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Blowing up the windrow's, St. Thomas bound after a snow storm.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	02/13/2025
Location:	Gladstone
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 17 Favourites

From the moment the plow commenced its day on the St Thomas there were issues. The old MLW would end up tripping a breaker and died numerous times during it's trip down towards St Thomas and back before finally calling it quits just outside Ingersoll. A call was made to the crew of the days CAMI extra who were utilizing a trio of SW1200's. They finished up delivering a handful of racks to CN and ran down to tow the disabled plow back to Salford. Here, near mile 12 some crew members are in the midst of coupling up the hoses before heading for the shop.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	02/03/2025
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 20 Favourites

A quartet of scrap bound locomotives had me heading up to the "Raith Flats" to capture Winnipeg-Toronto freight 222-17. Seen rolling alongside Highway 17 between Savanne and Raith around Mile 64, getting up to speed after a meet with a westbound hotshot at Savanne, CP 8792-6079-9021 led the train with CP SD40-2 5713- GP9u 1585- SD40-2 5700- 5721 dead in trail, presumably headed for scrap.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	09/18/2010
Location:	Raith
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 17 Favourites

Veteran power leading trains displaying hints as to the reasons they got their nicknames. After the recession in the late naught's, early 10's the lumber and paper industry took a hit. Between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg trains 440/441 were nicknamed the "Paper Train" due to the amount of paper they hauled ex Thunder Bay, Dryden and Kenora along with their connecting trains to and from the east (Terrace Bay, Marathon, etc). By 2010 only Dryden and Thunder Bay mills (Terrace Bay would restart/idle a number of times over the course of coming decade) remained and other traffic from previously cancelled trains began to piggy-back on the normally paper/ lumber dominated freight. This version was a pre-cursor to today's 420-421 Toronto-Winnipeg freights. This day seen a late arrival of the Winnipeg- Thunder Bay freight 440 with a string of roughly 20 cars for the local Abitibi-Bowater plant on the headend followed by freight that once use to travel to Toronto on trains 220-221 ex Winnipeg.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	02/04/2010
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

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At the start of the 2024 you'd be hard pressed to believe this rail line in the northwestern corner of Canada's "Railway City" was going to be brought back into service, with full on trees growing out of the disintegrating railway ties. It has taken over six months of rehabilitation work on this 2 mile stretch of track that has been out of service ever since Ford closed their plant well over a decade ago. The automatic grade crossings, although left in place had even lost most of they're signals. But on October 3rd, 2024 we see GIO Rail shoving a second cut of storage cars into the old Southwold Yard with their recently arrived LDSX 2001 and LDSX 2003. Track machinery can be seen left and right as many of the old ties lay trackside (some with date nails dating as far back as 1947), a testament to the amount of work it's taken to return this line to service. There is still much work to be done as it doesn't appear GIO is done with their work in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	GIO Rail
Date:	10/03/2024
Location:	St Thomas
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 29 Favourites

Viewed from the Central Ave overpass, a CN afternoon extra utilizing CN SD60F 5504 shoves a string of grain empties through TC04 and over onto TC92 to be inspected for the evening run of train A437. In the background a pair SD60F's sit on the Northern Wood lead- named for the large lumber mill that use occupy the lands to the right out of frame. As of 2024, the former Northern Wood and neighbouring property (the old CN ore dock) have been reorganized into the Midcontinent Terminal. Currently a scrap company ships loaded gons out of the site. More info on the terminal can be found <a href="https://midcontinentterminal.com/about-us"> here.</a>

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/06/2011
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 16 Favourites

Seen looking across from the point on Mackenzie Bay along the shore of Lake Superior we see the second load of rail from the Kinghorn crossing over the mouth of the Mackenzie River. The white Operation Lifesaver caboose following CN 5713 and CN 2522 stands out against the stark and dull trees of a late northern Ontario, while the loaded train of rail just seems to blend in. Not the same effect as a mixed freight loaded with paper, lumber and the like but it will have to do. Rail removals crews would reach this location by July 2009 and have since made things much safer for area fisherman who like to fish beneath the bridge. They may not have the worry of trains to contend with anymore however when those that like to load 5 gallon buckets of smelt up in the springtime, its a long walk out without the support of the smooth rail to drag the heavy pails back to their vehicles.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	11/27/2008
Location:	Shuniah Township
Province:	Ontario

