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STUCK IN THE MIDDLE! This was the first surprise of my day while at the Station Road crossing in Grafton. CN 3030 is found in the midst of train 305. This is the first train in my 30+ years of railfanning on the Kingston Subdivision that I saw this arrangement, although as fellow rp.ca user 'mberry' pointed out - this is common. To see CN 305 approach Grafton: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21409
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Caption: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE! This was the first surprise of my day while at the Station Road crossing in Grafton. CN 3030 is found in the midst of train 305. This is the first train in my 30+ years of railfanning on the Kingston Subdivision that I saw this arrangement, although as fellow rp.ca user 'mberry' pointed out - this is common. To see CN 305 approach Grafton: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21409

Photographer:
Todd Steinman [274] (more) (contact)
Date: 10/31/2015 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 3030 (search)
Train Symbol: CN 305 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Oshawa / Kingston Subdivision (search)
City/Town: Grafton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. ngineered4u
    November 3, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    Really Todd, you have never seen this type of arrangement before? CN has been using DPU’s on the Kingston Sub for over 5 years now in an effort to stop train seperations..especially between Grafton and Brighton. 372, 368, 305 and other train are normally DP daily.

  2. Fred DesRochers
    November 3, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    Nice Catch! Caught this exact train in Oshawa.

  3. Todd Steinman
    November 3, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    @ngineered4u – yes, I haven’t. And that is probably why because the last time I railfanned and photographed a freight on the Kingston Sub it was probably just before the CN started using DPU’s! It’s been awhile to say the least….
    @ Fred DesRochers – thank you. It was perfect timing really.

  4. ngineered4u
    November 3, 2015 at 10:26 pm

    Well glad you are out there trackside again. If i see you i will blow the horn…lol just don’t look for me in the DP :-)

  5. Driver8666
    November 4, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    Looks like a house with the rear end on that thing. lol.

  6. Todd Steinman
    November 5, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    @Driver8666 – looking at it from this angle, these engines always remind me of a hammerhead shark.
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