May 23rd, 2005
We were out of the house before 06:30 to catch NS #327/328 at Hamilton West, the West leg of the Bayview Junction wye. We caught NS #327-CN #382-CP #388-NS #328-VIA #671-CN #435-VIA #70-CN #385-CN #422-CP #167-CN #148 in short order. On the way North we heard CP #159 leaving the Junction to meet CP #424 at Killean, but missed #159 by a hair and didn't wait around for #424 to come.
Bayview Junction, Ontario
(map) This is where the CN Oakville, CN Grimsby, and CN Dundas subdivisions meet at a great big wye, beside which is the CP Hamilton sub. This location encompasses CN Bayview Junction, Hamilton West, and Hamilton Junction.
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NS #327 heads up the cowpath.
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CN #382 comes off the Dundas sub.
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CP #388, a grain train, comes in from the Windsor side and heads down the cowpath at Hamilton West.
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NS #328 heads down the cowpath as light power with an ex-SP NREX SD40T-2 trailing.
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VIA #671 heads up the hill.
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A foreman passes on the South track of the Dundas.
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CN #435 starts up Copetown grade.
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VIA #70 comes off the Dundas.
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CN #385 heads up the hill.
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CP #167 heads up the cowpath.
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CN #148 meets the tail end of CP #167 at Hamilton West.
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.