Comments on: A pair of GP9′s (CN 7075 & CN 7229) idle in CN’s Pointe St-Charles Yard as two ballast cars are being pushed by a speed swing in the parallel EXO yard. In the distance at right, VIA 22 heads towards Central Station.

By: mberry

mberry — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:42:04 +0000

Interestingly enough grain is transloaded from hoppers to containers at that facility I believe, it is called Ray-Mont Logistics. A very busy customer.
https://www.ray-mont.com/

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:35:34 +0000

Lots of interest in one photo.
CN MOW truck.
Elderly government grain car.
Are the containers moved to the port by truck or is there a local train movement for them?
Tres Bien indeed!

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:24:25 +0000

Larry, those are Hudson Ballasters manufactured by Hudson ROI Equipment in Hawkesbury. Different versions of this type of ballast cart are manufactured by a variety of MoW manufacturers.

By: Larry Parks

Larry Parks — Tue, 28 May 2019 17:58:52 +0000

Interesting ballast cars. Never seen them before.
You’ve captured a ton in the one photo, trés bien.