A cantilever crossing signal stands tall in the air on a cold and cloudy January night.
Sitting coupled next to a block of cars a mother/daughter pair take a rest while they wait for a new yard crew to start the 15:30 "TZ41" Pitch & Catch job.
As Chris Wilson puts it, "Who else puts 'Canadian' on their locomotives ?"
CP's 3rd Emery sits in Lambton Yard awaiting a light off of track 23 for the MacTier Sub as the sun sets overhead producing a spectacular orange-red glow.
Amazingly enough the unpatched SP SD40M-2 8578 didn't lead as CN271 roars through Paris and through the cross overs at 45 MPH with a UP C44-9W leader.
The CN noodle from a parked CN GP9 pops out from inbetween the hopper cars in Brantford.
Eastbound CP 124 zips by in notch 8 past the railway crossing at grade at Mile 4.62 enroute to Montreal.
As light fades on this cold blisterful day this GRS Searchlight Signal looks on down the south track awaiting the next train to cross under.
NS9762 leads an ex CP/SOO now NREX 783 SD40-2 on NS328 south past SOR's Hamilton Yard.
Looking out for any obstructions and visible rail defects, a track supervisor and foreperson inspect the south track ahead of them at the diamond.
VIA 97 rolls by Hamilton Yard on their way to the states via the Grimsby Sub.
RLK 1757 chugs away in the yard playing with her cars back and forth, while CN 4776 watches patiently from the side, some might hear a voice from the CN 4776 chanting, "I want play too".
RLK 1757 switches Hamilton Yard long hood forward bright and early in the morning while NS328 passes by in the background.
Tomorrow's power for NS328 sits at St. Thomas patiently in the fall sun light.
As CP138 clears the interlocking plant at West Toronto, S&C Maintainer begins work on grinding the rail head surface clean before placing the bond.
