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A SW1200RS of a different sort. Here we find VIPX (Vidal Industrial Park) #1511 sitting at the Lambton Diesel shop on the west end of CN's "C" yard at Sarnia. It has just been overhauled and repainted prior to VIP starting operations in Sarnia. The 1511 was originally built for Grand Trunk Western and also served on the Central Vermont see http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8938 for a before photo.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/19/2008
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
Ex CN SW1200RS 7310 sits in the CN "C" yard at Sarnia, Ontario. Curiously the CN logo has been painted over but no other reporting marks are visible
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/19/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 9 Favourites
CN 7258 switches cars in the small yard on the "farm track" in Sarnia, Ontario. This yard was used to store cars for Royal Polymers and Cabot Carbon. The Royal Polymers SW800 switcher 8620 can also be seen in the background. Royal Polymers closed with the plant demolished and the little switcher sold elsewhere.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/11/2004
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
STL&H 5615 and SOO 6614 seen at the CSX engine facility at Sarnia. CP locomotives were used by CSX to run traffic from Sarnia to Chatham and onto CP trackage at Chatham to Windsor and beyond stateside. Most often was a pair of CP Sd40-2's but sometimes you could get lucky with a SOO unit or in this case a STL&H as well.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/10/2004
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 6 Favourites
Here we have the DOW 1007 switching cars into the large DOW Canada facility at Sarnia, Ontario. Located just south of the main CSX yard cars were switched in and out of the plant by the 1007 and left on the "old C&O main" as seen in the photo. Sadly this is all gone now with the DOW facility closing, the tracks were removed and most of the plant was demolished. Thankfully the switcher was sold to VIP Rail in Sarnia and lives on.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Other
Date: 08/05/2006
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
All finished for the day at the CSX engine shop in Sarnia. This was back when CSX was still running their traffic from Sarnia to CP in Chatham for interchange and at that time was utilizing CP locomotives on the job (train D725) If i recall correctly this only lasted from 2003-2006. All traffic since has been interchanged at the CN yard at Sarnia. The pair of CSX "canadian" GP38-2's to the left were most likely run on the D724 turn from Sarnia to Chatham and onto Blenheim Ontario as they were still serving the large WG Thompsons grain facility at that time. The single GP38-'s in the middle of the shot were used for yard jobs and various customer switching in the Sarnia area. Much has changed since this photo in terms of what trains are running on CSX now, no more CP power will be found and CSX has greatly diminished its service to the south of Sarnia.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: CSX Transportation
Date: 09/05/2004
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 8 Favourites
The work day is over for the crews on the CSX "Canadian" district. Here we find a pair of the regularly assigned GP38-2's #2574 and #2579 resting beside the engine shop at Sarnia, Ontario.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: CSX Transportation
Date: 08/01/2004
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 11 Favourites
These certainly were the days to be trackside as you just never knew what might show up on the next freight. Another evening westbound past the station at Sarnia with CN SD40-2W 5296, CN/IC SD40-2 6108 and BNSF SD9 1727. That little SD9 was certainly odd but it wasn't the only one we saw, at least two others made it through durring the "foreign power craze"
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/31/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
More BNSF leading the way, this time eastbound past the station at Sarnia with BNSF 4044, BNSF 5423 and three CN SD40-2W's 5280, 5301 and and 5277.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: BNSF
Date: 08/13/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
A CN freight with more foreign power rolls westbound at Sarnia with BNSF 4488 BNSF 6937 and two new Union Pacific SD70ACe's 8580 and 8574 from the GM plant at London.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: BNSF
Date: 05/14/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
Back when BNSF and other foreign power ran wild on CN in southern Ontario we find two BNF B40-8W's 550 and 575 passing the station at Sarnia. I seem to recall a certain Mr. Host from this site arriving a few minutes after the power had already gone by and was quite upset once I told him what it was!
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: BNSF
Date: 09/20/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
The new face of CSX in Ontario, instead of the ussual "canadian" units we were so used to CSX now has two former Conrail units 2799 and 2757 on the property both with remote control. 2799 was running back to home rails with the daily transfer seen here on the CN spur line.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: CSX Transportation
Date: 08/04/2013
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 3 Favourites
Suprise! BC Rail 4626 works todays CN IOL local in Sarnia, seen here in the waterfront "E" yard preparing cars for Imperial Oil and Cargill AgHorizons.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/05/2013
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
A rare visitor in the form of BC Rail Dash8-40CM 4626 works todays CN IOL train in Sarnia, a job held down by CN GP9RM's for years. Here it is seen returning back from deep within the imperial oil plant. The crew certainly took their time today as this isn't the best switching locomotive by far.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/05/2013
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 7 Favourites
CSX 2570 and 2697 are about to enter the yard at Sarnia to pick up the daily transfer train to CN.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: CSX Transportation
Date: 09/01/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
The VIA/CFL grey cup train made a special trip to downtown Sarnia in late 2012. Seen here on CN's downtown point edward spur certainly rare millage for VIA. VIA # 6445 is shown spotted beside newly placed park signage indicating the winning Sarnia Imperials Grey Cup Champions.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 11/03/2012
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 4 Favourites
9410 and 9542 have the Sarnia based CN caboose in tow for Safety/Family Day at Sarnia yard.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/07/2008
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 1 Favourites
CN 5417 backs onto CN/IC 9602 and test train at Sarnia. I believe the IC 9602 and test train were parked here the previous night after comming over from Port Huron, however I think a canadian equiped unit was needed for the train to continue west this morning.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/21/2008
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
CSX 2574 works the Sarnia yard on an evening switch job. To the left can be seen the unique "yellow band" looking Sulfur tank cars at Imperial Oil.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: CSX Transportation
Date: 08/02/2007
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
CP 8921 on display after a fresh repaint by the Elgin Country Railway Museum.
Name: Shaun Hinz
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/26/2008
Location: St.Thomas
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
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