Comments on: Not looking much like a high priority train this #219 is approaching 50 St (then, a level crossing) in eastern Edmonton. That double tracking was put in about a year ago.

By: Steve Young

Steve Young — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:23:04 +0000

A “catch all” high priority train you say. Interesting.
#359 would usually be the train with the majority of the bulk-head flats, but I guess that came out of Winnipeg (from loaded cars that went to Chicago?)

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:16:09 +0000

219 was the great “follow-up” of the nightly 3 hotshots (221 to Winnipeg, 217 to Vancouver). It was mostly empty bulkhead flats for Prince George and west, and just a few high priority “Forwarder” box cars. They left Mac Yard at 1,2 and 330 am and everyone watched them closely for schedule.