August 3rd, 2003
This year's GuelphFest celebrated Guelph's 176th anniversary. I was there with the GHRA and our caboose and baggage car. Unfortunately we got rained out this year.
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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One of the most popular events at Guelphfest, the handcar rides last about 2 minutes each.
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AMTK #88 leaves Guelph for Toronto after originating in Chicago.
August 4th, 2003
Laura and I stayed in the GHRA caboose posting security while it was parked down town.
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AMTK #88 goes over the viaduct immediately after leaving the station.
August 5th, 2003
Laura and I had posted security in the GHRA caboose through the night. In the morning we watched OSR move the van back to its home base at Crompton Uniroyal.
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OSRX 181 and 506 back out of the Crompton spur after dropping off the GHRA caboose there.
August 10th, 2003
We brought one of our housemates to the Hamilton airport and stopped for a few minutes of railfanning on the way back.
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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A westbound train comes to a stop to let a via through.
August 17th, 2003
Laura had a 10:17 am train from Aldershot, so we spent the day after that railfanning. It was made more interesting by a derailment near Ingersoll on the CN Dundas sub.
Aldershot, Ontario
(map) This is the region between the (abandonned) Burlington West train station and Bayview Junction.
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.
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.
Scotch Block, Ontario
(map) Scotch Block is an excellent photography location at mp 30.0 CN Halton sub, between Milton and Georgetown.
Burlington, Ontario
(map) The city of Burlington has a population of about 150,000 people and is just to the East of Hamilton. It is also home to Burlington West and Aldershot.
August 20th, 2003
I decided to spend a full work-day at Guelph Junction working on my laptop with GPRS and watching whatever came through.
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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2 CP GP38s sit on the GJR wye for a moment while switching.
August 22nd, 2003
I decided to spend a full work-day at Guelph Junction working on my laptop with GPRS and watching whatever came through.
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The Guelph Junction turn leaves the Junction on its way back to Lambton yard.
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A hirail truck unceremoniously removes itself from the track at the top of the Hamilton sub.
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OSRX 181 and 506 sit at the junction for a moment before going to park.
August 24th, 2003
Babcock and Wilcox sent a 500 tonne generator up the GEXR Fergus sub. Steve found it wyeing at the seldom-used Fergus sub wye in Guelph on GEXR 432, en route to Toronto Mac Yard, and let me know. The two of us chased it, leap-frogging eachother along highway 7.
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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GEXR 432 usually runs light on Sundays. This time it had a 500 tonne generator from BAWX in Cambridge. 432 is seen here crossing Wellington Road 29, just East of Guelph, with several dimensional spacers and the generator.
August 26th, 2003
Laura returned from Brattleboro and I went to get her at Aldershot station.
Aldershot, Ontario
(map) This is the region between the (abandonned) Burlington West train station and Bayview Junction.
