Comments on: CN 725 the Nanticoke Steel Train departs Stuart Street Yard with CN 4129, CN 4121 and CN 4425 providing the power.

By: John Eull

John Eull — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:42:04 +0000

Six cabooses, actually (two on the Steel Train, one in the yard, and three on track AA30).

As for the question, those “blue covered things” are containers which carried steel from Dofasco to a customer in Montreal, if I recall correctly. They were handled on piggyback/container trains 252 (loaded) and 251 (empty). The service began in the mid-1960s and lasted into the late 1980s (perhaps another member can provide additional details).

By: mcinnis1954

mcinnis1954 — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:16:39 +0000

Great Photo It doesn’t get any better 3 GP9′s and count them five caboose! FANTASTIC

By: Chris van der Heide

Chris van der Heide — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:03:30 +0000

Well that’s a little different from what it looks like today.

What are all those blue covered things beyond the carbon cars on the track at left? Some sort of bulk container?

By: headtailgrep

headtailgrep — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:54:48 +0000

Neat how much has changed:

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6660