Caption: This is a rare photo for me, because in the few months that I followed the CSX Sarnia to Chatham turn this was the only time I arrived to find power actually sitting in Chatham already waiting for a D724 to Blenheim. Usually the power would be carried in the morning by D725 for a 1400 order time. Parked in the small yard that was located where the "roundhouse" (as they called it) was - it was a four stall engine house and between the roundhouse and this track was the mainline. Across a bridge in the distance was the station area and CP diamond, behind me is the CN diamond. After quickly exploring Chatham I went to the station where the clerk invited me in to cool off - it was *hot*.

This was the place that time truly forgot - and Chatham truly manifested it - not only did CSX call out of here twice a week, there were three vehicles parked at the "roundhouse" for what? I don't know, but there were friendly CSX employees everywhere and now you'd be lucky to find two or three folks on duty up in Sarnia per shift. CP also had a yard job a few times a week out of Chatham, plus a very busy mainline, and not to mention CN's locals and pair of mainline trains at the time. A far cry from what goes on now. Add to it the copious amounts of visible MOW equipment that i'm sure Paul O'shell will enjoy (all of it had Chessie markings too, and still does to this day many of which you can still find in Sarnia). Here is Geoff Elliott's shot from the same day as this was when I met him with his crew :)