Comments on: CN 9543 and 9675 were set off in Brantford yard by 385 on Monday. They have most likely arrived to be the first locomotives assigned to the Hagersville Subdivision when CN takes back operations between Brantford and Garnet on September 18. CN 9675 was originally built for GO Transit and the green paint it previously wore is showing through the CN paint in a lot of locations.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:20:35 +0000

Gents, regular Paris run tonight, word from crew is last run is tomorrow ord 1100 Garnet, one way with train, light power back to Garnet. CN takes over midnight on the 19th.

Subject to change.

Also, for Bruce et al – it very well could be that CN 580 may do the local work on the Hagersville.. to Hagersville and 581 may be a road train only – no work enroute. If 580 and 581 end up sharing these gp40′s (day and night shift) this very well could become the new normal in Brantford.

The question is.. how many days a week will the customers get for service on the Hagersville given 580′s workload and will there be too much work requiring extra assignments for Brantford or Hagersville locals? (And how? Call a crew out of Aldershot? Assign more power in Brantford?) That’s what I wonder.. will be interesting to see how the dust settles on this.

CGC recently completed adding a lot of new track, I presume to account for a reduction from 5+/week service under SOR to less under CN. Need more room for loads and empties..

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:34:16 +0000

Had a feeling there would be an Ingenia run today!

By: rsmith

rsmith — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:31:34 +0000

This power is being used on 580 today (Monday Sept. 17) @Aaron – RLHH 597 at 2:00 p.m. went south down the Burford, maybe you can catch them coming back.

By: rsmith

rsmith — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:21:06 +0000

Aaron – CN is taking over SOR Hamilton operations December 13, three month later than the September 18 takeover of the Hagersville Sub. I expect to see changes on the Burford Spur before December.

By: Aaron Skillings

Aaron Skillings — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 22:22:31 +0000

Stephen, excuse me for not knowing, but what exactly is happening in december?

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:54:43 +0000

Bruce , all good points. It’s all a business decision after all! ACLO in Cambridge (who took plastic pellet hoppers off the CPR Waterloo sub in Preston) moved and I believe PDI is now handling their plastics as it has to be trucked in where they are now.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens come December in Brantford.

By: mercer

mercer — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:31:24 +0000

Dana Corporation in Thorold, nearby the paper mill with the 2 or 3 GM switchers, has/had a very large RailKing that ran outside the gates and over the crossing. When people say “track mobile”, we conjure up images of a little toy tractor. But there are so many Rail Kings out there, the very big variety, they practically qualify as small locomotives (such as the well known GE centercabs or even the smaller 25ton GE end cabs).
And the reason Ingenia hasn’t ” cheaped out” is because their operation is based on rail ( ?? 8 to 10 car spots with accompanying air lines, vacuum pumps etc). To say nothing of the fact they are in an awkward location (cramped) for trucks to be moving in/out 16 hours a day.
The ‘car mover’ will look nice in the Ingenia green and blue scheme…

By: Aaron Skillings

Aaron Skillings — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:22:05 +0000

Makes sense. I’m glad that rail service is likely to continue. I would hate to see the rails removed. I wonder why Ingenia is so insistent on rail service rather than cheaping out like so many other industries have sadly done

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:55:45 +0000

Aaron, you have to know the right people. It also helps if you live in the community in question and have many connections within the same community.

By: Aaron Skillings

Aaron Skillings — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:39:12 +0000

How did you find out it would be a trackmobile? I called ingenia before but got no answer. Does anyone know when the last SOR train is gonna be? If this trackmobile thing is true I’m really gonna miss the geeps.