Comments on: CN# 540 is about to cross the long out of service portion of the CP Kerrobert Sub just outside Rosetown Saskatchewan.

By: Eric May

Eric May — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 01:13:31 +0000

Nice that all of the old hardware is still in place.

By: SD70Dude

SD70Dude — Sun, 30 May 2021 20:56:36 +0000

Neat spot to look at on Google Earth. It appears that there was/is a connecting track or two between the CN and CP lines on the north side of the diamond.

It also looks like CP had a wye immediately northwest of Rosetown, and a spur that ran along the west side of town toward downtown and the CN line.

In addition to L541/L540 there is usually an outpost roadswitcher assignment based at Kindersley, L510, which does local work around town and on the remainder of the Oyen Sub. Unit grain, oil, or sand trains may also run under a different symbol.

By: Marcus Stevens

Marcus Stevens — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:40:54 +0000

Very neat shot Matt!

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:27:44 +0000

branchline railroading alive and well, great shot!

By: Benjamin strang

Benjamin strang — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:23:26 +0000

Question, do you happen to have any photos of 114 or 115 back when they ran the Rosetown sub, great photo btw.

By: mattwatson

mattwatson — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:59:05 +0000

jknott86- I’ve seen mixed freights, unit trains of oil, unit trains of sand, and unit trains of grain all operating as 540/541. Some days that means there is more than one 540/541 on the sub at one time. Sometimes other 500 series jobs out of Saskatoon seem to go as far as Delisle. Saturday mornings in Kindersley seem to be a good bet for 540s.

Noe -Thanks Jason.

robin lowrie- I’m not sure Robin, but it stands to reason as this the closest the two lines get around Rosetown.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:00:45 +0000

Is it just 540/541 and Big Sky (on the portion where they have running rights) that run the Rosetown, Matt? Sorry, wish I’d asked this in my original comment. I accidentally ran into a 540 back in August – 46 grain loads and what I am assuming were 10 frac sand empties. Can’t say I knew a damn thing about the Sub or 540 until that day, then did some Googling. It’s a neat one though – love when they parallel a highway.

By: Noe

Noe — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:01:39 +0000

Very nice image Matt.

By: robin lowrie

robin lowrie — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:15:12 +0000

Matt: Is this at the location that used to have the name “Rosetown Transfer”? If so, the interchange tracks were just to the right past the CN line.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:57:17 +0000

Neat shot, Matt. Don’t see all that much from the Rosetown Sub.