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The geese in the cold Grand River are startled as CN L540 flies over the bridge in Breslau at a very well maintained speed with GTW 6226 and CN 4028 for horsepower. Unfortunately in a photographer’s perspective, this bridge is now slightly less appealing as railings were placed on both sides permanently by Metrolinx for general safety purposes. Although I missed out on plenty GEXR opportunities here, I still managed to get a few with CN this being my only one with a good amount of snow which looks great with the water. As for 6226, this unit is now assigned to the Ottawa area and for some reason Kitchener was the only place it was based out of in this part of Ontario and not for long either.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/29/2020
Location:	Breslau
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 19 Favourites

On a sunny summer morning, a CN 149 with a pair of EMD’s rolls into London with their train of double stacks for Chicago as 2 double sets of yard power sit unassigned on the west end of London Yard consisting a blue GMTX leaser on both sets. The GMTX 2695 / CN 1439 would be taken on 439 to Chatham for 514 the next day.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	8/22/2020
Location:	London
Province:	Ontario

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In the midst of a snow storm which brightened the day up briefly, OSR 182 and 181 curve out of Beachville passing the namesake mile board with a lengthly train for CP in Woodstock. MLW’s in a fresh snow storm is sweet in this era, iconic Canadian scene.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	12/4/2020
Location:	Beachville
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 13 Favourites

After combining the 4028/4116 with the 4725 and GMTX 2163, 568 slowly pulls its tonnage out of Kitchener Yard westbound for Stratford in the afternoon summer light. They were switching the yard with the GP38 pair until 540 with the GP9Rm’s arrived from Guelph to combine both sets together for the relatively up hill run to Stratford.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	9/19/2020
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 13 Favourites

Arriving in Stratford Yard with a decent amount of tonnage is 568 led by a favourable no GMTX 4 pack of geeps 3 being GP9Rm’s as the conductor exits the unit to prepare for the set out. The units are relaxing now after an aggressive trip from Kitchener in the high notches trying to bring the train up to track speed and make good time. I believe the slow order (10mph I think) over hwy 7/8 in New Hamburg was still in place as well. The track that cuts out to the right I believe was part of the Drumbo Sub lead which went down to Paris, a line that was relatively straight down to the south east.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	5/16/2020
Location:	Stratford
Province:	Ontario

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I’d usually be out on Boxing Day looking for deals on stuff but for obvious reasons I can’t do that. The roads are decently dead and really the only thing out there making noise on this end of town is 568’s engines as they do their switching duties on the east end of the yard building a train for Guelph. Hearing on the scanner that they’re looking for the light to head east with the 4028 once their work is done, I left home after hearing that as I knew the snow would kick things up photogenically with this veteran unit. I got here when they were just reversing back onto a cut of cars left by the previous L533 and as they started to pull for headroom, I pulled off this image which I’m pleased about as the snow just started calmly coming down as they passed the graffitied wall on the right drilling the east end of Kitchener Yard.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/26/2020
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 14 Favourites

Overall, the year 2020 brought out some great opportunities for photos and I’m glad I made a good collection over the year that’ll be saved for later. Some obviously, can be brought out now. OSR had some eyebrow raisers over the year in particular such as them making the last move down CN’s Cayuga Spur with their matching F units, the deadline move from Guelph to Salford when the GJR was taken by GEXR, and as well as the ex BC Rail M420W’s being moved off OSR’s property. Those just to name a few gave great photo opportunities with great people making this year one to remember. Another one that was notable was the triple header on the Woodstock Job at the beginning of December which was what I believe the only day a triple header has occurred out of Salford this year (corrections welcome). As seen in the photo, RS18u’s 182 and 181 lead 1620 which was on the GJR division for a while up the Tillsonburg Spur by the Ingersoll mile board on the former Port Burwell Subdivision in great winter morning sun. They had a lengthy train from T69 in Woodstock so the extra unit was added, and was a surprise as they slowly pull into town for their day’s duties. Happy New Year’s Eve everyone, best of luck in the new year.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	12/08/2020
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

