Comments on: Out of the bush, suddenly a wild train appears. Basically, that’s what I see when I stand along Cardigan St – a really neat little street with a sidewalk following the rail line for a block or two packed tightly with various old and new buildings. Shooting here requires a train running south around noon or the light swings to backlit. Leading the train is the other “new arrival” #182 – but 182 was in Guelph in the first half of the 2000′s and photos of it in Guelph are on this site from back then. Anyone have a precise date to when 182 was transferred to Salford? I suspect it was done to co-incide with the St. Thomas sub lease in ’09.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:33:29 +0000

One of Ian Wilson’s great books goes into detail in downtown Guelph and at one time the CN spur went much further than you think….

I’d advise looking to see which book it was in, because I can’t for the life remember which one.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:51:00 +0000

I’ve seen photos Steve, between where the CN line branches off and around where your shot was taken, there were 3! tracks. I don’t think the third came this far down, but definitely around the crossing just north of here.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 23:11:34 +0000

Thanks all. The right of way is very tight back there and between the backyards of homes – since the line north was built in 1904 homes were already in the vicinity for workers of the mills, etc.

There was also a CN line back there (branches from the trail a bit to the north) which CN used to access downtown which was removed around 1974-5. I can’t imagine how both lines were in that small ROW unless CN sold their land off to adjacent homeowners.

I usually see this kind of right of way for an industrial spur, but this is mainline track, 10+ train movements a week.

By: Matthew Whiteley

Matthew Whiteley — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:11:07 +0000

Very Nice Shot Stephen!

By: Extra 1014

Extra 1014 — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:22:37 +0000

You really caught this at a great angle. It certainly does look like it is emerging from dense forest. No doubt there is plenty adequate R/W, just hidden in the shadows and bend.

By: Kevin Flood

Kevin Flood — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:13:56 +0000

I shot 182 a few times in winter 2005 when I was working for City of Guelph.