Railpictures.ca - Geoff Elliott Photo: CSX 2117, former B&O 4817, leads the local back north out of Chatham, Ontario and across the CP diamond with it’s cars for various refineries and industries in the Sarnia area. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

CSX 2117, former B&O 4817, leads the local back north out of Chatham, Ontario and across the CP diamond with it's cars for various refineries and industries in the Sarnia area.

Caption: CSX 2117, former B&O 4817, leads the local back north out of Chatham, Ontario and across the CP diamond with it's cars for various refineries and industries in the Sarnia area.

Photographer:	Geoff Elliott [766] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/09/1989 (search)
Railway:	CSX Transportation (search)
Reporting Marks:	CSX 2117 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	CSX Sarnia Subdivision (search)
City/Town:	Chatham (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

Stephen C. Host

December 6, 2014 at 5:24 pm

Nice. Also first I’ve seen of that grade crossing surviving into the new crossbuck era. (An extra dimension for the modellers). How big were the trains in those days to Sarnia?
Chessie5730

December 6, 2014 at 7:02 pm

Steve,

It all kinda depended on what R321 setoff @ Fargo to go north, and whether or not a lift of autoracks was coming off the CP. I do remember seeing a 100+ car train head north with 4 GP38′s once back around 1990 or so. I would hazard to guess that the majority of the northbounds would have been around 30 to 50 cars in length.

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Stephen C. Host

December 6, 2014 at 5:24 pm

Nice. Also first I’ve seen of that grade crossing surviving into the new crossbuck era. (An extra dimension for the modellers). How big were the trains in those days to Sarnia?

Chessie5730

December 6, 2014 at 7:02 pm

Steve,

It all kinda depended on what R321 setoff @ Fargo to go north, and whether or not a lift of autoracks was coming off the CP. I do remember seeing a 100+ car train head north with 4 GP38′s once back around 1990 or so. I would hazard to guess that the majority of the northbounds would have been around 30 to 50 cars in length.