Railpictures.ca - Todd Steinman Photo: The rail scene in Chatham has been through numerous changes within the last 10 years of my last visit. Although it’s station on the CN is still well preserved, it was one of the first stations to lose it’s agent. Now a machine will print off your tickets, as the building is only open during train time. Also, the yard has disappeared, leaving only a single track through town. So it was a big surprise to me to find a CN freight led by lone unit 5754, rumbling through Chatham all the while thinking that freights no longer trundled along the Chatham Subdivision. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The rail scene in Chatham has been through numerous changes within the last 10 years of my last visit. Although it's station on the CN is still well preserved, it was one of the first stations to lose it's agent. Now a machine will print off your tickets, as the building is only open during train time. Also, the yard has disappeared, leaving only a single track through town. So it was a big surprise to me to find a CN freight led by lone unit 5754, rumbling through Chatham all the while thinking that freights no longer trundled along the Chatham Subdivision.

Caption: The rail scene in Chatham has been through numerous changes within the last 10 years of my last visit. Although it's station on the CN is still well preserved, it was one of the first stations to lose it's agent. Now a machine will print off your tickets, as the building is only open during train time. Also, the yard has disappeared, leaving only a single track through town. So it was a big surprise to me to find a CN freight led by lone unit 5754, rumbling through Chatham all the while thinking that freights no longer trundled along the Chatham Subdivision.

Photographer:	Todd Steinman [274] (more) (contact)
Date:	08/16/2016 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 5754 (search)
Train Symbol:	Unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Chatham Subdivision (search)
City/Town:	Chatham (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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Daniel Odette

August 25, 2016 at 10:56 pm

Nice Todd! 438 is a Windsor to London train, and 439 is vice versa. Windsor still manages to pump out a lot of cars. 514 also runs to Blenheim three days a week from Windsor. So it still gets reasonable traffic for today’s standards. 438 and 439 used to take the CASO frequently as it provided easier access to Windsor’s Van De Water yard.

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Daniel Odette

August 25, 2016 at 10:56 pm

Nice Todd! 438 is a Windsor to London train, and 439 is vice versa. Windsor still manages to pump out a lot of cars. 514 also runs to Blenheim three days a week from Windsor. So it still gets reasonable traffic for today’s standards. 438 and 439 used to take the CASO frequently as it provided easier access to Windsor’s Van De Water yard.