April 19th, 2019
We explored our way around the East Coast of Canada, finding the CN unloading the St Lawrence ferry at Matane.
Matane, Quebec
(map) Matane is on the south shore of the Saint-Lawrence and is the landing point for the CN railcar ferry from Baie Comeau.
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The ferry job switches in the nearby yard. We saw but were unable to shoot the unloading of the ferry.
April 20th, 2019
We stated our day in Gaspéand worked our way along the coast of the Baie des Chaleurs to Bathurst, New Brunswick, seeing the tourist train equipmentand MoW equipment along the temporarily abandoned Chemin de Fer de Gaspe.
Gaspe©,Quebec
(map) GaspĂ is on the eastern tip of the GaspĂ Penninsula at the eastern edge of Quebec.
Port-Daniel-Glascon, Quebec
(map) Port-Daniel-Glascon is along the north shore of the Baie des Chaleurs on the CFG tourist track between Matapedia and Gaspe.
Caplan, Quebec
(map) Caplan is on the north shore of the Baie des Chaleurs on the Chemin de Fer de GaspĂ.
April 21st, 2019
We stopped to see what was happening at Moncton CN yard, finding the NBSR transfer departing for Saint John.
Moncton, New Brunswick
(map) Moncton is the largest city in New Brunswick and has a significant CN yard, where the transfer to the NBSR at Saint John originates.
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A westbound manifest freight leaves Moncton yard.
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A local works in Moncton yard.
April 23rd, 2019
As we were leaving the Reversing Falls, we spotted an NBSR local working in the nearby Irving plant.
Saint John, New Brunswick
On the north side of the Bay of Fundy, Saint John is the junction of the Canadian National and the New Brunswick Southern.
April 24th, 2019
We started our day in Moncton, catching an unexpected double-ended train on the bridge at the Reversing Falls as we wrapped up lunch, missing what would have been an excellent bridge shot. We finished our day in Campbellton, hearing the incessant squawk of an EOT, which we found attached to five cars near the Via station with no sign of the train they were meant to be attached to. They were gone the next morning.
Campbellton, New Brunswick
(map) Campbellton is at the mouth of the Baie des Chaleurs on the New Brunswick-Quebec border.
April 25th, 2019
We followed the CN from Campbellton to Mont-Joli, finding only a hy-rail on the line, but found a local preparing to head West at Matane on the branch. At the end of the day my daughter helped me find and record a train leaving Riviere-du-Loup but we didn't catch the symbol.
Matapedia, Quebec
(map) Matapedia is at the end of the Restigouche River at the mouth of the Baie des Chaleurs and is the junction of the CN and the CFG.
Matane, Quebec
(map) Matane is on the south shore of the Saint-Lawrence and is the landing point for the CN railcar ferry from Baie Comeau.
Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec
(map) Riviere-du-Loup is the highway junction of the 20 and the 85, splitting between the Gaspe and New Brunswick.
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A Westbound pulls through Riviere-du-Loup as my five year old daughter takes her first-ever train video (and asked to take more!!).
April 26th, 2019
On our way home, we found an eastbound 306 with a BC Rail unit trailing and DPU at L'Islet off the 20.
L'Islet, Quebec
(map) L'Islet is on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence about an hour east of Quebec City.
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CN 306 heads West through L'Islet - camera angle one of three (dashcam).
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CN 306 heads West through L'Islet - camera angle two of three (wife in car).
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CN 306 heads West through L'Islet - camera angle three of three (my five year old standing next to me!).
