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Entering Markham at the junction of the CN York Sub T08 long lumbering journey has begun.

Name:	Gord McGregor
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/07/2011
Location:	Box Grove
Province:	Ontario

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The last rays of the day shine upon RLHH 3404 as SOR train 597 approaches the crossing at Brant County Road 22, the diminishing light ended my chase of 597 here.

Name:	Joseph Bishop
Railway:	Southern Ontario R…
Date:	06/24/2016
Location:	Onondaga
Province:	Ontario

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The final 697, running as CN P69731 29 slowly leaves Falkenburg as the crew slows down for a foreman and to enjoy the view one last time, before throwing the throttle against the wall at the crossing. Yesterday may have been the final service run for the Northlander, but today was the ONR's last move across the Newmarket sub pending any military personnel moves this winter as in years past.

Name:	MuskokaMoFo
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	09/29/2012
Location:	Falkenburg
Province:	Ontario

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CN 2422 - LTEX 8530 smoke it up as they power all 67 cars of 271 past Brantford

Name:	James Gardiner
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/2/2006
Location:	Brantford
Province:	Ontario

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A long eastbound train struggles up the bank towards Toronto passing under the CP bridge. Seen from the bridge on Plug Hat Road near Toronto zoo.

Name:	John Lowes
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/31/2013
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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Are we sure it's 2018 ?

Looking at this set of units tied down in Kindersley Saskatchewan, it's hard to believe the year is 2018.

Name:	Matt Watson
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/27/2018
Location:	Kindersley
Province:	Saskatchewan

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Via #2 pulls out of the siding at Ryley and onto the main after the passage of Q111.

Name:	Donovan Nickel
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/18/2017
Location:	Ryley
Province:	Alberta

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<br>The 15:30 Kitchener Job is seen passing bustling Waterloo Town Square in Waterloo on the evening of August 18, 1993 as it hauls two tank cars to Elmira. Now in 2018, just as CN took back the Hagersville Subdivision from the Southern Ontario Railway in September, CN is on the verge of regaining control of the Guelph Subdivision from GEXR on November 16. <br><br> GEXR had originally begun leasing the Guelph Subdivision from CN for 20 years being operated under RailTex at the time. With the lease coming to an end and CN and current owners G&W not coming to an agreement to purchase or further extend the lease, CN had announced to the effected customers earlier in the year that they would be returning as the operators. GEXR will still operate the Goderich Subdivision between Stratford and Goderich as well as the Exeter Subdivision from Clinton to Exeter. <br><br>Reportedly, GEXR will retain only QGRY GP38-2 2008, GEXR GP38-3 2073 and RLHH GP38-2 2117 for use on their scaled down operations. As for new CN train assignments, as of November 7, the following has been confirmed by CN sources as the operating plan, which is still subject to last minute changes and adjustments. <br><br> <b> CN A431</B>, will be scheduled 7 days per week, Kitchener Turn, ordered 21:00 out of Mac Yard.<br> All assigned jobs will have the “L” designation and are as follows:<br><br><b>CN L540 (formerly 580)</b>, ordered 0:700 from Kitchener, 7 days per week- To service Guelph with Acton scheduled on Tuesday/Thursday- To service Kitchener and the Huron Park Spur-Including the interchange with CP at Kitchener<br> <b>CN L568 (formerly 516)</b> ordered 09:30 from Kitchener, Monday-Friday, Stratford or St. Mary’s Turn operating St. Marys/Kelly’s/Thorndale-Tuesday/Thursday and Stratford other days<br><b>CN L566 (formerly 584)</b> ordered 21:00 from Kitchener, Monday-Friday to service Waterloo Spur and Elmira<br><b>CN L542 (formerly 582)</b> ordered 07:30 from Guelph, Monday-Friday to service Guelph/Fergus Spur/Cambridge<br><br><br>During September, CN began constructing a new operations centre in the Kitchener yard, which will be where the crews are based. As of early November the new building was seemingly complete having been assembled with modular sections and was 3600 square feet in length complete with newly constructed wooden ramps. It is situated near the old wye in the yard and according to sources; CN will base the power for the local assignments by this new building. CN will now interchange traffic with GEXR at Stratford as previously done 20 years ago with GEXR motive power still laying over in Stratford yard between assignments as CN will still retain ownership of the yard. The transition from GEXR to CN will no doubt be well documented so please stay tuned as all the latest sightings will be photographed as two decades later CN makes their return to the Guelph Subdivision.

Name:	Jason Noe
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/18/1993
Location:	Waterloo
Province:	Ontario

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On this spring evening, I came to Paris not knowing what to expect when I tried shooting from the Pittown Road overpass. The signal (behind me) showed green...so I expected a train would be along any moment.
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Sure enough...SURPRISE # 1 - Train 76, led by engine 904 came around the bend underneath the Canning Road overpass, and I started to click away. I hadn't realized it until I looked at my camera afterwards, that when the train approached me closer - a banner was draped over the front stating that engineer Dale Pringle was on his last run after <b>38 YEARS</b> of service between CN and VIA.
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Congratulations Dale! Thanks for the short toot of the horn as you passed by...someday if our paths cross I will make certain to ask you what it was like to work for the railway for all those years.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	04/29/2016
Location:	Paris
Province:	Ontario

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A new visitor to town, GMTX 2695 (a former SCL GP40) leads a GP9 and a 29 car local down the CASO on their way to switch industries on Windsors east end. Supposedly more of these GMTX GP40's are on their way to CN.

