Caption: Since moving to Chatham, this scene has always amazed me. This is the CP rail corridor through the heart of Chatham. One has to wonder how there has not been any major derailment through here, as numerous properties both residential and commercial butt right up to the track. But we also have to ponder what this scene looked like in 'yester-year'. Whether it is today or yesterday, it is still a marvel at how trains can tie up the local traffic through 17 level crossings between Bloomfield Road in the west and Prince Albert Drive in the east. And when train time does arrive, what a scene it is with a sea of flashing red ad lowering gates.

Of note, the 'Chatham' name sign marks the city limit for eastbounds. You can also make out the row of brick buildings to the left that line William Street. Just across the street used to sit the old station, now relocated. And if one looks way down the line in the distance, we still see the signal arm that stands to this day letting westbound trains know what to do next as they clear the old yard and used t cross over the diamond with the CSX's former Subdivision #2.