Railpictures.ca - Canadian Railway Photography - photographie ferroviaire Canadienne. » DoctaPinklaces 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 doctapinklaces http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=682 http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 13:27:40 +0000 DoctaPinklaces
I was originally in Fort Erie to see the Every Child Matters unit leading 236, but stuck around to see the NS Transfer too. Here it is in the dying daylight, and to my surprise, with a matching NS eco set. I've seen them come over before but this is the only time I've shot the pair. One of them I believe is a slug.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Norfolk Southern
Date: 10/18/2021
Location: Fort Erie
Province: Ontario
8 Comments | 21 Favourites
CN's second funeral train to hit Niagara is seen here at the St Catharines station, on a day fitting for a funeral. The first round of dash 8's to be scrapped in Niagara was done by K&K at Martech's old facility, these were brought to SLM in Welland for scrapping. SLM previously scrapped a handful of Canadian Pacific sd40-2's in 2016. The weather was brutal, and my rain jacket wasn't good enough to repeal the downpour we received on this day, which ended up giving me a gnarly case of pneumonia, which lasted about three weeks. I was lucky enough to see a couple more transports of dash 8's on 421, however. I sure do miss the dash 8's running, but I'm sure the crews do not.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 7/29/2023
Location: St Catharines
Province: Ontario
8 Comments | 16 Favourites
You can imagine the surprise when I saw this battered tier 4 roll by me. CN 3009, which was involved in a train hitting another train derailment in Manitoba earlier in the year, rolls by with a few bumps and scrapes. I was shocked this thing wasn't on a flat car, nor covered in any way. This engine I believe was on the system for less than 5 years at this point. Anyone know if it was scrapped, or what it's outcome was?
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 12/3/19
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
How things change. Earlier this month marked a year since the last GIO/Trillium train through their northern trackage in St Catharines/Merritton/Thorold. But a year beforehand, they were kept very busy. In 2023, GIO were tasked with bringing in empty coil cars to Trenergy for fitting of brand new NS hoods. While GIO usually was a twice a week operation, this movement kept them very busy, and extras were often needed. Here, we see a management run extra with GP35 JLCX 3502 at the helm. 3502 is now out somewhere around Edmonton, and this line sits abandon, collecting weeds and rust as the days toll on.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Trillium Railway
Date: 05/24/2023
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
11 Comments | 17 Favourites
The day before this was taken, every foamer in Ontario was out shooting what we all thought would be the final train on the former NS&T trackage in St Catharines, Ontario. Well, an oil leak on 1859 gave us an extra chance at getting those final shots in. On March 1st, 2024, the final train was sent down the Grantham Spur, and in true Merritton Madness fashion, RTC held them so they could meet with a CN freight, that being CN 421. The Niagara faithful, and other enthusiasts got to watch this sight once more, as they also met with a GO train just as they departed Merritton one final time. This was a tough move to watch, as since I have memories, I watched Trillium on this line. It's what got me into the hobby. This line saw a few trackmobile movements since, moving boilers from Trenergy, but since then it's been nothing more than a collection of weeds.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 3/1/24
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
10 Comments | 18 Favourites
It's a beautiful spring afternoon, and GO 562 is in charge of taking the midday train back to Toronto on Easter Sunday. This is a tough shot to get, as there's very little room for error with the angle. Would love to try this shot with a boat again in the future.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 3/31/2024
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 20 Favourites
A vintage duo in TRRY 1859 and LDSX 7290 work in tandem in Thorold. While 7290 is making the shove up the grade, TRRY 1859 is waiting with cars to bring back with them. GIO/Trillium uses the yard on the Fonthill Spur for tanker storage, and this move can only be seen a handful of times.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Trillium Railway
Date: 8/8/23
Location: Thorold
Province: Ontario
7 Comments | 21 Favourites
Under the watchful eye of 1859's crew, CN 422 heads through Merritton on their way to Mac Yard.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 11/11/22
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 18 Favourites
JLCX 3502 crosses the busy Welland Ave dropping a tank car at the rarely served Kemira. In my time shooting trains here in Niagara (12 years), this is only my second time catching them on my camera here, so a rare industry indeed. For those who wish to correct me in the comments on the railway name, don't waste your energy :)
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Trillium Railway
Date: 5/24/23
Location: St Catharines
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 21 Favourites
TRRY 1859 runs alongside Barryman Ave in St Catharines on the way to Kemira to pick up a tanker. In my 14 years covering the area, this was my only time seeing them run down this line. Wasn't the greatest of weather to start off with, but at the end of the days chase, I got some beautiful sunshine. You wouldn't know it from here.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Trillium Railway
Date: 11/1/22
Location: St Catharines
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 21 Favourites