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An unusual Sunday brings both of Kitchener’s power sets being separated. 540 took the GMTX set to Guelph leaving 568 with the CN set to make their movement to Stratford and HCL with a D6 from Babcock and Wilcox for Bruce Power near Goderich. A quick heads up that they’re ready to leave Kitchener with the GTW 6226 up front made me quickly run out the door and beat them to a spot I know I wouldn’t miss them at which brings this. The sun is out partially and the ground is snowy giving a perfect photo combo for the GTW 6226 and CN 4028 as they pull over the large intersection at Foundry St and Snyder’s Rd in Baden with a clear signal and the generator on the tail end. It’s decently hard to see anything out of Kitchener that isn’t with a blue GMTX leaser but it could very well happen at any time depending on what’s needed and that’s what peaks my interest. The high headlight on this former DT&I unit was also a neat change to your usual Guelph Sub power.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/27/2020
Location:	Baden
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 8 Favourites

Having just shot the St Thomas Job down in Tillsonburg, I noticed going by Salford that the remaining ex BC Rail M420W’s have been removed off one of the deadlines out of sight and that the Woodstock Job had just left for it’s days work. Quick drive up to Ingersoll hoping I haven’t missed them as I didn’t know how close they were — not 30 seconds getting out of the car, 182’s horn started to blow for the crossing behind me with the 181, CFS 641, and 646 in trail. Quickly turning around after they cleared the road brings a shot that looks like they’re leading down to Salford, but they aren’t. Sold to Sartigan Railway in Quebec along with the other pair of MLW’s that went earlier in the year, it’s clear these units are being used as part sources for the 644 and 647 that are already at their home. Shortly after, they’ll be set off on the west end of Ingersoll Yard for the St Thomas Job to lift for St Thomas where they’ll be transferred to CN 584. Don’t let the bottom of this frame fool you, not sponsored by Heineken.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	12/4/2020
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 20 Favourites

Deep trip into the archives brings this out. Time is about 16:29 on this sunny February afternoon as the notorious EMD trio pulls GEXR no. 431 into Kitchener up the grade with the motors wide open even with a relatively short train. The Eldorado building on the left has always been an icon for me as I grew up a couple kilometres south of here and would always see it driving down Lackner Blvd towards the tracks, never realized an angle was possible with GEXR and the building until 10 years later which brings this photo. Just 2 and a half years ago it was a whole different look in town railway wise which makes going through shots from then a good time. Haven’t tried CN here yet, but it’s on my list.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	2/25/2018
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

Just east of Downtown Ingersoll, the pair of former CN F units owned by the OSR roll into town with traffic from CP T69 in Woodstock. The CN noodle on the sign guarding the former site located beside the OSR/CN interchange which is out of frame provides a well composition in my eye with the history of these motors. With the F units having the most CN related history on OSR’s roster, I thought this shot would be the best fitting with these units on this very clear October evening - a great start to a good weekend. Was a good chase this day with good people and I’m pretty happy this shot is checked off for me. Anyone have info on the site that this gate was protecting?

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	10/09/2020
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 8 Favourites

On a very humid June afternoon, I hear Job 1 on the radio at the wye ready to spin the power to run around their train sitting on the interchange along Edinburgh Rd. In Guelph anyway, I quickly made my way down Dawson Rd to the west end of the wye just to get there to the conductor throwing the switch to pull down the wye to the south end of the interchange with about half a minute to spare as I got out of the car. Framed with the ballast and construction equipment on the left presumably for the new interchange track that was going in behind me which is now in use today, multimark coloured 1591 trails 1620 facing the perfect sun as they proceed with their movement down the wye with the conductor riding porch side 1620

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	6/30/2020
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

With its original post rebuild number boards, CN 4102 paired with 4725 switches out the west end of Kitchener as 568 setting up cars to go down the Huron Park Spur for Ampacet and CP. The new signal set on the right (another on the left blocked by 568) guards the new crossover that’ll be put between Lancaster and St Leger Streets that will be used by GO when needed and also to prevent west bound movements to the Huron Park Spur from pulling all the way to the single track at Kitchener West, shoving back to the switch then pulling down the Huron Park as there is no crossover from north to south between Kitchener West and the yard. The crossover is now in place at the moment, but I don’t think it’s in service yet. This is 4102’s first run at Kitchener since the CN takeover 2 years ago and it is the gloomiest time of the year unfortunately so getting anything in perfect sun this time of the year is decently tricky. If I recall correctly, there hasn’t been more than 5 perfectly sunny days since this shot so I was pleased with the result including the threatening sky in the background from the last night’s rain. As I type this though, Mr Sun is trying to tell me something as it just came out of the clouds...

