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Back in 1997 CN's yard in Niagara Falls was still a fairly busy place, with a number of locals serving the Niagara region assigned there. Power at the time was typically GP9RM's and SW1200's, and vans were still common on most local jobs. Today Trillium RR has taken over most of CN's local assignments in the region. The yard here has been abandoned like the one at a Fort Erie. Port Robinson is now CN's main yard in the region and only a couple of four axle units are kept ther for any remaining customers directly served by CN.
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Caption: Back in 1997 CN's yard in Niagara Falls was still a fairly busy place, with a number of locals serving the Niagara region assigned there. Power at the time was typically GP9RM's and SW1200's, and vans were still common on most local jobs. Today Trillium RR has taken over most of CN's local assignments in the region. The yard here has been abandoned like the one at a Fort Erie. Port Robinson is now CN's main yard in the region and only a couple of four axle units are kept ther for any remaining customers directly served by CN.

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Marcus W Stevens [1030] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/23/1997 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
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Subdivision/SNS: Grimsby sub. (search)
City/Town: Niagara Falls (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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11 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    September 29, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    Loving your oldies Marcus! NF yard is a sad sad sight now. I’m not happy I didn’t photograph it while it was still used – I easily could have.

    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19848

  2. Marcus Stevens
    September 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    Thanks Steve

  3. ngineered4u
    September 29, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    Ahhhh,brings back fond..and not so fond memories of bringing 449 into NF yard and taking 448 back to Mac Yrd. Nice shot Marcus.

  4. RLK2211
    September 29, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    Great shot. Shocking how things change!

  5. Marcus Stevens
    September 29, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    I forgot to mention the odd centre cab switcher behind the office, does anyone have any info on it?

  6. DoctaPinklaces
    September 29, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    I remember there were vans here up until about 2003. I have a shot of a CN Van and the GT I think it was van in the background from around that time parked in the yard.

  7. ngineered4u
    September 29, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    The old GE centre cab was actually at Fort Erie for awhile. I have better pictures of it somewhere on film. It was almost a pink hue when you saw it up close. I am not sure what became of it though.

  8. Daniel Odette
    September 30, 2016 at 11:56 am

    Love this. Port Robinson’s four axle units were sent away I believe earlier this year when CN 330/331 were cancelled and replaced with 523/524. All yard and local jobs on CN in Niagara are done with six axle units now. 523 or 567 the odd time come down with Geeps from Aldershot, but they never stay for more than a day. Sad it’s gotten this quiet out here.

  9. Extra 1014
    February 19, 2017 at 9:21 am

    Good thing I’m poking around in the back pages. Found this gem. Very nice photo Marcus. :-)

  10. mercer
    March 29, 2019 at 12:46 pm

    That Whitcomb center cab ( “humpback”) was scrapped

  11. Stephen C. Host
    March 29, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    This one Bruce?

    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28443
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