Comments on: A railway I haven’t shot in about 13 years – I finally made it out to see Trillium in action on what turned out to be a beautiful spring day. M

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 01:13:29 +0000

i am also informed the ratkovsky’s do get the occasional car…

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 20 May 2016 20:47:25 +0000

If you look at google earth, you can get a satellite view from 1934.. the N&ST mainline is visible but the Lakeshore spur is not. I wonder if this was a creation of the freight (CN) days… and not passenger.

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Fri, 20 May 2016 00:26:52 +0000

Interesting. I’ve never seen it labeled as the NS&T line before although it’s the Grantham. The Townline Spur branched off the Grantham at about mile point 4.70, that’s by the Merriton yard.

Dan, the Lakeshore has become more common in the past couple years, but the timing of it is hard. I don’t know if it comes on a certain day or not or what, but I have seen way more metal loads on it as it returns from servicing.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 19 May 2016 19:49:41 +0000

Thanks guys. My parents live in Beamsville.. I lived in Grimsby before that.. and Hamilton for all of highschool and some of grade school before then. I find Jordan Harbour a great barrier that keeps us ‘wine drinkers’ from the riff-raff of St. Catharines… and believe me there’s lots of riff raff over there. I’m so close, yet so far away, and my spelling of it reflects such.

Docta: my source is the Trillium website:

http://www.trilliumrailway.com/pchrmap.php

I think they have gone away from the CN Nomenclature of the “mooney” days.

Look for more to come over the next week Daniel you are in for a real treat, bud.

By: Daniel Odette

Daniel Odette — Thu, 19 May 2016 19:31:49 +0000

Oh geez, Steve is getting heckled on his first trip into Niagara in modern times. Lol. I did manage to see 108 back in March, however, the lighting did not work out. It has been years since I saw a TR unit turn onto the Lakeshore Spur though. That’s quite the catch. I have yet to see them go down the Welland Avenue Industrial Lead to Kemira either.

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Thu, 19 May 2016 18:35:41 +0000

Mr Host, it’s St Catharines even CN has it spelt wrong on one of the signs somewhere. Also, the line it’s turning onto is the Grantham spur. Nonetheless, this is a great shot!

Also, you got lucky with 108. All they’ve been running lately is 1859, I haven’t seen 108 in months.