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Cando's back up switcher is in the process of running around their tank cars (out of frame) having just completed their switch of the chemical sheds at Dryden's Domtar Mill. Usually they run with a single GP38-2, but that unit has been down for a number of months and this former CN switcher has been tasked with handling the switching.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Cando
Date:	04/28/2023
Location:	Dryden
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 12 Favourites

An overview the tight track layout at Dryden's Domtar Mill. Cando SW1200RS 1008 has completed its switch of the chemical plant and is in the process of running around two cars (1 caustic and 1 acid). The boxcars spotted up top are beside the former stud mill which rarely sees any cars spotted inside anymore. Down the hill in the background, you can make out a solo boxcar sitting on the track that leads to the pulp and paper shed, behind that is a string of boxcars in one of two tracks that are used for lifts and set offs. CPKC train number 420 can be seen accelerating from their earlier stop to drop off traffic for the mill. Further to the left a pair of tracks can be seen with a number of tank cars and sodium clorate hoppers, stored awaiting their spot. Both these tracks were originally used to load IMS containers. This mill use to pump out fine paper that would be loaded in containers and lifted by a 100 series freight (107/108 iirc). This traffic ended around the time of the 2008 recession. CP serviced this industry up until August 2014. This mill is currently up for sale, one of the many mills that is required to be sold after the Domtar's parent company, Paper Excellence's acquisition of Resolute Forest Products.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Cando
Date:	04/28/2023
Location:	Dryden
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

Having dropped a flatcar (presumably to load some new culverts) at the back track in Temagami, Englehart bound freight 113 is back up to track speed with their respectable sized freight and six locomotives 2104-1805-PRLX 2270-2101-2102-2105. Storm clouds are building and by the time the train reaches Englehart, the crew will have to yard their train under threat of Tornado Warnings.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	08/20/2022
Location:	Temagami North
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 7 Favourites

<b><i>First Encounters.</i></b> My daughter watches on from the parking lot of the local antique market as the crew of Ontario Southland's Tillsonburg South job (aptly nicknamed the Cayuga Clipper) are in the midst of lifting one of two cars at Agromart in Courtland. Power for the day were a pair of SW1200RS' 1244-1249.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	04/11/2019
Location:	Courtland
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 15 Favourites

Sunrise in the Intercity. Stored centrebeams in CN's side of "D Yard", while a string of grain loads are observed in CP's portion of "D Yard", blocking the view of Vancouver to Toronto train 110-17, who is moments away from pounding the diamond with CN's Kashabowie Sub in Thunder Bay's Intercity with CP 9771-9564 leading.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/20/2009
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

The crew of the afternoon Current River job pauses inside the gate of Viterra "C House" (still called "ugga" by crews referring to United Grain Growers A House) before gathering up tracks of grain empties with CP 1522-1640-1574. In the background the abandoned and decrepit Pool 4A and 4B complex, while behind that the yellow top of JRI's massive grain terminal can be seen. Due to the grades throughout the Current River yard, tonnage handled and 4-axle restrictions in places like UGGA (since lifted) and the Great West Timber Spur this job required a trio of Geeps. GP9u's were commonplace, later replaced with GP38-2's. Viterra would close this elevator for a number of years and CP would pull it's crew start out of Current River, consolidating crews to their depot in old Fort William off Syndicate Ave. <br><br>The elevator would remain shuttered until Glencore International took over Viterra in late 2012 resulting in James Richardsons & Sons purchasing this facility. As of 2023 the elevator is operated as overflow for the bigger Richardsons Terminal next door. It is now known on paper as the <i>Current River Elevator</i> however crews still refer to it as "ugga"- decades after United Grain Growers has ever been a thing.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/27/2008
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 21 Favourites

VIA 87 is minutes away from it's on time arrival at Kitchener as it blasts through the small town of Breslau on Kitchener's east side. Almost a decade into the GEXR era on the Guelph Sub, it's amazing how just a little bit of white spray paint can eradicate any hints of CN's former presence along the route.....

Name:	David Young
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/30/2007
Location:	Breslau
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 16 Favourites

Paused out front of the depot in downtown Revelstoke during yard spreading operations seen <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43064"> here,</a> SD40-2 CITX 3008 showcases her former owners colours as she idles away with a string of random local cars consisting of an OCS gon followed by 3 bulkhead flats presumably destined for Bell Pole west of town with 4 tank cars of propane for the local fueling company bracketing a b/o coal hopper. CITX 3008 would be purchased by Norfolk Southern and sport painted up in an Operation Livesaver scheme in late 2013/ early 2014, retired and sold in July 2020 to Progress Rail and appears to be have been scrapped as of 2021.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	02/09/2011
Location:	Revelstoke
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 15 Favourites

On a day that has given us everything from sun to rain, to sleet and snow along with a constant stiff wind blowing off Lake Huron, a rainbow appears above the crew of GEXR 433 as they prep to depart for the P&H elevator located at the end of track at Centralia to spot 17 cars. Having switched Hensall extensively for the previous 2 hours, collecting the pulls from the towns elevators including a lengthy string from WG Thompsons (out of frame, behind me) and setting off the locals, they will leave town with every track in town plugged with much more work to do on the return trip.... but that will be the recrews problem to deal with after relieving this crew at Centralia.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Rail America
Date:	10/31/2009
Location:	Hensall
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 18 Favourites

