Comments on: LTEX 1001, the switcher at Oxy Vinyls in Port Robinson, is pictured here shoving a cut of plastic pellet hoppers across Thorold Townline Rd into the plant property. There is what I am assuming to be an interchange point between the plant and CN on the west side of the road and the switcher shuttles hoppers back and forth. I saw it make a few trips between the plant and the interchange on this day, in what was a rather busy day for me railfanning-wise. There are a couple of trackmobiles within the plant property itself as well.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 02:02:32 +0000

Yes.

By: mercer

mercer — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:04:41 +0000

Steve do you mean shot LTEX 1014 in October ?
1084 should be in Contrecoeur

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:04:02 +0000

2023 update… shot 1084 in october and 6089 here and definitely get your shot and leave vibe still reigns. Still nothing they can do if you are one public property but harass you. Cops should know better and should it ever come to this remember you have full rights to photograph anything you want from public property and nothing they can do about it. Nothing. Only exeption is military or defence installations.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:42:21 +0000

Tanks*, not thanks

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:41:53 +0000

Correcting my caption – CN L564 (Port Rob night job) does the transfer run from Port Rob to Oxy Vinyls, and they go right inside the plant. My caption states my previous assumption – that the little yard on the west side of the road is the interchange point, which turns out to be incorrect.

Hoppers get set off inside the gate, and thanks get set off a little South/East of that, and any lifts are there as well.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:21:15 +0000

Thanks for the info here. Worth wandering down there around the Noon Hour if there is actually going to be something happening in this dried up old Niagara.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:14:41 +0000

We get our birthdays off every year without having to take a vacation day, so here’s where I spent mine. Had wanted to check out the area for a while and had never even shot Trillium.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:12:29 +0000

James I guess that’s the difference. I don’t spend 8 hours at this, it’s quite rare for me to put a full day in because I travel so much for family, I don’t see the point of taking a day off work on something I can chance on later. I have *years* to get some of this and am not in a rush to get it.

And of course on weekends the critters are hard to get since they rarely work.

If I travel somewhere that’s a whole other matter but it’s usually more than 4 hours drive away.

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:09:07 +0000

They seem to be out at noon hour every day from what I’ve seen.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:54:57 +0000

Good luck Steve. I know you’re a fan of the unique switchers. Would be kinda neat to see a CN transfer on the Chemical Spur too.

I must’ve been pretty lucky this day. I was busy for a solid 7 or 8 hours. Got 143 as soon as I arrived. It was held at Robbins where I shot 538/564. Then followed Trillium from Feeder to Port Colborne, got the CP transfer to CN around lunch, LTEX right after, then a late 331 left mid afternoon, and ended the day with a SB in Welland Yard (didn’t bother shooting it) and a CP transfer to Trillium. Kept me on my toes and I didn’t even bother with 422 (same as 538/564 anyways) or 421.