Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: So that is how they do it. In order that the bridge be ready for the building of the Red Hill Valley Parkway in Hamilton, the new railroad bridge is built in its entirety, then the excavation is filled in again. Never knew that. Must be a reason why it is not left mostly open. After all, in order to put down the road they have to dig again…..Anyway, a few years before the roadway down the hill in Hamilton was opened, I shot this image of Buffalo-bound #328 with BNSF 4813 and 5491 crossing the “bridge over nothing” before going to work my afternoon shift that day. A the time I was thinking the overall scene might be more of history than the BNSF units would eventually be along here …… | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

So that is how they do it. In order that the bridge be ready for the building of the Red Hill Valley Parkway in Hamilton, the new railroad bridge is built in its entirety, then the excavation is filled in again. Never knew that. Must be a reason why it is not left mostly open. After all, in order to put down the road they have to dig again.....Anyway, a few years before the roadway down the hill in Hamilton was opened, I shot this image of Buffalo-bound #328 with BNSF 4813 and 5491 crossing the "bridge over nothing" before going to work my afternoon shift that day. A the time I was thinking the overall scene might be more of history than the BNSF units would eventually be along here ......

Caption: So that is how they do it. In order that the bridge be ready for the building of the Red Hill Valley Parkway in Hamilton, the new railroad bridge is built in its entirety, then the excavation is filled in again. Never knew that. Must be a reason why it is not left mostly open. After all, in order to put down the road they have to dig again.....Anyway, a few years before the roadway down the hill in Hamilton was opened, I shot this image of Buffalo-bound #328 with BNSF 4813 and 5491 crossing the "bridge over nothing" before going to work my afternoon shift that day. A the time I was thinking the overall scene might be more of history than the BNSF units would eventually be along here ......

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2139] (more) (contact)
Date:	11/13/2004 (search)
Railway:	BNSF (search)
Reporting Marks:	BNSF 4813 (search)
Train Symbol:	#328 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Grimsby Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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8 Comments

Stephen C. Host

August 17, 2016 at 8:33 am

Oh the pumpkins… so common back then.
DoctaPinklaces

August 17, 2016 at 10:47 am

Arnold, you got the date of this photo as 2007, but the NS trains were cancelled in December of 2006
awmooney

August 17, 2016 at 10:58 am

Now how the heck did I do that? It should read 2004. Thanks, Docta. I shall get one of the RP slaves to attend to the matter. )
Stephen C. Host

August 17, 2016 at 8:47 pm

i was always amazed at how ns really milked their former customers on the st thomas and eastern (grain traffic) and cn (auto frames from formet, these were for hummers!) but was suprised it really didn’t amount to much. heck the frames could have been substantial if the right contract came about..

i was always curious if ns switched frames from formet in st thomas or if cn brought the cars to the yard.
RLK2211

August 18, 2016 at 1:13 am

First of all great shot! I love it…bridge over nothing!!

CANDO switches the Formet plant, has for a long time, as well CANDO looks after loading the actual frame flats.

If I remember correctly a CN job from Talbotville came across town to get the NS traffic (if any) at Formet.

CN guys can jump in and correct me here!
Stephen C. Host

August 18, 2016 at 4:09 pm

Thanks, was acutely aware of CANDO but was still wondering if NS came across town or if CN. Thanks for the notes.
Eric May

August 18, 2016 at 6:36 pm

The only reason I can think of for filling in the underpass would be to prevent it from becoming a lake if the surrounding roadway hadn’t been excavated and storm drains installed. Definitely odd.
Stephen C. Host

August 18, 2016 at 7:04 pm

this was the red hill in 2010 or 2011, my photo… was near the train bridge but no trains (see photo)

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/06/11/manitoba

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