Comments on: T’was Chistmas eve, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Until CP 7006 west came barreling through Campbellville like a bat out of hell – the fastest train I’ve EVER seen go up the grade and that includes light power! This was a 40 car train too. Talk about wanting to get home on time for Christmas (I don’t blame the crew one bit). According to the RTC 246 had power problems (again) but managed to get going and gave the hill the show it hasn’t seen in a long time. To boot – this train sounded nothing short of amazing, with the new EMD product in the lead, 3063 trailing and a GE of some kind in third, EMD was surely the dominant sound.br> On that note – Merry Christmas from my family to yours – to all of our feller photographers, our volunteers who help make all these great photos get posted (all the back room photo editors, photo scanners, information/caption teams, moderators, database team, and social media butterflies) – all the railway employees in and outside the cab – and to all our viewers and fans all around the world, thanks for a great year and here’s to many more. Wait, what about our Significant others that miss us all so much :) I forgot them. Hint: it’s time to spend some time with them if you can :) but if you really don’t want to, we’ll have your company here :) Beers are the fridge. Cheers! http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:13:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36600 Stephen C. Host Thu, 26 Dec 2019 02:33:30 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36600 Great info Gang. Thank you very much for piecing it together. This community is awesome :) Great info Gang. Thank you very much for piecing it together. This community is awesome :)

]]> By: jknott86 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36599 jknott86 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 01:14:53 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36599 Thanks Ryan. Glad someone had an answer to that! I've never heard of anything being wyed on the connecting tracks there. Neat. Thanks Ryan. Glad someone had an answer to that! I’ve never heard of anything being wyed on the connecting tracks there. Neat.

]]> By: Ryan Gaynor http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36598 Ryan Gaynor Thu, 26 Dec 2019 01:10:30 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36598 James, they swung the power around at Brookfield East. Since the trailing unit was set-up in distributive power mode it was unable to lead. As far as I know, 246 dropped off their train at Welland, wyed the power and then picked up 247's traffic. Arnold, hopefully you managed to get something at Grassie. I had the agonizing misfortune of getting stuck behind a slow-moving propane truck and holiday drivers near Vinemount. 10 seconds sooner and I would've had a photo of them passing through the field there in golden evening light. Drats! As Host said, they were an absolute rocket - 13 minutes from Kinnear to Vinemount. Better luck to us next time. James, they swung the power around at Brookfield East. Since the trailing unit was set-up in distributive power mode it was unable to lead. As far as I know, 246 dropped off their train at Welland, wyed the power and then picked up 247′s traffic.

Arnold, hopefully you managed to get something at Grassie. I had the agonizing misfortune of getting stuck behind a slow-moving propane truck and holiday drivers near Vinemount. 10 seconds sooner and I would’ve had a photo of them passing through the field there in golden evening light. Drats! As Host said, they were an absolute rocket – 13 minutes from Kinnear to Vinemount. Better luck to us next time.

]]> By: jknott86 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36594 jknott86 Wed, 25 Dec 2019 18:46:32 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36594 Or maybe Aberdeen? Or maybe Aberdeen?

]]> By: jknott86 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36593 jknott86 Wed, 25 Dec 2019 18:40:07 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36593 Yeah same power and 7006 led back as OS'd on the Galt. Not sure where they wyed it.. very curious if anyone knows. The connecting track to the Stamford? A little confusing that the power was turned around if they didn't go to Buffalo Yeah same power and 7006 led back as OS’d on the Galt. Not sure where they wyed it.. very curious if anyone knows. The connecting track to the Stamford? A little confusing that the power was turned around if they didn’t go to Buffalo

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36592 Stephen C. Host Wed, 25 Dec 2019 18:05:31 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36592 Thanks James. Was it the same power or different power? The crew was supposed to take 247 back ex Welland - I assumed it might have been another train but they could have short turned 246 at Welland instead. I know 246 had work at welland also. Thanks James. Was it the same power or different power? The crew was supposed to take 247 back ex Welland – I assumed it might have been another train but they could have short turned 246 at Welland instead. I know 246 had work at welland also.

]]> By: Noe http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36589 Noe Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:53:45 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36589 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Steve as well as to the entire the railpictures.ca volunteers/team. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Steve as well as to the entire the railpictures.ca volunteers/team.

]]> By: jknott86 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36587 jknott86 Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:27:34 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36587 247 came back last night and much earlier than usual. 247 came back last night and much earlier than usual.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36586 awmooney Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:13:27 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36586 There was still some sun yesterday when he went by me; and right now it is a heavy mist all over. No good for shooting. My assumption was they were only going to Welland yesterday. There was still some sun yesterday when he went by me; and right now it is a heavy mist all over. No good for shooting. My assumption was they were only going to Welland yesterday.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39816#comment-36585 Stephen C. Host Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:08:47 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RPCA_CP_7006_246_Campbellville_STRSCH_9022c.jpg#comment-36585 They were supposed to take 247 back home also. I thought I heard 247 was already at welland. They were supposed to take 247 back home also. I thought I heard 247 was already at welland.

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