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New power for Port Colborne Harbour Railway!! After relying on ALCO C-425 #6101 and then ALCO S-1 #308 from their 1997 startup, help is on the way in the form of some old CN relics left at the PCHR (now Trillium) connector in Merritton. I made a visit to grab some clear shots of this newfangled power and was greeted by a flurry of flurries, which didn't appear to want to let up. Seen are x-CN 108, 168, 110 and 117; three MLW S-13s and a S-3 slug. Units were former CN 8617, 8495, 8618 and 8624. Currently only the 108 is operational.
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Caption: New power for Port Colborne Harbour Railway!! After relying on ALCO C-425 #6101 and then ALCO S-1 #308 from their 1997 startup, help is on the way in the form of some old CN relics left at the PCHR (now Trillium) connector in Merritton. I made a visit to grab some clear shots of this newfangled power and was greeted by a flurry of flurries, which didn't appear to want to let up. Seen are x-CN 108, 168, 110 and 117; three MLW S-13s and a S-3 slug. Units were former CN 8617, 8495, 8618 and 8624. Currently only the 108 is operational.

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A.W.Mooney [2134] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/28/1999 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 108 (search)
Train Symbol: nil (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Grimsby Sub. (search)
City/Town: Merritton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    August 22, 2018 at 11:34 am

    Very nice. How long did CN interchange with Trillium at Merriton? Or was this a one shot deal?

  2. awmooney
    August 22, 2018 at 1:25 pm

    Opposite side of the track is where the old Merritton station was before it caught fire, and as well, the CN Merritton Yard was/is located there. Mile 9.49 Grimsby Sub.

  3. DoctaPinklaces
    August 22, 2018 at 3:06 pm

    117 and 168 were scrapped in 2012

  4. Stephen C. Host
    September 28, 2021 at 7:17 pm

    Thanks Docta, I was wondering about this. I’m still confused though, did CN interchange with Trillium at Merriton much? It looks like they did at this point in time.

    So that track is the track that leads up to the Canal sub, an odd spot to interchange? I would have thought Merriton Yard..
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