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I reside in Puslinch. I have been a long time rail fan but a very recent "attempted photographer". I can be found around mile 43 on Galt sub almost everyday. It was there I met fellow rail fans Bill Clarke, Arnold Mooney and Brian. Bill became ill so I took my camera one day just to send him photos of the CP line. I got hooked. Bill Clarke passed on but now another Bill carries on a long tradition of rail fans at mile 43.

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Having just crossed Side Road 20 at MM 49.3 on the Galt sub, CP 147 makes its way westward with CEFX 1042 on point with CP 9675 for extra power headed to Wolverton. It was sure nice to see the sun come out and something other than faded red for a change. The brush cutting crew sure did a nice job clearing this crossing of all the brush and sumacs along the banks.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/09/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
Comments | 8 Favourites
CP 246 led by CP 8832 with 8762 head their way down the Hamilton sub on their way out of Guelph Junction on a bright fall morning. This train came within the 5 minute window that eliminated the shadows from the trees on the engines and CTC sign, but still lit up the side of the train.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/07/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
Empty ethanol train CP 654, led by CP 8794 with CP 8815 for added power, cruise up the grade approaching MM45 where they will stop on the main line and wait for T69 to enter the siding at Puslinch.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/01/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
The end of the searchlight signal era is upon us. The new ABS signals are illuminated for CP 651 with CP 9618 leading UP 5538 across the 14th Concession, headed west cleared to Orr's Lake with its manifest of empty ethanol cars.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/01/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 16 Favourites
After many delays and a lot of time waiting, I was a little disappointed to see CP 9822 running light power with UP 8663 but the short train showed more of the fall colours of the area. I wasn't in the rain for a change and it was a nice sunny, warm fall day so it was all good.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/19/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
Todays CP 254 lead by CP 8525 with CP 9668 has been having technical difficulties to say the least. After stopping at the 'Y' at Guelph Junction with SPU failure, it heads south down the Hamilton sub to make a stop at Flamboro to get assistance. CP 9668 is smoking up a storm!!
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/27/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
Once again I found myself out in the rain. CEFX 1050 with CP 9705 for power, climb the grade at walking pace with an ethanol train bound for Wolverton. On a normal day, the slower speed would be nice, but not in the pouring rain!! Any way, I was just happy to see some activity after several days of nothing.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/20/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
While sitting there having coffee and watching the OSR doing their switching work, I found myself out in the rain once again. This time, the sun cracked through a hole in the clouds and the rain created a very nice rainbow over the Guelph Junction yard for only a few short minutes.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Ontario Southland
Date: 10/13/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 10 Favourites
The CP rail track train, with CP 3033 running long nose forward, slowly backs its way back out of Guelph Junction on the North track after dropping off a section of track for rail work in the MM36 area.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/12/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
A trio of GMD power from the 1950's in GJR 8235 (1958), GJR 1591 (1954) and GJR 1210 (1958) trundle their way through the village of Moffat on their way to Guelph.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Ontario Southland
Date: 10/11/2016
Location: Moffat
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
After waiting quite a while for UP 5539 to show from Wolverton, the lead engine turned out to be a little disappointing. A badly faded and single UP 5539 was leading the 6000 foot ethanol train eastbound across Victoria Road, so as is often the case, I was hoping for a descent DPU. I was shooting from in the field for a better sun angle for an eastbound, so after a near 50 yard sprint across the field, I made it to this location for a better sun angle, and a nice clean, bright UP 6563 was doing the pushing. Got lucky!!
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Union Pacific
Date: 10/07/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
Todays T69 local gives us a different look. A pair of nice clean GP20C-ECO's in CP 2254 and CP 2264 with GP38-2, CP 3119 head through Puslinch on their way back to Galt where they do more switching and pick up a new leader and continue westward.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/03/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 10 Favourites
After cutting the lawn for several hours, I heard the scanner go off and a train get clearance to Desjardins. I decided to go check it out and just missed it in Carlisle but caught a glimpse of blue so I headed south. Lucky me, CP 246 is carrying another SD40-2 but today it's in perfect sun. The power is CP 8926 with CP 8790 hauling a nice clean Iowa, Chicago and Eastern (ICE) 6213 as it heads under highway 6 and Newman Road on its way down the Hamilton Sub.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/30/2016
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
As is typical, some of the best trains come in the rain and todays CP 246 was no exception. Having just got CP 143 at Guelph Junction in the pouring rain, I was ready to go home and call it a day when CP 246 got clearance down the hill. I thought I may as well wait for it, so I moved to my old faithful 1st line so I could shoot it out the window. CP 8958 was leading CP 8832 and ICE 6102 (SD40-3 with STL&H 5615 (SD40-2) along for the ride. I didn't get a good shot of all 4 locomotives, so I got this shot at Newman Rd. The rain was cooperative for a few minutes here and stopped.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/29/2016
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 12 Favourites
On a very cloudy day, the sun poked its way out just in time for CN 435 to make its way down the grade at MM30 on the Halton sub with CN 2652 leading CN 5715 and a dirty BCOL 4609 for power.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/15/2016
Location: Scotch Block
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
The daily CP 242 is led by CP 8790 with CP 8731 for assistance, as it rolls out of Guelph Junction and down the Hamilton sub. with its 192 axel, 3098 foot manifest.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/16/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
The power for yesterdays CP 650 ended up on todays CP 147. UP 5554 with BNSF 3909 and BNSF 6675 lead an unusually early and short 66 axel, 1316 foot auto rack consist up to the Victoria Road crossing in Puslinch.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Union Pacific
Date: 09/08/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
A trio of GE's lead todays CP 147 up the grade and begin to pour the power on with CP 8637 leading CP 8571 and CP 8826. I don't know whether they were having issues with this trio but it went by at a rather slow pace and about 100 meters past, the GE's seemed to come alive and could be heard still pouring it on well down the tracks.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/06/2016
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
Here we find a trio of SD40's making their way to Toronto on Eastbound CP 242 through Guelph Junction. Leading the 6500+ train is CP 9755 with CEFX 1028 for power. Taking the ride are ICE 6211 (SD40-2), DME 6076 (SD40-3), still in nice blue and yellow, and DME 6092 (SD40-3) in faded CP red.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/01/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 13 Favourites
After weeks of faded CP leaders, a nice Union Pacific leader coasts down the Hamilton mountain with UP 5554 leading CP 9708 under the highway 6 bridge and approaches the Newman Street overpass on its way to Desjardins.
Name: BPurdy
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/27/2016
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 10 Favourites
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