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Port Stanley Terminal's "Winnie" and Elgin County Rail Museum's "Tillie" (Wabash 51) congregate for a few minutes out front of the former CASO station. As part of St. Thomas's second annual Oktoberfest the crew from PSTR has come to grab ECRM's coach. They will operate 5 trains through downtown over the course of the afternoon. It's nice seeing activity on the museum's trackage. Too bad it doesn't happen more regularly.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Port Stanley Termi…
Date:	09/21/2024
Location:	St. Thomas
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 14 Favourites

<b>Blenheim Blues.</b> Ever since moving back to southern Ontario, catching CN down the old Chessie in Blenheim has been high on my list. Life freed up in July, however CN would fail to visit the town that was once a vital point for the former owner of the line for four weeks. Things picked up again in August when they began operating on a slightly different schedule before returning to their regularly scheduled program. This past Thursday freed up and I decided to venture down to Chatham to try my chance of them servicing the former CSX subdivision. <br><br> Much to my surprise (dismay) there was a BNSF GP38-2 sitting in the "yard" at Chatham with a couple of cuts of cars sitting the yard. The crew dug out their cars for their tour which ended up being 10 cars for Thamesville which they'd run to first- greatly diminishing any chance of shooting them on the old Chessie. Fortunately, their work in Thamesville was light and they were back in Chatham with a lone hopper and heading down the Sarnia Spur by 1800. A brief stop to set off their lone hopper in Chatham along with gons used for tie cars meant a light power move south to Blenheim, which afforded shots not anticipated. Lumbering along at 10 mph tested limits for shooting upon their arrival in Blenheim as the sun set beyond the horizon. Here, during the "Blue Hour" I put forth my very last frame of the evening as the crew separate from 5 cars that were unable to be spotted from last weeks run before returning north to Chatham with 15 cars. It's honestly amazing CN continues service down here these days.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	BNSF
Date:	09/12/2024
Location:	Blenheim
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 23 Favourites

CN 148 with CN 2866 and ex CSX Dash 8 GECX 9147, slows to a crawl to protect the Thames Street crossing. In the foreground, the old Ingersoll station whose roof was barely intact on this visit in 2017. It would continue to rot, fatigue and eventually fail. On December 8, 2020 a pair of excavators were called in to demolish the century old building.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/27/2017
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 14 Favourites

Another memorable day out on the Nipigon Sub with my good friend Kyle. It had been a few years since the two of us teamed up to foam the Thunder Bay area and this day we picked up as if we never left. Train 112 had been held most of the day in Thunder Bay, just being shy of 12,000' and unable to meet 113, who also was just shy of the 12,000' mark. Once they got going they were informed they would meet 101-28 at Firehill, who was still an hour and a half east of Schreiber. We followed 112 to Nipigon where Kyle and I sprung over to Cavers. It's been close to 11 years since the two of us had shot from the old pit along the shores of Lake Superior and needless to say neither one of us recalled it being that difficult to ascend the steep sand face of the old pit. After what seemed as an eternity of taking one step forward, two steps back we both got into our respected spots. Sitting there "recovering", it was quite peaceful and relaxing. The squirrels playing amongst the foliage atop the pit, the gentle lap of the waves of Superior against the rocky shoreline. A calm breeze... but no sign of CP's hotshot. With them on duty over an hour and a half thoughts of "did we skip over him" went through my mind, as we had stopped to check a couple spots on the way over from Nipigon. After about 20 minutes a distant rumble could be heard. Perfect! It shouldn't be too much longer now.... how wrong I was. I forgot how clear you can hear a westbound coming out of Rossport/approaching Pays Plat. For close to 30 minutes the rumble grew louder than became more distant, all the while the sun continued to dip lower on the horizon. Keeping our eyes pealed out to the point waiting and praying for a glimpse of a headlight. Just as I checked my settings on my camera, Kyle yelled out to warn our prize was in sight and our efforts were about to be rewarded. Shutters snapped as we recorded CP 8011 West snaking along the rocky northern shores of Lake Superior. By the time the tailend of the the 10,000' hot shot had passed, the sun had set. We slid down the embankment and back to our car to return to TBay to grab a pint and pizza from our old haunt and to watch the Blue Jays contend for a wild card spot. - They didn't make it.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	09/29/2021
Location:	Cavers
Province:	Ontario

7 Comments | 12 Favourites

A chance encounter along Highway 17 with the eastbound Huron Central freight. HCRY GP40-2W 3013 and leased CP SD40-2 6030 trundle 34 car train of forest and steel goods along at sunset.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Huron Central Rail…
Date:	10/06/2010
Location:	Blind River
Province:	Ontario

