Comments on: On this late April evening I was at home in Waterloo when I heard an approaching train horn off in the distance. Thinking it sounded more like CN coming from Kitchener rather than CP, I made the quick decision to get on my bike and head towards the Waterloo Spur. Thanks to the days getting longer I had more opportunities for photos if CN went to Elmira after returning with the loaded car frames from the Budd Plant in Kitchener on the Huron Park Spur. As I neared the John Street crossing I could hear the distinctive sound of the CN local slowly making its way along the spur. Having a bit more time I decided to venture to William Street as I wanted get a photo there for the first time. Here, the CN 15:30 Job with GP9RM 4134 is viewed leading two hoppers, three tank cars and caboose 79443 as it approaches William Street in Waterloo at 20:00 just after the sun had dipped below the horizon. The two hoppers were for Nutrite Feeds in Elmira and the three smaller tankers were for Sulco Chemicals. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Noe http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50991#comment-55694 Noe Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:04:29 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CN4134April1993Version3.jpg#comment-55694 It was a very slim chance that CP would run to Waterloo in 1993, however as mentioned in my one previous post it did still happen in that year. Ironically two days, after this photo was taken, CP ran to Waterloo to lift what was thought to be the last loads out of Canbar in daylight on April 30, 1993. However, CP did run again in the summer with the last run officially being in July. Some information about the CP last runs to Waterloo are featured in the great book Steel Wheels Along the Grand- Compiled By George W Roth. As well as this article from Branchline Magazine from 1993. https://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/index.php/branchline/branchline-pdf-files/file/257-1993-07-08 It was a very slim chance that CP would run to Waterloo in 1993, however as mentioned in my one previous post it did still happen in that year. Ironically two days, after this photo was taken, CP ran to Waterloo to lift what was thought to be the last loads out of Canbar in daylight on April 30, 1993. However, CP did run again in the summer with the last run officially being in July.

Some information about the CP last runs to Waterloo are featured in the great book
Steel Wheels Along the Grand- Compiled By George W Roth.

As well as this article from Branchline Magazine from 1993.

https://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/index.php/branchline/branchline-pdf-files/file/257-1993-07-08

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50991#comment-55688 Stephen C. Host Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:18:35 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CN4134April1993Version3.jpg#comment-55688 My god you had a choice between CN and CP??? where's the CP shots??? My god you had a choice between CN and CP??? where’s the CP shots???

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