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Two railways meet at Preston, Ontario. GEXR 582, with LLPX 2210 sits on the GEXR Fergus spur while T72 with STLH GP9 8245 has thrown the CPR Waterloo switch back to normal to double onto their train and depart for Cambridge and Kitchener. Moves by GEXR this far south only happen every few years and catching a meet here is even more difficult. This is essentially as far as GEXR goes on the Fergus spur, from here they take the switch to the CPR Waterloo sub to Babcock about 1 KM south - today's work was to lift another 500 ton load and 6 spacers to bring to Guelph.
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Caption: Two railways meet at Preston, Ontario. GEXR 582, with LLPX 2210 sits on the GEXR Fergus spur while TK22 with STLH GP9 8245 has thrown the CPR Waterloo switch back to normal to double onto their train and depart for Cambridge and Kitchener. Moves by GEXR this far south only happen every few years and catching a meet here is even more difficult. This is essentially as far as GEXR goes on the Fergus spur, from here they take the switch to the CPR Waterloo sub to Babcock about 1 KM south - today's work was to lift another 500 ton load and 6 spacers to bring to Guelph.

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1535] (more) (contact)
Date: 10/10/2013 (search)
Railway: Goderich-Exeter (search)
Reporting Marks: LLPX 2210, LLPX 2236, CP 3061/CP 8248/CP 3062/STLH 8245 (search)
Train Symbol: GEXR 582, CP TK22 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: GEXR Fergus spur, CP Waterloo sub (search)
City/Town: Preston (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Galt_Railfanner
    June 30, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Would you know what company would pick up the load from B&W? Just to let you know there is a schnabel car in front of the B&W factory today.

  2. Galt_Railfanner
    June 30, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    Would you know what company would pick up the load from B&W? Just to let you know there is a schnabel car (a bit smaller) in front of the B&W factory today.

  3. Stephen C. Host
    July 1, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    be there tomorrow morning. GEXR will lift it on saturday.
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