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Back when the Ontario Northland's Kapuskasing Sub was run at a snails pace, a dance would play out around the noon hour every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A crew ex Cochrane (514) would meet the Hearst crew (516) to lift each others traffic back to their respected terminals, minus any local traffic for the Tembec paper mill. From what I remember the stretch east of Kapuskasing was in much rougher shape, while the tracks west were in better shape and allowed faster track speed, no doubt due to the traffic hauled out of the Agrium plant (south)west of town. As of 2022, the entire line has been restored to a much more respectable speed, with more infrastructure upgrades being completed. A crew called ex Cochrane Monday/Wednesday/Friday will make the entire round trip in one day now. With the closure of the Agrium plant in 2013 the Hearst based crew's job got significantly lighter but they are still called 5 days a week to sort the traffic that comes up off the CN Soo Sub as well as service the local industries.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	09/08/2008
Location:	Kapuskasing
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 16 Favourites

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/22/2024
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

5 Comments | 21 Favourites

A cool, foggy morning at Kidd, finds the recently arrived crew of Ontario Northland 207 in the midst of working the yard at Kidd. The conductor hangs off a gondola of ore concentrate, guiding his engineer into the joint with a lone tank car left on the main. Once together he will line the north wye switch normal before guiding the movement another four miles further down the line to switch the Ineos Calabrian plant.

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

Comments | 8 Favourites

To me it's still hard to believe that the OSR no longer serves the Royal City. To me the OSR and the GJR were interchangeable. Alas, their relationship began to disintegrate and some 22 years after their initial contractual obligation was signed it was over, effective August 28, 2020. I post this view of OSR during their days of grandeur. A late arrival into Guelph with RS-18u 180 and RS-23 505 evade the shadows of the nearby W.C. Wood factory, having just finished servicing the Owens Cornings Fibreglass plant off York Road. They are continuing working their way to Guelph's industrial end, complete with their old CP Angus van. These were the days, vintage power run with a van bringing up the markers. If I only appreciated this sight at the time.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	11/24/2006
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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It's been 15 years since I caught my last plow train and when word slipped OSR was running one down the old Port Burwell I found it hard to believe. We had only received maybe 10 cm of snow in the area. Hardly enough in my mind for a plow run to be worth it. Low and behold a drive over to Salford early in the morning revealed OSR crews having readied the plow with their pair of F units. There were sections of the track that had drifted over the railhead and I tried to seek a location that had potential for some good action but at bay from other photographers. My first shot of the day came a few miles south of Salford as the engineer aboard 6508 accelerated plow 401005 into a mildly drifted section of the sub. Goes to show you don't need a lot of snow to come out with a decent action shot of a plow.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	01/22/2024
Location:	Mount Elgin
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 23 Favourites

<b>Central Frame.</b> Framed in the walkway of the Central Ave bridge, an afternoon extra works Port Arthur with a pair of newly acquired Dash 8's of different lineage. CN 2170, formerly BNSF 817 and CN 2102 formerly UP 9067 which worked Fort Frances to Thunder Bay train A436 earlier that morning and are being used on a yard extra to pull and spot the elevators in the Intercity area of Thunder Bay as well build the train they will power later that night. As new GEVO orders have come been fulfilled, the Dash 8 numbers have dwindled a little over a decade after CN purchased them.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/09/2011
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 8 Favourites

Returning from their morning run along the Goderich, the crew of X518 waits just short distance from the switch to enter the Guelph Sub at Cowie. After waiting for VIA 85 to complete their station stop and continue west, they will pull up to the station to get their orders to continue their day- plowing the Guelph Sub west towards St. Mary's and London. A memorable day that was almost 15 years ago... sheeesh. <br><br>

More from that day.<br>
<a href="https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53147">Arrival at Goderich.</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9946">Fueling at Clinton.</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=198">Waiting at Stratford.</a>

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Rail America
Date:	01/20/2009
Location:	Stratford
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 17 Favourites

I've been hearing word that the old plow in Stratford is in rough shape, and unlikely to be used anytime soon (if not again). However it's not likely they'll be needing it the weather keeps going the way it is (currently +4C and raining mid way thru December). I offer up this goodie of better times. The crew of plow extra X518 has stopped in Seaforth for a coffee and bit of "housecleaning". A large amount of heavy, wet snow has accumulated in the doorways and walkways of the locomotives, this stop will provide some relief to additional snow build up during their assault on the remainder of the Goderich Sub. Power for the run was LLPX 2210-RLK 4001-HLCX 6091.

Name:	David Young
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	02/07/2009
Location:	Seaforth
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 21 Favourites

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