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Railpictures.ca - Canadian Railway Photography - photographie ferroviaire Canadienne. » Bill Purdy http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:06:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Images by bp0351 http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=933 http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 15:21:54 +0000 Bill Purdy

Todays CN 388 proved to be quite different than the usual CN leaders. UP 8922 with UP 8403 slowly make their way down the cowpath with a load of windmill parts where they will stop for a while and wait for the GO trains to clear before heading to the border.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/16/2026
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

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The old saying came to be true once again, the best trains come in crap weather. With light rain falling, the rare KCSM "Safety Starts Here" locomotive in ES44AC, KCSM 4859 leads KCS 4167 by mile 43.2 on CPKC 137. CPKC has been nice to us in the last week with the BNSF twenty fifty anniversary locomotive leading and now this. The old saying of "CPKC 137 could have anything" is once again living up to its reputation.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	11/15/2025
Location:	Puslinch
Province:	Ontario

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With the thick fog blanketing parts of the area, CPKC 135 comes out of it at around 8:20 in the morning with CP 8758, CP 9817 and CP 6259 as they head west up the Galt sub for a stop at Wolverton. Normally a shot that is completely back lit works out well with the fog obscuring the bright sun that would appear after it burned off around 9am here.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	09/10/2025
Location:	Puslinch
Province:	Ontario

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The Herzog Ballast train drew quite the crowd this day but everyone had to play the waiting game. CPKC 238 had to come from the west and clear down the Hamilton sub, then the Herzog crew had to finalize the drop points before heading out to drop ballast. In the mean time, the GEXR train made an appearance and they had to wait for the electrical contracting crew to hook up the wiring for the lights and gates after the CPKC track workers completed some ballast replacement on their line. They then proceeded to drop off their cars on the number one siding in sections to not cross the derail. GEXR 2073 is observed dropping its second cut of cars in to the siding. The pair of KCS SD70MAC's in KCS 3928 and KCS 3937 would be about another hour before heading west to start dropping ballast on the Galt sub.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	06/02/2025
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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The pair of GMD's in GP9u, OSR 8235 and GP9, OSR 102 exit Ingersoll and run along Beachville Road as they pass the Ingersoll mile board as they head towards Woodstock. The former Canadian Pacific 8235 which was built in March 1958 and the former Essex Terminal Railway 102 from August of 1963 are still running strong in their original colors with the spring green finally getting rid of the dull brown of winter.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	05/30/2025
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

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The railfans were out in force as the pair of former SOO Line EMD GP7's did the daily St. Thomas job for the second day. OSR 383 running long nose forward leads OSR 378 on the approach to Ingersoll as they head back from their work in St. Thomas. Built in 1952 and 1951 respectively, the are both going strong some 73 years later

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	05/30/2025
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

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Originally built for the Algoma Central Railway as 172, then former Essex Terminal Railway 102, now Ontario Southland Railway 102 crosses what used to be the London and Port Stanley Electric Railway. this was the last GP9 that came off the line in the London Ontario GMD plant in 1963. The wooden Barwick Street bridge can be seen in the distance spanning the present CN Talbot Sub from London. The L&PS section south of here was abandoned in 1982 after a major washout of the line at Union. The remaining line starting a few blocks south is now operated by Port Stanley Terminal Rail Inc, now running tourist trains over the remaining sections that were all repaired by volunteers.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	04/17/2025
Location:	St. Thomas
Province:	Ontario

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After dropping off a string of cars in the west siding at Blandford, OSR 1620 heads west up the Galt sub main track at mile 60 on its return trip back to the St Thomas sub. Built in 1957, the GP9u is still going strong some 68 years later.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	04/17/2025
Location:	Woodstock
Province:	Ontario

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After mechanical trouble on CPKC 231, the power from the CWR train was dispatched to help it get up the grade to Guelph Junction. The pair of SD40-2's in CP 9017 (SD40-2F) and CP 6011 (SD40-2) hooked on to the front end and assisted the now successful trip up and the conductor of CPKC 231 is seen preparing to uncouple from them so they could continue westward. The power for CPKC 231 is CP 7027 (SD70ACu) and KCS 4657 (ES44AC). The CWR power would then continue westward and back on to the south track and reverse light power back to the east end of Guelph Junction and head south down the Hamilton sub to retrieve their train at Smithville. The CPKC 231 made it to Wolverton.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	03/17/2025
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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After sitting for several days tied down in Milton, the CWR train was finally ready to lay some rail down the Hamilton Sub. It then had to wait for several trains to make their ways up and down the Sub before heading down itself. First, CPKC 239 made its way up and cleared west. The second was CPKC 238 which headed down light power. Thirdly, CPKC 236 made its way down followed closely by the CWR train. The SD40's drew quite the crowd as they finally made their way down. SD40-2F, CP 9017, with SD40-2, 6011 lead the CWR train up to the 3rd line as they head south to lay rail along the Hamilton Sub. The bright sun and nice clean paint made for a good day.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	03/11/2025
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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While sitting just up the Guelph Sub waiting for GEXR 582 to return to The York Road yard, from behind me I see train headlights coming towards me. It was GEXR 583 with STL&A 3804 and its slug mate STL&A 804. Out I jumped and they pulled up right in front of me and the conductor dismounted and threw the switch to head down the spur. I've never saw a train head that direction so off I went to a few locations to shoot it . I figured it was going to Owens Corning and was right. They retrieved the two cars and headed back across York Road. The wind and flags cooperated nicely. Thanks to Jacob in aiding in the editing.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Genesee & Wyom…
Date:	02/19/2025
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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After waiting a while for H72 to clear and BNSF 5702 with UP 9071 to "Y" their train to head back west, CPKC 134 with KCSM 4733 and CP 8769 roll by the old Galt train station headed east. Four rail lines in one shot, not bad.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	01/24/2025
Location:	Cambridge
Province:	Ontario