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/11/2020
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 14 Favourites

On this particular day again with the 3018 up front, T69 with only two 38’s notch up under the old farmers bridge where the old Killean siding was located about 100 feet behind me. They were surprisingly big today running with way more GJR traffic then the previous days I saw them when they would run to Guelph Jct just to run around there train with the cars they lifted from Federal White Cement in Zorra, with no GJR traffic. This unit is now working with a RC unit assigned for switching in London as I last recall.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	7/9/2020
Location:	Cambridge
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 16 Favourites

9000+ ft on the drawbar and 10600 combined horsepower is 255 this sunny evening passing mile 52 on their way to Wolverton where they will meet 140 on the east end and eventually work the west end until darkness. The crew seems joyful giving a “bring it on” expression as the engineer lays on the throttle as well as the well tuned P3 horn trying to regain track speed along the Galt Sub after the climb from Desjardins clocking a clean ~55mph. RTC was pretty surprised as they made Desjardins to Campbellville in a stunning 28 minutes with a very long string of racks lifted off the CASO in Welland on the tail end, wasn’t an issue for the pair of 60’s and the 30ECO so I give respects to the crew for bringing this up the Ham Sub with no shove and no stall. I believe the ECO leads 255 now as at some point they utilized a wye.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	9/20/2020
Location:	Cambridge
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 12 Favourites

After lifting IGPC Ethanol, the engineer eases the “Cayuga Clipper” back to St Thomas past the 1940’s built CNR coal tower in Aylmer on the now out of service Cayuga Spur. The tower served CN and Wabash trains throughout the steam era and I assume was built here in Aylmer as it’s the rough half way mark from the train’s Fort Erie to Windsor route. Had the chance for sun but clouds took control unfortunately but I’m still very glad I have this scene documented

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	1/2/2020
Location:	Aylmer
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 13 Favourites

L580 cruises by the siding at Onondaga at 25mph with 10 empty centrebeams for CGC in Hagersville in the early hours of the day with full sunshine. Near the head end of the train stood the Onondaga mile board which I believe was taken out shortly after CN took over operations, would’ve been great framing if it still stood with the old shack on the right but then again I don’t think this spot was as open as now. It’s very trimmed/flattened out now providing an open angle with the code line very visible.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	7/24/2020
Location:	Onondaga
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 10 Favourites

Part of the three man crew, the conductor on today’s “Cayuga Clipper” heads towards the switch in the middle of CN’s St Thomas Yard to realign it for opposite movement so they can sort out the cars they need for Aylmer, Tillsonburg, and Courtland Agromart. This would be their 4th last run, the last day the pups were on the Cayuga Sub operating this movement, and to top it off, that hopper in their cut on the right was the last car to ever be spotted at Courtland so even 21 days before cancellation, things were fading to an extent.

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	4/09/2020
Location:	St Thomas
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 15 Favourites

181 approaches the switch stand between the GJR South Spur and the CN N Guelph Spur as it pulls a cut of hoppers up the dip from PDI Industries and Traxxside on a hazy hot day. MLW smoke always included

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	6/5/2020
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 15 Favourites

A short train of interchange traffic from the GJR at Campbellville rounds the bend at Concession 14 east of Puslinch Siding doing nothing but track speed with original painted 3018 in lead. The good old CP situation brings sun for 1 minute, then clouds for 5 minutes and on and on and on yeah you get it. Thankfully, they were cleared to B/E CTC Sign Ayr from Gue Jct as the thick clouds broke apart so it was very ideal for my first time seeing this lead since the start of it’s assignment in London. The “action red” paint as well as the stripes on 3018 is a fantastic change to the usual CP paint schemes you see out of London for this job and knowing it was facing west and will lead the correct way at the correct time of day for light, I had to finally put the effort in to shoot this job again

Name:	Liam Dumancic
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	6/25/2020
Location:	Puslinch
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 22 Favourites

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