January 13th, 2006
This Friday the 13th saw an unpatched SP unit on CN #148. We went to catch that and also caught CN #398, #392, #435, #422, CP #525 and #424 with 8 units. My camera decided the battery was dead as CN #435 approached, though it wasn't interesting power anyway.
Georgetown, Ontario
(map) Georgetown's CN Silver is the site of the junction between CN's Halton sub and the CN-owned, GEXR-rented Guelph sub. It is between Guelph and Brampton on highway 7.
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CN #148 crosses Winston Churchill road with an unpatched SP GE unit in second.
Scotch Block, Ontario
(map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown.
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CN #398 heads up the escarpment with a BNSF pumpkin trailing.
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CN #392 heads up the hill with 4 units.
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CN #435 heads down the hill.
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CN #422 passes with 2 units and a lot of brand new freight cars.
Guelph Junction, Ontario
(map) Technically Campbellville, Guelph Junction is the junction of the Guelph Junction Railway -- currently serviced by OSR -- the CP Hamilton sub, and the CP Galt sub. It is between Milton and Galt on the CP Galt sub.
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CP #525 with no cars heads out of the Junction.
Killean, Ontario
(map) This is CP's name for the passing track at Cambridge on the CP Galt sub.
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CP #424 heads East with 8 units.
