Comments on: Back when the Wawa sinter plant and the Michipicoten sub still existed, @1998; the scene this day was WC 6590, 6001, 2052 and 2252 brought train of empties to the Harbour, where they were switched out and loads picked up. The power split up; on the right is the empties and the track on the left goes down to the docks. The train will return to Wawa with WC 6001, 6590, 2252 and 2052 in that order. The WC 6001, still in Algoma paint, was formerly the ACR 181. Within the year all this activity would be history. (Mile 26 was the end of the “main”.) http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: sdfourty http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-65361 sdfourty Thu, 31 Jul 2025 03:36:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-65361 Neat. ACR at Michipicoten: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28701 Neat.
ACR at Michipicoten:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28701

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-64889 awmooney Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:38:56 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-64889 Yeah. Butter me up. Thanks, John !! :o) Yeah. Butter me up. Thanks, John !! :o )

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-64886 railwayguy Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:31:47 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-64886 Oh so nice, but then what do you expect, it’s a “Mooney shot”. Well done Oh so nice, but then what do you expect, it’s a “Mooney shot”. Well done

]]> By: Chris van der Heide http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-8681 Chris van der Heide Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:07:23 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-8681 Unfortunately most of my knowledge is researched and not first hand, so a lot of things might have eluded me that you just wouldn't think of. I've seen some video of the switching at Michipicoten and there the train arrived and ran around using the siding on the high line, and then proceeded to run cuts of cars up and down the hill to switch out the dock. By the time they finished, the train would be built in the siding ready to head out the other way. In each of those videos they kept the power together, but that's just a handful of samples compared to the hundreds of times they ran this job. Also, the examples I've seen they did have SDs on both outer ends of the set, so there could be something to that idea. You'd think they would have set that up properly at Hawk Junction before departure though. Unfortunately most of my knowledge is researched and not first hand, so a lot of things might have eluded me that you just wouldn’t think of.

I’ve seen some video of the switching at Michipicoten and there the train arrived and ran around using the siding on the high line, and then proceeded to run cuts of cars up and down the hill to switch out the dock. By the time they finished, the train would be built in the siding ready to head out the other way. In each of those videos they kept the power together, but that’s just a handful of samples compared to the hundreds of times they ran this job. Also, the examples I’ve seen they did have SDs on both outer ends of the set, so there could be something to that idea. You’d think they would have set that up properly at Hawk Junction before departure though.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-8680 awmooney Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:01:16 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-8680 Chris: I wondered why they split the power too. But as I was writing up this lame caption, I thought back at your knowledge of the area and hope you would have the answers. I can only guess they wanted the same pair on the lead for the return trip........but why? Chris: I wondered why they split the power too. But as I was writing up this lame caption, I thought back at your knowledge of the area and hope you would have the answers. I can only guess they wanted the same pair on the lead for the return trip……..but why?

]]> By: Chris van der Heide http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-8679 Chris van der Heide Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:27:59 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-8679 Weird. Wonder why they split the power for switching there? Weird. Wonder why they split the power for switching there?

]]> By: rsmith http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-8663 rsmith Thu, 19 Mar 2015 01:25:19 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-8663 The SDL-39s made it in to the Sault fairly regularly because for a while there was a weight restriction on the bridge from the US. The SDL-39s made it in to the Sault fairly regularly because for a while there was a weight restriction on the bridge from the US.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-8656 awmooney Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:58:47 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-8656 Thank you, Mr. Smith. Yeah, the limited time I had only saw that one unit; but what was there; only a handful?? I was more surprised to see SDL-39 (#589) while in the SOO, Ont than anything else on that trip. Thank you, Mr. Smith. Yeah, the limited time I had only saw that one unit; but what was there; only a handful?? I was more surprised to see SDL-39 (#589) while in the SOO, Ont than anything else on that trip.

]]> By: rsmith http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18437#comment-8655 rsmith Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:25:28 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img027-edited.jpg#comment-8655 What a great shot! I didn't know any of the ex. FRV/CNW GP30s made it up north of the border. What a great shot! I didn’t know any of the ex. FRV/CNW GP30s made it up north of the border.

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