Name:	Myles Roach
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/14/2018
Location:	Windsor
Province:	Ontario

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As the day comes to an end, M396 rolls across the iron road into brantford at sunset.

Name:	JA
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/05/2016
Location:	Brantford
Province:	Ontario

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Canadian Pacific train #629 was a late afternoon passenger train out of Toronto (for Windsor & Detroit) on the Galt Sub. During the week Budd RDC's were used (known by CP as "Dayliners"), but on Fridays increased traffic required extra coaches and a locomotive to be added. This Friday on one Spring 1954 day, F2a-class 4-4-4 "Jubilee" 3002 is the power, leading #629 through Erindale with the normally assigned RDC's mixed in with the added passenger cars.

Name:	Bill Thomson
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	Summer 1954
Location:	Erindale (Mississa…
Province:	Ontario

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The local observers are bemused by the appearance of a CP train at the CN Barrie station: After the station stop, one two hundred fiftieths of a second is insufficient to freeze frame the acceleration provided by the aging ex CP Rail F units ( 1432 – 4477 – 14xx ) pulling the newly re-routed VIA Rail train #2. <br>Effective October 29, 1978 Via Rail ceased service on the CP Rail Mactier Subdivision and re-routed the transcon service onto the CN ( at CN Boyne – from CP Reynolds ) Bala Subdivision (north of Washago) and onto the CN Newmarket Subdivision south of Washago.<br>(What's interesting: note the station signal board controlled by the station operator)<br>November 1978. Kodachrome by S. Danko.<br>more at Barrie: <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8528"> ex CP Rail Brock Manor at the ex GTR station </a><br>sdfourty.

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	11/xx/1978
Location:	Barrie
Province:	Ontario

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BCR #12 rolls across the Mamquam River bridge at Squamish, British Columbia on a cloudless day in May of 1992.

Name:	Timothy Wakeman
Railway:	BC Rail
Date:	5/1992
Location:	Squamish
Province:	British Columbia

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With the wig wags going T07 is stranded a mere 5 minutes from its destination a switch job sharing the track ahead had derailed. Delayed for many hours an extremely rare T08 was run around 300 putting the train in Perfect light in Havelock! Sorry no shots on that one.

Name:	Gord McGregor
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	11/17/2011
Location:	Scarborough
Province:	Ontario

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The story behind this long hood forward move is a long one, though I'll try to keep it reasonable. CN 421 had encountered a problem with it's middle unit (8930) somewhere west of Grimsby resulting in a shutdown. The EOT then failed and had to be replaced, bringing 421 to a halt just west of St. Catharines. After replacement, the two remaining online units, 2639 and 2694 managed to get going again with about 12000 feet of mostly loads. 421, however had to battle Merritton Hill (if you want to call it that), which climbs at almost 1% until around the Third Canal east of Seaway where it increases to 1.9% for about a mile before leveling out. The head end was able to crest the hill, but 2639's wheelslip didn't help and 421 stalled just west of the QEW overpass. No help was available, and eventually 421 started up again with only the first half of its train to Port Robinson. 2694 was then set out to take 531 to Seneca Yard in Buffalo, leaving 2639 to come back alone to pick up the remainder of the train.
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Here, 2639 returns now assigned as 562 to pick up the remainder of 421. Perhaps it was overlooked that most of the remaining 5000 foot section was on the 1.9% grade. Nonetheless, 2639 got stuck for the second time this day. Luckily CN managed to resuscitate 8930 at Port Robinson, and the unit responsible for the stall was now coming to rescue the rescue train. Quite some irony there. 8930 was tacked on the end of 562 and the whole train backed down to Glenridge to get a running start at the 1.9% grade. By the time the ordeal was over, both the morning and evening Amtrak trains had passed, a span of over eight hours. Luckily, 539 doesn't usually depart Port Robinson until around 9pm, so from all that chaos, all the traffic likely still got to Buffalo in time for CSX.
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Had this happened two years ago, the eight hour ordeal likely would've been over before the end of the morning since Port Robinson still had a set of Geep power. CN 385, another one of Southern Ontario's monsters, stalled on Copetown Hill the same day, though it was quickly resolved by using 580's Geep power from Brantford. Ultimately the Niagara cuts a little while ago backfired today, though I doubt this one blip had much of an effect on CN's cost savings. That being said, it'll be interesting to see if AC and or DPU power is used more frequently on 421 in the future since help is typically not readily available to assist trains in Niagara.

Name:	Daniel Odette
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/26/2017
Location:	Niagara Falls
Province:	Ontario

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