Comments on: A beach day for me and my family – twice a year I visit Port Dover, and twice a year I have a chance of some SOR action down by Nanticoke – I don’t always get lucky, but this was my lucky break as 4057 finally dissapeared from the Nanticoke job leaving just GW Orange. However, it’s all in the timing – by the time I get everyone fed and skin sufficiently tanned, where will 595 end up? I found them out on the road, which is awfully lucky, usually they are parked at the yard by this time In this scene, 595 is heading TT west (north) on the rolling profile of the Hagersville sub, in the background are the codeline and a smokestack from the now idled Nanticoke Genrating Station, and the farmers fields of Haldimand county, all of which is lit by the last rays of the hot summer sun sometime after 7 PM. As the train went by, the hogger gave us an extra toot of the horn – to the delight of my 5 year old. She put me up to this photo by asking me if we could “see it again” after running into them the first time on the way home. She was delighted, as was I to oblige – with tummys full of beach food, our next destination was Hewwitt’s dairy for for a malted milkshake, vanilla. A great day indeed. Thanks to the SOR crew for the extra toots of the horn and for making a little girl (and her boyish adult father) happy :)

By: Peter Newman

Peter Newman — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:21:12 +0000

Back around ’81, I used to fly a weekly pipeline patrol in a Cessna 172 (heavy metal to me back then). It was an aerial inspection of the Trans Northern underground pipeline. My section ran from Kingston to Nanticoke. Armed with a topographical map highlighting the pipeline, I would be looking for anything unusual such unauthorized construction or areas of dead vegetation (indicating a possible leak). I flew this for about 2 years as I built up my flight hours. It helped lead to bigger and better things!

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 02:08:59 +0000

What is pipeline patrol? Intrigued

By: Peter Newman

Peter Newman — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:14:18 +0000

If I recall correctly, my first paid aviation job involved flying a low-level pipeline patrol along this corridor to the Nanticoke Generating Station. Boredom caused me to fly the route a little lower each week. My apologies to any of the locals if I blew your hats off in the course of my work!

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:55:13 +0000

Thanks Peter. I will point out this section of the Hagersville was built approx 1970 as the lake Erie extension, branching from the original main by hwy 6,

By: Peter Newman

Peter Newman — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 02:29:02 +0000

A fun caption and a great image, Stephen!