Comments on: CN 523′s crew gives a big wave to the test train crew doing an inspection at Ash on CN’s Halton Sub. Since the demise 330/331 from Sarnia to Pt. Robinson there seems to be a big increase in traffic between Pt Rob and Mac Yrd. 523 ran 4 days in a row from Mac Yrd to Aldershot and back and there have been 524′s from Pt Rob to either Aldershot or as in todays case, right to Mac Yrd. This is addition to the regular 421/422 trains.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 13:36:59 +0000

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

By: Alexander Medora

Alexander Medora — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:52:01 +0000

Right on… who needs farmland anyway… we can eat bugs imported from China… delivered by CN.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:16:07 +0000

Also I should mention some research I have done on the new intermodal terminal.

A recent land sale saw 200 acres trade hands for $165M that was purchased 6 years prior for only $15M. The land was purchased for industrial development fronting Tremaine road.

CN Shareholders should rejoice – $826,000/acre is the value of lands in that area now,

meaning the CN lands, over 1200 acres is worth a cool $1 billion

But yeah, essentially that whole area is going to transform into warehouses and industrial sites and the rich vultures have already flooded to the area buying up everything they can…..

get your shots… I have…

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:05:25 +0000

This is true. However I know of one photo online that I saw quite recently And a well done one at that.

Alex the inter-modal facility has already resulted in permanent changes down there. I’ve already captured shots in the last 2 years in advance of it that you can’t do already.

It’s only accelerating now as CN construction crews are full bore.

I’ve also looked at the construction schedule and a new track is going to be installed from main st in Milton to basically Ash (but of course there will be further re-locations of the mainline just south of Brittania Rd)

The temporary mainline is supposed to be installed this summer.

Permanent mainline installation begins June 2023 completed in 2024. (between lower baseline and brittania)

The construction schedule does not show the timeline/extension of the 2′nd main track north of Brittania road.

By: Alexander Medora

Alexander Medora — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 03:51:03 +0000

This is the only picture of the Ash interlocking I could find online… nothing on flickr.
It’s an absolutely beautiful location that will soon be gone forever.
I wish I had discovered it sooner.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 31 May 2016 01:57:55 +0000

Bayfront still has rails, as does Central Shipping, but they have been idle for a long while now. My understanding is only locomotives and/or bottle cars being shipped in or out go by rail – at most once a year but much less frequently than that.

Dofasco did switch their own Central Shipping until a few years ago once or twice a week… but that has ended for now. Those cars went CP.

Again I think it’s all by truck now.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Tue, 31 May 2016 01:53:50 +0000

Stephen I think he probably meant that the unit switches the steel transfer facility.
There were rails that went to the Dafasco Bayfront, not sure if they are still there. We used to bring 730 the ore train in there. Dafasco had their own locomotives though,which were remote control. CN never switched the Dafasco plant.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 31 May 2016 00:47:17 +0000

CNSD60F: I don’t know where you think 7304 switches Dofasco… it does not. There are no direct rails into Dofasco’s plant beside the steel centre. It’s all trucks.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Mon, 30 May 2016 22:52:30 +0000

Thanks for the update. Great to see them on the active roster. Sadly none are active on any main or yard service around here.

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Mon, 30 May 2016 22:18:44 +0000

Model Road Number Serial # Bldr Date Notes
YBU-4m Slug 200-209 GMD – 8 #207 retired
GP9 Slug 211-263 GMD – 58 – #214-215, 228 & 246 are gone
S3 Slug 264-272 MLW – 9 – –
GP9 Slug 273-281 GMD – 9 – –
HBU-4 Slug 500-522 GM – 22 – #509 off roster
YBU-4m Slug 523-526 GM – 4 – -
SW1200RS 1339, 63, 75, 79, 85 & 94 GMD – 6 – -
GMD1 1400-01, 05, 08-10, 12, 19-21 & 23 GMD – 11 – –
1433-35 & 37-40 GMD – 10 – Fitted with B-B trucks
GP9Rm 7201, 7204-7239 GMD – 28 – 7205, 07-12, 15-18, 23, 25, 27, 34-35 & 37 are vacant
7240-7280 GMD – 35 – 7244-45, 47, 49, 59, 62, 64, 67, 69-70 & 76 are gone
SW1200RM 7311 GMD 3 – -
GP38-2 7500, 03, 08, 10, 13-4, & 17-8 GMD – 8 – See See Note “D” – “The Journey Continues” locomotive list
7526 & 7532 GMD – 2 – -