Railpictures.ca - Jacob Patterson Photo: The morning sun rises over GM Oshawa, where G&W’s Railsynergy job has just finished spotting frame loads inside the plant. Shortly, they will spot the empties back in the CN yard, before running down the General Motors Lead to lift loaded racks. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The morning sun rises over GM Oshawa, where G&W's Railsynergy job has just finished spotting frame loads inside the plant. Shortly, they will spot the empties back in the CN yard, before running down the General Motors Lead to lift loaded racks.

Caption: The morning sun rises over GM Oshawa, where G&W's Railsynergy job has just finished spotting frame loads inside the plant. Shortly, they will spot the empties back in the CN yard, before running down the General Motors Lead to lift loaded racks.

Photographer:	Jacob Patterson [639] (more) (contact)
Date:	08/12/2025 (search)
Railway:	Genesee & Wyoming (search)
Reporting Marks:	HESR 3510, GEXR 1533 (search)
Train Symbol:	N/A (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Oshawa Yard (search)
City/Town:	Oshawa (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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5 Comments

ngineered4u

September 11, 2025 at 10:49 am

Sad to see the end of CN service at Oshawa. I spent a lots of my career at Oshawa.
Klaucker

September 11, 2025 at 7:34 pm

It is a great shot but have to agree, when CN transfers a former “A” class account to G&W (or any short line operator)…it is never good
jknott86

September 11, 2025 at 11:52 pm

Real nice Jacob
Stephen C. Host

September 12, 2025 at 4:44 pm

Switching from Class 1 railroad to switching railroad is a cost cutting measure not only for the Class 1′s but also for General Motors

Surely they are paying a far lower price to have cars handled than what CN/CPKC would have charged back in the day.

Also, G&W Rail Synergy has agreements to use both CN/CPKC so two railway service is maintained.

This is a nice shot, it’s too bad it took a forest fire to make it look like this. I find these bittersweet because of the truth of what made this scene is a nightmare for those affected ;(
Noe

September 17, 2025 at 11:20 am

Excellent photo Jacob.

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