggage car, Hamilton Club, 3 coaches & 1 snack coach.

CN 417, with a 3 builder lash-up (GMD, MLW & Bombardier), is climbing the grade up to Hardy after setting off 13 cars at Brantford. Consist was CN 9558 - CN 2005 - CN 2116 with 83 cars and van 797... (more)

Power sitting by the shops this day was CP 8780 - CP 4235 - CP 4237.