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CP's now extinct "Expressway" used to run not only Toronto-Montreal, but also Detroit-Toronto. Here we have the Toronto-Detroit train nearing Windsor as it passes the old "Ruggabers" mill in Elmstead back on October 20, 2000. As you can see by how few trailers are on the train, this segment was bound to die as it can't compete had to compete against the mighty 401.....
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/20/2000
Location: Elmstead
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 11 Favourites
CP SD40-2 #5624 leads a SOO Line SD60 into the Walkerville siding on the CP Windsor Subdivision. The signal in the distance governs all eastbound movements as Begin/End CTC Walkerville.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/25/1999
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
CPRS #5688 leads a trio of freshly repainted CP Rail System SD40-2's as they sit tied down in the siding in Tilbury, Ontario. This trio had been running east out of Toronto apparently for photo ops to promote the new CP Rail Systems brand that we came to refer to a "C colon P" because of the way it looked on the noses of the standard cab GMDD units.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/25/1996
Location: Tilbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
CP SD40-2 #5691 leads CP's Technical train into Windsor Yard back on June 3, 2011.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/03/2011
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
A pair CP SD40-2's, with 5978 on point, lead a westbound mixed into the low light of the setting sun while passing through Tecumseh, Ontario back on February 5, 2012.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 02/05/2012
Location: Tecumseh
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
CP #5808 leads a trio of SD40-2's around the curves and over the Little Pic River bridge just west of Neys Provincial Park back on June 23, 1998.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/23/1998
Location: Neys
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
CP 5863, one of CP's last few large multimark scheme units left at the time, leads a train dubbed "Q-ARM" by the lineup, near Fire Hill, Ontario back on March 15, 2005. This train is moving a large Canadian Forces Unit to BC for training, but as you can see by the picture, CP decided to add in a large cut of empty grain hoppers ahead of the Military equipment as part of the move paid for by our Canadian Tax dollars.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 03/15/2005
Location: Fire Hill
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
A CP SD40-2 trifecta on train #235-021, led by 5946, sits in the siding waiting for an eastbound container train to head out of Windsor on April 21, 2013.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/21/2013
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
Seeing Red..... CP SD40 #5562 leads a candy apple red SOO SD40-2 #6616, and a sister CP SD40-2 at Dougal Ave in Windsor, Ontario. It's October 17, 1992 and after a new crew boards the train they'll get rolling and highball east out of town.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/17/1992
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
26 years ago CP train #503 rolls through Chatham Yard on October 17, 1992 with SOO Line SD40 #6409 at the helm. Trailing is former Norfolk Southern Hi-Hood SD40-2 #3245, while a "Big M" brings up the rear. Never a dull moment on the Windsor Sub back in the day.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/17/1992
Location: Chatham
Province: Ontario
Comments | 12 Favourites
It's Saturday April 29, 1989 and we see nothing but Multi-Marks sitting in Windsor Yard today. Two sets of power on the ready track with CP 5684 leading SW1200RSu #8138, which is likely to be setoff in Chatham, and two C424m's as one set, and a second set with CP 5565 and another C424m at the ready. Sure is different to look at this picture compared to what is there today, but we are talking 29 years ago!!
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/29/1989
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 7 Favourites
No slow moving vehicles in this picture. VIA 919, running full track speed, flies through the country side of Kent County while on it's trip from Windsor to Toronto.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 06/12/2018
Location: Jeanette's Creek
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
CP M636 #4716 leads M630 #4554 through the curve and the yard in Chatham, Ontario back on June 5, 1990. Today the Big 'M's have an Acid train out of Sudbury in tow bound for interchange to one of either Conrail, NS, or Essex Terminal in Windsor, Ontario.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/05/1990
Location: Chatham
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
VIA Rail P42DC #913 leads a fast moving Train #73 as it approaches St. Joachim, Ontario on May 25, 2018.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 05/25/2018
Location: St. Joachim
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 4 Favourites
With only 1 CN train a day in and out of Windsor, Ontario, there isn't much assortment of power to shoot in Van de Water yard at any given time. Normally 438/439 runs with a lone SD75I so to see it running with 2 units is a oddity. To make it even 'odder', this past week it's been running with CN SD75I #5670 and BCOL C40-8M #4623. Here we have 4623 resting in the late afternoon before it's call to head out on train #438. Too bad it's on the west end of the power as it only leads in the dark on 439. Maybe the Gods will be nice and wye the power in London tonight for the trip back making it a nice morning pic in the yard. One can only wish.....
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 04/19/2018
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
UP 5457 heads up CP Train #140 as it departs Dougal Ave. in Windsor, Ontario with a fresh crew and a clearance to Ringold.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/08/2018
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 1 Favourites
SOO Line SD60 #6052 leads an eastbound through the siding at Walkerville (Windsor), Ontario back on the morning of October 23, 2005. I miss the SOO units as well as the SD40-2's like the trailing unit. Never thought that I would ever say that after seeing SD40-2's on parade during the 80's and early 90's.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/23/2005
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
Sporting a 'getting dirty' 40th Anniversary Logo, VIA #910 races through Emeryville, Ontario on March 26, 2018.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 03/26/2018
Location: Emeryville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
Not as fresh of a 'wrap' as we had yesterday, but 908 looks pretty clean while it sits in Windsor on March 23, 2018 waiting to depart as the leader of Train #76. I think the "40" looks better on the F40PH-2D's than on the GE's, but that's just my opinion.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 03/23/2018
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
I like my wraps 'fresh' and with a heads up from Jesse McLaughlin the night before, I knew that VIA 6454, with it's new 2 day old 40th Anniversary wrap, was coming to Windsor on train #71 this morning. It was a beautiful day and after the train had turned to become #76 and backed into the station, the light was then perfect to grab a shot of this very fresh looking unit.
Name: Geoff Elliott
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 03/22/2018
Location: Windsor
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 5 Favourites
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