Caption: CN U700 the first unit crude oil train to operate on the CN across Southern Ontario rolls through Bayview on a beautiful December morning. This train originated on the BNSF in North Dakota and is bound for the NBSR in Saint John, New Brunswick. These trains used to operate over a CSX-Pan Am-MMA-NBSR routing, however should start operating regularly over CN if this test run proves successful. The consist today is CN 5664, CN 8936, CN 2627 with 1 spacer and 95 tank cars for 5,690ft and weighs in at close to 12,900 tons.
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