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Winter not far off as a trio of CN SD40s leads a train from Fort Erie northward (read: west) to Port Robinson and beyond. Power is CN 5035, 5040 and 5xxx. The Netherby diamond was removed in the '90s; the line now is only the Welland Tube Spur off a connection a tenth of a mile or so behind me in this pic, running to the right over Hwy 140. Traffic from Martech and the Welland Tube plant is fairly frequent, interchanging with CN Southern Yard. The section removed ran east to CP Brookfield.
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Caption: Winter not far off as a trio of CN SD40s leads a train from Fort Erie northward (read: west) to Port Robinson and beyond. Power is CN 5035, 5040 and 5xxx. The Netherby diamond was removed in the '90s; the line now is only the Welland Tube Spur off a connection a tenth of a mile or so behind me in this pic, running to the right over Hwy 140. Traffic from Martech and the Welland Tube plant is fairly frequent, interchanging with CN Southern Yard. The section removed ran east to CP Brookfield.

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A.W.Mooney [2136] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/09/1979 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 5035 (search)
Train Symbol: unknown WB (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Stamford Sub (search)
City/Town: Welland (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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14 Comments
  1. jknott86
    April 2, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    This one is a gem, Arnold.

  2. ngineered4u
    April 2, 2020 at 8:14 pm

    Hmmm, can’t count how many times i have crossed that diamond. Great pic AW.

  3. awmooney
    April 2, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    Thanks, Gents. Something different.

  4. Mark MacCauley
    April 3, 2020 at 12:03 am

    Amazing shot Arnold! Just curious, this would’ve been long after the Seaway realignment, wondering if the diamond was still in place to allow CP access to what is now Martech and Welland Tube and Pipe?

  5. awmooney
    April 3, 2020 at 7:36 am

    I believe you are exactly right, Mark.

  6. Klaucker
    April 3, 2020 at 11:46 am

    Hi Mark and Arnold, I have a shot of CP1618 on CP line that serviced Welland Pipe, taken around 1986, I believe the line existed until mid-90′s (maybe)…

  7. Kevin Flood
    April 3, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    Excellent image Arnold. Of course, the weather man speaks again: Was this taken during the initial effects of a snowstorm?

  8. Stephen C. Host
    February 28, 2021 at 8:15 pm

    Gang that diamond was still in place in early 2000′s.cp side of Spur was removed not long after my first ventures into niagara.

  9. NiagaraMike11
    November 30, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    Trillium now switches Marteck and Welland tube and does CN Southern yard interchange with GMTX 340 MP15AC

  10. awmooney
    November 30, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    Thanks. Something I have yet to see.

  11. NiagaraMike11
    November 30, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    The area where GMTX is kept also has the old Stelco 80 tonner and an IC SW14 and a CN GP9 stored viewable thru the fence!

  12. Stephen C. Host
    November 30, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    The IC and CN unit are owned by K&K and are reportedly available for re-sale (unless they decide to scrap them with the Dash 8′s).

  13. Jacob Patterson
    January 3, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    Great scene Arnold. Neat to see a shot with the diamond still in place.

    @NiagaraMike11: isn’t S13 108 assigned to Martech and Welland Tube? I thought GMTX 340 was off lease.

  14. Stephen C. Host
    January 3, 2023 at 8:43 pm

    I thought this diamond was removed in 2003 or so. I could be wrong.. I was very new then and I had made a couple trips down there but knew nothing.

    Jacob 108 was assigned to Welland Tubes in 2022, in 2021 it was the GMTX unit.
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