CN 543 makes its weekly appearance in the Portlands. CN 4121 and 4138 (AP unit) are the power on this job. 543 has dropped its cars from Mimico, and will reverse around the train to pick up tankers for Canroof, one of only two customers on the Portlands Spur. The other being the Ashbridge's Bay treatment plant, which receives chlorine. 543 has just cut off from the front end of its train, and pauses on the Booth Avenue crossing temporarily before heading back to connect with the end of its train. From there, it will cut the end of its train and reverse back to Canroof. The CN tower lingers almost stealthily in the background. Unlike most nights, it is not lit, which I think is beneficial to this shot actually. As one of the more discreet freight operations in Toronto, with only two customers left on the spur getting service once a week, it is hard to say how much longer this spur will remain in service.
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)
