Comments on: It’s been a slow and bitter cold morning for railfanning, and while waiting for TR 1859, I ended up in Port Rob to catch what I believe is CN 530, a local job that brings cars from the Port Robinson yard to Feeder. 5671 was one of the units on CN 421 that morning. The other units will bring cars to Fort Erie for interchange. This train always runs long hood forward to Feeder yard.

By: cpcnguy

cpcnguy — Thu, 11 May 2017 14:15:14 +0000

562 is the day yard job, switching out 421, and building 531 and 563. Sometimes advances 531 to fort erie. 563 is the afternoon job running to southern yard (welland tube, CP interchange) and feeder yard (trillium) and return. 564 is the night job running to fort erie and return and building 422. 531 like Phil said is the South Buffalo turn, running there as 531 and return as 530. 539 is the Frontier yard (CSX) job, running there as 539 and return as 538. Both these jobs work fort erie as well. 562/3/4 are full crews, while 531/530 and 539/538 are conductor only (no brakeman). This is why their ID’s change with direction ( I believe, Phil?)

Now its been a couple years but this was the design previously and could have changed recently.

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:56:15 +0000

Sorry about the confusion guys, this train was indeed going to Feeder. I don’t really know ID numbers out there and I got em mixed up.

By: smithgl

smithgl — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:55:43 +0000

Based on discussion here, this was probably 562 both ways to/from Feeder.

531 is Port Rob to B&P Buffalo, 530 is B&P Buffalo to Port Rob, and neither of these trains would work at Feeder.

By: Railfanmatt4

Railfanmatt4 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 02:23:16 +0000

I’d think it ran back as 531, Then what’s the deal with 562 Because I know 562 runs to the feeder yard also.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:56:18 +0000

No 530 returns as 531. It runs from Pt. Rob to the B&P in Buffalo and return.

By: Railfanmatt4

Railfanmatt4 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:04:42 +0000

If this would be 530, Then is 562 the return trip?

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:08:36 +0000

Thanks for the clarification. For whatever reason I didn’t think that place was still open.

By: Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:02:00 +0000

The bulkheads carry drill pipe to various locations in western canada and are used exclusivly by Welland Tube. Tenaris Algoma Tubes in the Sault uses gondola’s with wood stakes above the car top.

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:12:11 +0000

Greg, this one had about 35 cars on it. This must be 562 then, I honestly get all the ID’s of the trains from Pt. Rob all mixed up. And I have no idea where the bulkheads are from or go

By: mercer

mercer — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:03:26 +0000

So where do the bulkhead flats go ?? ( or come from )