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Neat shot, Matt. Don’t see all that much from the Rosetown Sub.
Matt: Is this at the location that used to have the name “Rosetown Transfer”? If so, the interchange tracks were just to the right past the CN line.
Very nice image Matt.
Is it just 540/541 and Big Sky (on the portion where they have running rights) that run the Rosetown, Matt? Sorry, wish I’d asked this in my original comment. I accidentally ran into a 540 back in August – 46 grain loads and what I am assuming were 10 frac sand empties. Can’t say I knew a damn thing about the Sub or 540 until that day, then did some Googling. It’s a neat one though – love when they parallel a highway.
jknott86- I’ve seen mixed freights, unit trains of oil, unit trains of sand, and unit trains of grain all operating as 540/541. Some days that means there is more than one 540/541 on the sub at one time. Sometimes other 500 series jobs out of Saskatoon seem to go as far as Delisle. Saturday mornings in Kindersley seem to be a good bet for 540s.
Noe -Thanks Jason.
robin lowrie- I’m not sure Robin, but it stands to reason as this the closest the two lines get around Rosetown.
Question, do you happen to have any photos of 114 or 115 back when they ran the Rosetown sub, great photo btw.
branchline railroading alive and well, great shot!
Very neat shot Matt!
Neat spot to look at on Google Earth. It appears that there was/is a connecting track or two between the CN and CP lines on the north side of the diamond.
It also looks like CP had a wye immediately northwest of Rosetown, and a spur that ran along the west side of town toward downtown and the CN line.
In addition to L541/L540 there is usually an outpost roadswitcher assignment based at Kindersley, L510, which does local work around town and on the remainder of the Oyen Sub. Unit grain, oil, or sand trains may also run under a different symbol.
Nice that all of the old hardware is still in place.