The world of trains according to David Graham
Top photos from August 18th, 2007
August 18th, 2007
We went to Guelph station for VIA #84 and #85, and Georgetown for CN #384, #148, #422, #398, GEXR #432, CN #393, #394, #435, GEXR #431, and VIA #87.
Guelph, Ontario
(map) The city of Guelph is my home town and is just East of Kitchener-Waterloo on the GEXR Guelph sub, and the Ontario Southland Railway/Guelph Junction Railway track, the other end of which is at Guelph Junction.
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VIA #84 cleans out the crowded platform.
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VIA #85 enters Guelph station.
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 #384 passes Georgetown station with its trademark cut of intermodal.
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CN #148 passes looking quite normal.
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CN #422 passes with two empty 8-axle flats.
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CN #398 takes the north track through town.
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GEXR #432 passes Georgetown station with 3835 leading long hood forward.
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CN #393 pulls through Georgetown station with an IC SD70 trailing.
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CN #394 pulls through Georgetown station.
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CN #435 rumbles through Georgetown Via station.
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GEXR #431 passes through the station on its way to the Guelph sub.
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VIA #87 performs its station stop at Georgetown Via station.