Summer time and the living's easy. JLCX 3502, Trillium/Gio's leased bright red GP35, makes a run up one of the steepest grades out there. Wasn't a problem for 3502 however, as it pulls 8 empties up the hill. Usually they only come back with 4 boxes at the most, but they had cars at Merritton left behind from a previous trip, hence the bigger train.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Trillium Railway
Date: 8/18/22
Location: Thorold
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 13 Favourites
Once a common sight here in Niagara, foreign power leading has been a massive rarity on the Grimsby Subdivision. This was a throwback train in many of ways. This was the first BNSF leader on the Grimsby Sub since 2014. First foreign power leader since 2019. First CN 523 since 2020. And first all autoparts cars train since 2006 likely. Everything about this train screamed rare and I wasn't gonna miss it, despite the almost whiteout conditions.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: BNSF
Date: 1/24/22
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 12 Favourites
A CWR train bathes under golden lighting after a brief thunderstorm hit the area. Power is decent.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 7/31/21
Location: Smithville
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 19 Favourites
A trip to Kitchener had some detours added to it after missing this train at my local spot of CN Merritton by a couple minutes. We chased it to CN Nelles Rd but obstructions in the shot meant another was in order. 422 was motoring at this point, so the best spot we could get to was the Walkbridge at Bayview. We got there with moments to spare. Among the lashup are multiple CN units, which I'm led to believe is due to 538 not crossing back into Canada for a couple days, and a rebuilt MP15dc Indiana Harbour switcher, which is quite different from what it looked like before. A fun chase with a good result.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 1/10/2020
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
With cold days once again upon us, I figured it'd be time to pull this one out of the vault from last winter. 331 with a double cowl lashup is just about to cross Glendale Ave in St Catharines after meeting 421, met with angered drivers, who no doubt are already mad about the road conditions. This was nearing the end of an ice storm which slicked up everything considerably. The travel down to see 331 was no breeze either, but this was a lashup I wasn't planning on missing. Considering that cowls may no longer be running soon if rumours amount to truth, this shot may be a thing of the past.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 2/6/2019
Location: Merritton
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 10 Favourites
GMD-1 1437 is the leader among some vintage power in Stuart St yard in Hamilton, Ontario. Just coming back from "the hole", this local brings back a string of box cars and tankers. CN 4719 sports a brand new paint job, including the recently introduced white roof that CN has been throwing on new units and repainted ones alike. Thanks to good pal Jamie Knott for giving me tips on this guy!
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 11/5/2019
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 11 Favourites
The daily NS Transfer heads back to the US after interchange with CN 531. Both trains headed into the states with about 70 cars each which made for both lengthy trains. Underneath in the Niagara River, ice still continues to flow down, where up stream it made international news for the ice build up crashing over the retaining walls. The fog made for an interesting element which made me wish I saw something come into Canada today but this was good enough for me.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Norfolk Southern
Date: 5/2/2019
Location: Fort Erie
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 10 Favourites
In less than ideal weather, NS C093 backs into the Fort Erie yard with NS 8104, the Lehigh Valley heritage unit with longhood forward. While it's always cool to see a heritage unit, seeing one with ties to the area is all the better, as Lehigh Valley actually use to run to Fort Erie back in the day.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Norfolk Southern
Date: 4/12/2019
Location: Fort Erie
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 12 Favourites
Well, what seemed to be inevitable has finally seemed to happen. Operations along the Fonthill Spur in Thorold seem to be ceasing after almost 20 years of being the last industry on the line. Multiple sources from Trillium have indeed confirmed that Chemtrade will be ceasing rail operations with Trillium and go to truck only services. While a final date isn't set in stone, the final move will happen between April 30th and May 30th. While it just seems like a small operation, this line has historical value, as it was the route of the last ever NS&T train to run back on March 28th, 1959. Since then, CN and Trillium have operated the line. It was a subdivision, that ran all the way to Welland up until the mid 80's where it was cut to just the outskirts of Welland, and cut down just to a mile long yet again in 1994. It hosted the famed Pine St Spur, which was ceased in 1999, and ripped up last year. Here in this shot, we see leased unit GMTX 340 lift a car down the line, where it'll return with one back. Time is ticking to get your shots on this unique line. It runs Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 and noon.
Name: Doctapinklaces
Railway: Trillium Railway
Date: 4/4/19
Location: Thorold
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 22 Favourites
330 sorts through Port Rob yard after arriving about an hour prior at 8am sharp. 330 usually arrives in Port Rob from 8:30pm to 12:30am, so this was the previous nights 330. I heard that the second unit caused multiple problems leading throughout the travel from Sarnia to Port Rob, having the SD75i eventually added on somewhere on the travel.
Name: doctapinklaces
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 1/25/2019
Location: Port Robinson
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
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