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From high up on that slag heap (mine tailings) that overlooks the CP-CN diamond and the town of Coniston; I caught this westbound from North Bay. Great location for train watching.....and best, very few mosquitos. Scenery is a bit barren but a great view. With the demise of the track from Mattawa down to Ottawa, no major freights can be seen along this line any more. Today this is Ottawa Valley RR (G&W) track. Power seen is CP 5843, MKCX (Morrison-Knudsen) 9055 and HATX 922. The train is crossing Hwy 17 far in the distance.
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Caption: From high up on that slag heap (mine tailings) that overlooks the CP-CN diamond and the town of Coniston; I caught this westbound from North Bay. Great location for train watching.....and best, very few mosquitos. Scenery is a bit barren but a great view. With the demise of the track from Mattawa down to Ottawa, no major freights can be seen along this line any more. Today this is Ottawa Valley RR (G&W) track. Power seen is CP 5843, MKCX (Morrison-Knudsen) 9055 and HATX 922. The train is crossing Hwy 17 far in the distance.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2134] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/21/1996 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 5843 (search)
Train Symbol: unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP Cartier Sub. (search)
City/Town: Coniston (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. ngineered4u
    December 20, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    Interesting..I did not remember having open top multi levels still operating that late in the 90′s . Cool

  2. Kevin Flood
    December 20, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    Cool lashup!

  3. Stephen C. Host
    December 22, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    I miss coniston. Visited a couple times, got a OVR 431 here with a pair of SD’s.

  4. awmooney
    December 23, 2020 at 8:07 am

    Dunno what it is like up there now, Mr Host. I get to wondering if the area is restricted. Maybe someone from the area can clue us in.
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