CP sent their business train east to Thunder Bay and Schreiber in 2010 to host a week of excursions over the Nipigon and Heron Bay Subs in celebration of their 150th anniversary. Here we capture a special moment as the crew along with a retired CP engineer watch CP 9113 West with train 223-13 take the siding at the east end of Coldwell on the Heron Bay Sub. Once 223 clears the power of the locally dubbed "Superior Flyer" will run around their train, couple up and return to Schreiber.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/14/2010
Location:	Coldwell
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 15 Favourites

Framed amongst the crossing and old cantilever ABS signals at the south switch Jardine, ONT 2104 South pauses on top of Highway 640 for a brief moment as the crew couples up to their remaining train. Having finished up their switching moves setting off Noranda bound loads of copper concentrate ex Kidd Creek to the north end of Jardine, they will pull down then back into the siding to clear for a meet with Rouyn-Noranda bound train 211.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	08/21/2022
Location:	Dane
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 9 Favourites

The crew of the BNSF's internal shortline BNML (Burlington Northern Manitoba Ltd) pause outside their HQ at the corner of Taylor Avenue and Lindsay Street waiting for permission to enter the CN Rivers Sub to interchange with CN at Fort Rouge. Meanwhile the (timetable) westbound CP "Altona" creeps up to the crossing awaiting their signal over the CN Rivers Sub at St. James Junction with CP GP20C-ECO's 2217-2325 and a lengthy consist.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	BNML
Date:	08/20/2018
Location:	Winnipeg
Province:	Manitoba

1 Comments | 11 Favourites

Photobombed! A pigeon cuts through the frame just above the headend power of Thunder Bay to Winnipeg freight 441. Having doubled up their tracks in E yard the crew are beginning the trek across the Kam Sub with a duo of EMD SD90Mac's 9151 and 9101.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	11/07/2010
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 12 Favourites

<i>"Throttle Eight, don't be late!</i> The engineer of this Thunder Bay yard job has unleashed all the horses of his two GP38-2's as the CP 3128 and CP 3029 struggle to lift a track of grain loads at "the Pocket", creating this spectacular scene, covering the intercity area in a cloud of diesel exhaust.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	01/20/2010
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 24 Favourites

Eastbound Vancouver to Toronto intermodal 110-07 arrives at Westfort with CP 8876 - CP 9582 - CP 8553 leading. CP 8876 sports the 2010 Vancouver Olympic paint scheme, one of 20 ES44AC locomotives (CP 8858-8877) painted in this special scheme to commemorate the 2010 Winter Olympics. Soon after the 2010 Olympic flame was extinguished all the units were returned to the current Canadian Pacific block stencil. All except the 8876 which continues to roam the system with the bare white slash on its flanks with the small Canadian Pacific red print remaining. Any trace of the 2010 Vancouver insignia has been painted over. The Current River triple set having hauled two empties from the Richardson's elevator, is seen parked in track A1 while their crew has their lunch in the nearby "Westfort shack". Power was CP GP9u's CP 1633-CP 1571-CP 1694.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	04/10/2009
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 11 Favourites

Hearst bound with bridge traffic for the CN at Hearst along with a handful of cars for the local industries, Ontario Northland SD40-2's 1733 and 1734 are in charge of a 29 car consist crossing over the Missinaibi River at Mattice, Ontario.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	08/19/2022
Location:	Mattice
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

It's not a pretty sight at Mile 31.5 Soo Sub. For the old station that dates back to construction of the Algoma Central Railway, the 1902 structure does not appear to have much time left. A blazoned wound cut right across its front, left from when the platform canopy collapsed in 2014. The siding still hints at where the canopy protected passengers from the suns rays. The eaves are disintegrating and the roof has begun to give way. The lower windows have been board up for years while the upper floor windows have been smashed by vandals. A few banners hang on her north and south sides of a promised renewal which seems to have failed. The place still invites whomever or whatever would like to visit its messy, decrepit insides. No doubt an invitation for a quick and easy cleanup....

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Algoma Central
Date:	09/03/2022
Location:	Searchmont
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 14 Favourites

Having relocated from St. Thomas to Waterloo earlier in the 2007, the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society (SOLRS) initially ran excursions between Waterloo and St. Jacobs. The group brings their pride and joy, former Essex Terminal Railway 0-6-0 No. 9 out for special occasions a number of times a year. The Oktoberfest weekend is one of them. In this image the old steamer has some of the locals curiosity at the former Waterloo-St. Jacobs replica station in Waterloo as volunteers prep her for another trip north to the Farmers Market. Number 9 would not be able to make the trip due to a hot journal and would remain in Waterloo. <br>As of 2022 things have changed significantly. While the replica station still stands, installation of double track, catenary lines and a fence for the ION LRT have now forever changed this scene. Waterloo Central is based out of St. Jacobs and runs along CN's Waterloo Spur between Northfield Drive (where the ION branches off the Waterloo Spur's right-of-way) to Elmira.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Waterloo Central
Date:	10/06/2007
Location:	Waterloo
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 16 Favourites

Seen amidst the goldenrod and long grasses at CN's Mission Yard in Thunder Bay, former CN GMD1 1420 (nee CN 1058) now stenciled CCGX 1011 works in Cando's employ pulling and switching grain cars for CN and CP.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Cando
Date:	09/04/2022
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 17 Favourites

The northbound Agawa Canyon Tour train rolls through Searchmont, Ontario passing the foregone and dilapidated station. Built in 1902 it's the final station still standing along the line dating from the railroads construction. There had been an organization attempting to restore it but it seems like the attempts have fallen short as information is slim online and their website is no longer active.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Agawa Canyon Railr…
Date:	09/03/2022
Location:	Searchmont
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 24 Favourites

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