CN 385 kicks up the freshly fallen snow as it starts into the elevated curve by the east end of the yard. CN 2686 - IC 2711 - CN 5649 power this westbound 125 car manifest through this end of Janu... (more)

The 7 units on this eastbound manifest are a mix between M420's and GP40-2L(W)'s. I suspect it's a power balance move to get excess units back to Toronto. The consist breaks down as follows: CN 25... (more)

The TH&B "West Local" is switching the Newport Yard near downtown Brantford on this shot taken @ 17:58. Once he's done he'll be leaving town with 4 cars and TH&B van #81 headed south for Waterfor... (more)

CN 5454 - IC 3140 with 69 cars. Today the 5454 can be found on DMVW

The West Local is heading south through West Brant on their way towards Waterford where they will interchange the 5 cars they have with Conrail. At the tail end of the train is TH&B van # 81.

VIA 675 making it's station stop at Brantford with VIA 6403 still wearing the CBC 50th anniversary scheme leading 1 baggage car ad 5 coaches. The portion of the CN station closest to me is now a c... (more)

The "West Local" is departing Brantford for Hamilton in the late evening light after setting off 6 empty flats cars and lifting 10 flat cars of new Massey Ferguson combines. TH&B 77 is leading a t... (more)

This switcher was set-off at the west end of the Brantford yard.

With a puff of smoke the engineer has just throttled up as the eastbound rounds the curve by the Brantford station. CN 5634 - CN 2549 are powering this 109 car manifest.

VIA 78 coming downgrade from Hardy is pasing CN 417 going in the opposite direction. VIA 6529, formerly CN 6529 was retired and re-manufactured as an FP9ARM in 1984 as VIA #6311 and upgraded to 1,... (more)

The CN ore jennies on this 834 are loaded with slag from the nickel mining operations in Sudbury. CN was running train loads of this to be dumped in Paris for use as ballast on CN's mainlines. Pow... (more)

Normally this train is a straight shot from Hamiton to Nanticoke but today they stopped and lifted a covered hopper from Newport yard to be set off in Scotland. Heading south out of Brantford the ... (more)

CN 580 pulling up to the signal at Simpson. Once he gets a light he'll head west into the Brantford yard. The track below the bridge is the CN Burford Spur and the signals in the background are fo... (more)

A heavy 417 had to bring the 5th unit on line (see the blue smoke) as they head up the grade westbound out of Brantford. Coming into Brantford the trailing 3 units were just in idle. After stoppin... (more)

3 GP38-2's CN 5530 - CN 5529 - CN 5516 are the power for this loaded sulphuric acid train of 36 tank cars and CN van 79278 passing the east end of the Brantford yard. The head end brakeman is lean... (more)