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This is a page dedicated to Canadian National & VIA Rail in the Maritime Provinces. These are all recent pictures, as well...all taken within the last 3 years, most within the last year or so. Enjoy the pictures!
Rockingham Yard, Bedford
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This was a casual trip into Halifax to see some family, but as usual, railfanning instinct kicked in and i had to go look at some trains! The first picture is of VIA Train #15, The Ocean, passing the yard co-ordinators office with a new Renissance train. Please note the fact that both units are unique...both are painted in the Spiderman scheme, for the Movie recently released, Spiderman II. The next picture is of the new Nightstar/Renissance cars, specifically, a lounge car. The 3rd pic shows the lack of a Park Car, the tail-car on the older Budd Stainless Steel trains, and a landmark of Streamliners in Atlantic Canada. The 4th picture is of CN 4722, a GP38-2, Switching Rockingham yard. The last picture in this set is an over of Rockingham yard, affectionatly refered to as The Rock.
Rockingham Yard & Bedford Highway
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This trip was actually unplanned as well...we were returning from dinner at a Restraunt with some family, and as we were driving along the Bedford Highway, i saw a train. Realizing what time it was, i figured it was probably 121 preparing to leave. I convinced Peter to pull over and stop in the Rockingham Yard Office Parking lot. The first pic is CN 2603 (Dash9-44CW), leading CN Train #121 in Rockingham Yard. The Next pic is of CN 4722 and 2603. The 3rd picture is of a cummons power generation container, used to power the refrigerated containers in a train. The 4th picture is a shot of the nose of CN 2603. The last picture is train 121 pulled up to the Irving station at Mile 7, Bedford.
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This was a planned railfanning trip to Windsor Junction, to get to know the area and check out possible railfanning locations for future shoots. The first shot is the Windsor Junction switcher, with GP38-2 4728. The next shot is CN Train 701, the loaded Gypsum train from Milford, bound for Wrights Cove and the National Gypsum marine loading facility with an SD75I on the head end. The next pic shows the Loaded gyp train heading into the distance, about to enter the Dartmouth Sub. The 4th shot is VIA's train #15, with F40PH #6413 leading, passing at about 40MPH. The 5th and final pic is something i had never seen before...electric Switch machines, freshly delievered, but not yet installed on any switches. I'm not sure where they're going, as the switches on the mainline at the Junction are already electrified.
VIA Ocean Terminal, Fairview Yard & Rockingham Yard
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This trip was in preparation for my cousin's arrival...Peter & I went railfan-location-scouting....we spent the day looking for places to railfan and areas to get good shots from. We didn't plan on getting any pictures of trains, but we lucked out because i stopped at the station and figured i should see what the head end motive power was. And, after supper, on the way home, we caught 121 leaving the rock. Picture one is CN 5733 (SD75I) on the head end of train 121 as it arrives in the rock. The next picture is of Fairview yard, and the array of units present. Of main interest would be the CSX SD60...recently, alot of CSX units have been seen in Fairview. THe last picture is a shot i am rather fond of. I call it "The Future of Railfanning", and it's meant to be aimed at the fact that railroads are making it harder and harder for railfans to, well...railfan. They're putting up walls, fences and having more and more law enforcement on railfans. We're the best asset the railroads could have, but they choose to block us out. I fear this is how we may have to railfan soon...behind a chain-link fence. Or worse...behind Bars...
Windsor Junction, Rockingham Yard & Beaverbank Road
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This was most definatly a planned trip with the sole idea of railfanning...hence, the abundance of pictures! Doesn't it figure though? The one i thoght was the best was the most out of focus...even photoshop couldn't save it. That'll teach me for not using a tripod! The first (of many) pictures is CN 4721 switching cars on the WHRC interchange in Windsor Junction. This is a pretty well daily activity, and this train switches other industries along the line as well. The next picture is of VIA's westbound passenger service, with 6416 on the head end, rolling along about 45MPH. The speed limit through the Junction is 50, as it's a residential area. The next shot is of the WJ Switcher, with 4721 and 4726 starting to pull their train out. After watching this, Peter and I left for the hobby shop and some lunch. After lunch, we went to Mill Cove to capture the eastbound incomming 14. Thats shown from an overpass in picture #4. Picture number 5 shows the motive power from the WJ Switcher sitting on the locomotive siding in Rockingham Yard. Moving to the next row, we see CN 5785 (SD75I) on the head end of 121 as it rolls into Rockingham to pick up more cars from HIT. You can see 4726 in the back ground. In picture 7, you finally get to see peter, as he posed beside the mile-marker of the Rock crossover...notice the rear unit on #121 is 4724, the usual GP38 switcher power from Rockingham Yard. It was dead in tow, and i assume was going somewhere for repairs that couldn't be done in Fairview. The last two pictures are pictures of container loads on 121. The first is a Canadian-Tire Container. Someone mentioned they didn't see them much anymore, and on this train alone, there were 17 marked as "Canadian Tire" and another 5 with just the reporting marks. The last picture is that of wheels on a bulk-head container. This is one i have never seen before...so i thought a picture was necessairy. Thankfully it took...my batteries died shortly after. Stupid batteries.
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