Railpictures.ca - frmn2001 Photo: GEXR 431 rolls past Breslau, Ontario, prepared to head into Kitchener Yard. Even though they’re not seen in the picture, for those who don’t know yet, the Guelph Sub now has working CTC signals installed and functioning. It’s almost werid seeing the signals flashing and doing their thing, considering I haven’t seen signals on the line before. The usual trio of EMD power is on the head end. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

GEXR 431 rolls past Breslau, Ontario, prepared to head into Kitchener Yard. Even though they're not seen in the picture, for those who don't know yet, the Guelph Sub now has working CTC signals installed and functioning. It's almost werid seeing the signals flashing and doing their thing, considering I haven't seen signals on the line before. The usual trio of EMD power is on the head end.

Caption: GEXR 431 rolls past Breslau, Ontario, prepared to head into Kitchener Yard. Even though they're not seen in the picture, for those who don't know yet, the Guelph Sub now has working CTC signals installed and functioning. It's almost werid seeing the signals flashing and doing their thing, considering I haven't seen signals on the line before. The usual trio of EMD power is on the head end.

Photographer:	frmn2001 [87] (more) (contact)
Date:	11/15/2015 (search)
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter (search)
Reporting Marks:	GEXR 3054 (search)
Train Symbol:	431 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	GEXR Guelph Sub (search)
City/Town:	Breslau (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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6 Comments

JP

November 16, 2015 at 7:05 pm

Very nice shot lucas. I just missed this in Guelph.
kitchener_railfan

November 16, 2015 at 7:29 pm

Thank you sir.
jp4pix

November 17, 2015 at 1:23 pm

CTC signals could be a required upgrade for GO train operations. Do you know if there are signals in operation between Kitchener and London ? (The other JP)
JP

November 17, 2015 at 4:54 pm

@jp4pix:

VIA is the one who wanted/is payinG for the CTC for safety reasons. In 2005, when the GEXR used cellphones for OCS clearences, two head-on collisions nearly occured, both involving VIA trains. Around 2007, radio towers were installed and OCS used radios, but CTC was planned. GO/Metrolinx likely became a partner with the CTC, but I’m not sure.
kitchener_railfan

November 17, 2015 at 6:45 pm

Yeah I was just reading about the near collision between 87 and 518 the other day
Stephen C. Host

November 17, 2015 at 8:13 pm

CTC was paid for 100% by VIA Rail.

The second near-miss wasn’t considered a major incident and isn’t on the public TSB website, but a coal car got loose from Kitchener yard, rolled down to approximately HWY 7 overpass and 84 had to stop, shove the coal car to Shantz, set it off then continue on their way. Good thing the Breslau bridge was 10 MPH at the time and straight track or it could have been much worse.

CTC is 100% in service now. Good news is the signals are approach lit, but they light up as soon as a train passes the previous control point in either direction.. which is a good 10+ miles so at least 10 to 20 minutes of warning

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