A couple of windy days have blown most of the fall leaves from the trees. Many now float down the Black Sturgeon River.
CP Train 434 approaches Firehill for a meet with 107.
SOO 6046 - SOO 6040 - CP 5725
The conductor walks up after flipping the derail to line the switch after they pull ahead to back into the yard to make a lift
With the CNR Haulage upfront, CP 434 climbs the grade at Navilus
P #434-CP 6002, 58XX, local, Marathon mixed, CNR Haulage, mixed-260 axles @ 16:00 (62 cars) note : look closely and you can see a second train, CP 106
A hose bag went between two bulkhead flats 10 cars from the t/e and the train went into emergency
CP SD40-2's 5868, 5683, 5962 back into the yard to lift 24 CNR Haulage cars
CP #434-CP 6024, 5866, 5643, local, mixed, CN Haulage, mixed @ 22:15
CP 434 backs into CN's Port Arthur Yards to lift 41 CN Haulage cars, hey even pigeons like to watch trains!
434 - CP SD40-2 5797 & CP SD40-2 5669 head eastwards on the north track of the North Toronto Subdivision towards Toronto Yard.
CP 5984, 5576, 5583 make a s/o of CNR woodchip cars from British Columbia
After lifting 17 cars from the yard and a quick java fix, CP 434 gets underway