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This shot took weeks in the making and many attempts to get it right. It has to be cloudy, (wrong side of tracks), it has to be a westbound, it has to have an engine, (not a GO cab car), and before my pick up time for the grandkids. The only real shot at this is CN 540 or a Via in daylight hours. On this day, I finally, after just over an hour of waiting and freezing, saw the headlight around the bend. CN 4725 with CN 4906 head through Guelph Station on their way back to Kitchener with a nice reflection off the glass shelter.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	11/28/2024
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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The CWR train sits waiting on the North track at Guelph Junction for CPKC 134 to pass to continue on its way west. I heard that CPKC had a KCS leader but when the grey KCSM 4544 showed I was very happy. An SD40-2 (CPKC 5989)and a KCSM "grey ghost" (KCSM 4544) in one shot. Here, the pair meet just past Milburough Line with the crew of the CWR out for their inspection.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	11/24/2024
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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After picking up my grandson for another days adventures, we decided to get the 9am GO train headed from Guelph to Union Station. It was a beautiful bright sunny morning as one of the few remaining F59PH's, GO 561 flew by us on the approach to Watson Road. He was a little disappointed it wasn't his favorite GO 564 that we shot the year before but I was Ok with either. My grandson loves the F59's and the plan is to hopefully ride on a GO train next summer with one leading, if they are still out there.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	09/03/2024
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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Well the long overdue ballast train finally headed out today to dump ballast along the Galt sub. They had finished dumping by the time they hit Twiss Road in Campbellville. Flying by are SD40-2, CP 6011 all decked out in a new paint job, SD30C-ECO, CP 5029 and SD40-3, KCS 3137. The former CN 5117 was sold to KCS in 1998 and rebuilt in to its current KCS 3137 SD40-3 style. The trio would wye their train at Guelph Junction and head back east to Lambton.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	07/18/2024
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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With the CWR train sitting waiting for the eastbound CPKC 134 to clear, its tail end Engineering Services MOW caboose 420984, makes a nice back drop for CP 7010. The former CP 9153, now all decked out in its heritage script paint job, rolls on by at track speed as it prepares to depart Guelph Junction. Aiding in the power are KCS 4592 and CP 3024.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	07/07/2024
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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I was sitting here watching the Nascar race, when I got a text of a westbound CP coming my way, so off I went to wait it out. I sat in my usual spot watching the birds and deer for twenty-five odd minutes, when on came the red signals at mile 42 saying the train was in the block. I got in position to wait it out. The horn sounded as it approached the fourteenth concession and it sounded a bit funny. In to view comes SD40-2, CP 5743 with CP 2283 and KCS 4127 leading what I was later told was CPKC 135. An SD40-2 leading was a great surprise. The only thing missing was a bit of sun but at 7:41pm, I'll take what I got.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	06/29/2023
Location:	Puslinch
Province:	Ontario

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One of the few remaining EMD GP40-2 Grand Trunk Western locomotives in GTW 6420 still in its original Blue and Red paint scheme proved to be a nice surprise today. I had time to kill and figured I'd head off to the industrial basin and see if the GEXR crew were working Dawson Road. There was no one there so I turned around to head off and in the rear view mirror this guy crossed the road so off I took to hopefully get a shot in the bright sunshine. The weeds are very tall along Edinburgh Road but luckily a few tires were stacked there so up I went to get over them. They had quite the large train but wasted no time headed through town and off to Kitchener. GP 38-2, CN 4732 provided the extra power.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/26/2024
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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This pair of SD70ACu's has been roaming the area for quite a while as CPKC 238 South and CP 239 North. Little did I know that this southbound trek as CPKC 238 led by CP 7037 with CP 7030 would be its final trip down the Hamilton sub during this run. The pair returned north later in the day on CPKC 237 and then went west on CPKC 135 during the early hours the next morning. Here, they round the bend through the woods on the approach to the 3rd Line on a bright warm spring afternoon. The lack of leaves let the sun in nicely.

Name:	Bill Purdy
Railway:	Canadian Pacific K…
Date:	03/13/2024
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

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