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Caption: “Three C630M units and container traffic bound for the Maritimes (predominantly Halifax but some Terra Transport containers for Newfoundland are on the head end)—an eastbound heads through St-Lambert, approaching Southwark Yard. I don’t have any “hard” data on this train, but if it was siding length, the train would have had about 75-80 single level container flats cars. Compare this with the photo taken almost 30 years later at the same location (25328) —both trains have three big units (up front in 1987, DPU in 2016); about 160 containers in 1987 versus approximately 400 in 2016; in 1987, CTC extended only to St. Bruno (controlled by an operator in the St-Lambert station, then ABS/train order to St-Hyacinthe) compared to double track CTC controlled from a computerized system in downtown Montreal today; two employees up front with a third in the van versus both employees on the locomotive; CN Crown Corporation versus privatized industry leader; winter versus summer. And one photo taken by a father, the other by his son—both of whom share a passion for railroading.”
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Great shot and caption! Where did the spurs at left go?
John thanks for the shot. I was a teenager living in Halifax in the winter of 87 / 88. Yup this was a standard back then. HFX used to have two container trains per day in each direction 60 – 65 89′ flats was the standard car count. There would be an extra each way about twice per week as well. There also used to be one mixed freight per day in each direction, plus a twice per week unit grain in the winter months. with the empties returning on unit trains. Via also had daily service with the Atlantic and Ocean, plus twice daily RDC Service to Sydney and Yarmouth.
Today there is one Intermodal each way and really long. Via runs the Ocean twice a week. A mixed freight runs out of the Dartmouth side daily. That is it.