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CN 421 cruises through CN Stuart in Hamilton with a whopping 25 engines dead in transit. This is a first, and perhaps last, for me. It was definitely an amazing sight to see!
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Caption: CN 421 cruises through CN Stuart in Hamilton with a whopping 25 engines dead in transit. This is a first, and perhaps last, for me. It was definitely an amazing sight to see!

Photographer:
Kevin Flood [413] (more) (contact)
Date: 2020-10-14 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 3245 (search)
Train Symbol: CN 421 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Grimsby Sub - Stuart (search)
City/Town: Hamilton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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9 Comments
  1. jknott86
    October 14, 2020 at 5:13 pm

    One of the few stars I will ever put on Bay Street. :) Sad I couldn’t be out for it but glad it was documented.

  2. Marcus Stevens
    October 14, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    A very sad scene! Great shot

  3. ngineered4u
    October 14, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    Awesome shot!!
    Where are the units headed? I assume for scrapping somewhere in the US?

  4. jknott86
    October 14, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    Martech in Welland

  5. railwayguy
    October 14, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    Kevin, glad you could record this “last miles” trip for these retired units. Did you get any of their numbers ? Interesting that the movement approached Stuart on a Harbour West “GO track” from Hamilton Jct. and not on the normal CN Grimsby sub. I am assuming CN421 originated at Mac Yard, so these dead units must have accumulated at the diesel shop there over the last month or so. Question, if they are going to Martech in Welland, do they have travel over Trillium ? Thanks for posting. John

  6. jknott86
    October 14, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    Hi John, CN drops them in Southern Yard and Martech moves them one at a time with their centre cab. The Tube Spur (former CASO) connects Martech to Southern Yard. CN does not go onto the Tube Spur. There were three that went down there in July, well ahead of this batch.

  7. Stephen C. Host
    October 14, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    2409-2154-2414-2400-2426-2410-2411-BCOL4613-2173-2401-2421-2435-2169-IC2455*,
    2428-BCOL4610-BCOL4606-2189-2158-2453-2121-2445-2413-BCOL4614
    Per Bill Miller

  8. awmooney
    October 15, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    Congratulations for being at almost the perfect spot for a remarkable train. I did not hear about this move, but, I was in the dentist office at the time it passed. It figures.

  9. Kevin Flood
    October 19, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    Thank you for the comments everyone!
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