Comments on: Almost home, Goderich-Exeter’s daily Goderich wayfreight is passing eastward by the warm glow of a winter sun, a pillar of orange from ground to sky created by light flurries refracting light in all directions. Framed in a tree, GEXR 55413 brings up the rear as the crew performed the first plow run of the season westward earlier this morning.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:51:58 +0000

Thanks guys – Gord, that’s insane – you do have a yield sign at the top of the hill for HWY 21… any traffic and you kind of have no choice!

By: Gord Currie

Gord Currie — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:48:32 +0000

Great shot! It’s hard enough bring 40 ton of salt up the hillin a truck you don’t stop at hwy 21 at the top you keep rolling. It’s always fun watching them bring loads up that’s for sure.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:20:14 +0000

Beauty shot Steve!

By: David Young

David Young — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:22:25 +0000

I always knew the grade to the mine was steep, but two SD40′s can’t haul 12 salt loads up that grade? What’s the percentage of the grade?

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:30:56 +0000

Barely…. they tried with 12 cars… didn’t make it past the first grade crossing, and tried in vain – crawling centimeters at a time, and gave it a bit more of a run and still no dice. Reduced to 8 cars.. got halfway up the hill then stalled again – backed to the ‘mine’ – reduced to 5 and made it up no problem, set up the SBU and get the heck out of dodge with whatever they had. No second run to the mine

By: RLK2211

RLK2211 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:25:12 +0000

Wow he managed to bring 5 salt loads up the hill too eh!