Comments on: Three Draper taper cowl GE Dash 8-40CM units power CN 422 eastward on Oakville Sub track 1. They wear their original colour schemes – CN diagonal stripes, BC Rail, CN North America.East-side signals for CN Snake can be seen 1km back. Alongside is the west lead to/from Aldershot Yard; 422′s crew will make a small setoff and a much larger lift from Aldershot East. Notable in August 2018 has been the absense of high-cube auto parts boxcars on 422; possibly Ford Oakville is retooling for the 2019 model year.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:16:46 +0000

@snake2..hmm i can’t remember for sure. It was either Lime disease from ticks or a snake bite

By: Snake2

Snake2 — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:58:17 +0000

@Stephen & @Foreman Hall …what did your last slave die of?

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 19:30:31 +0000

LOL@Stephen…if anyone can get rid of ticks..its a snake!

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:58:17 +0000

Agent orange is required. Its bad. Snake work your magic.

By: Stuart Streit

Stuart Streit — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:33:08 +0000

Nobody packing a weed wacker??

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 02:41:47 +0000

Thx Stephen…sounds like a good place to stay clear of

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 02:15:55 +0000

Not many will sit on those chairs anymore. Ticks have taken over this hill and it’s an utter infestation starting in spring as soon as the grass grows through the summer into fall. Only worth going in Winter or early Spring if you must….

4-5 years ago there wasn’t much of a tick problem. It’s literally crawling with ‘em now.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:38:01 +0000

Great shot jp4pix! Hey are the plastic chairs still up on the hill for the “foamers” to sit on. The guys I used to work with always got a big kick out of seeing those chairs and said to me” Who wastes a weekend in chairs beside railroad tracks taking pictures”? They said the would rather be at home with a beer. LOL i told them thats just how we roll:-)

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:34:51 +0000

LOL@Extra..the guys at the shop are great but rarely put power together for the enjoyment. Actually these days power is assigned by HPT. In the good old days it was all about the ruling grade..ahh memories.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:22:40 +0000

Nice catch. Work got in the way of this one but glad someone got it.