Silence over the valley is broken by the distant whine of dynamic brakes in the early morning, as a C44-9W and SD70M-2 partner up to handle train 398 down the 10 mile 1 % Copetown Hill.

Overlooking the breath taking view from the bluff a top Dundas Hill, we see a westbound VIA 671 climbing the 1% 10 mile Copetown Hill with ease.

CN 4100 leads train 83 by the Dundas station. Todays power is a CN GP9 and RS18 with a steam generator car and a mix of CN and VIA equipment.

Leading another cowl unit and GP9, the units muscle the train through the S-Curves and 1% grade which stretches 10 miles from Bayview Jct to Copetown.

VIA westbound #83 passes the one time site of the Dundas depot while climbing the Niagara Escarpment.

Westbound on the Dundas Subdivision approaching the former site of the Dundas station.

Looking at the fall foliage from the cab of CN 5762 on train 331

CN 331 grinds up the Dundas hill with a D6R dimensional inbetween some garbage cars.

In an interesting change of events, 332 takes the Dundas Sub.

393 screams as it tries to solo 393 up the 1.2% grade at Dundas.

435 squeals through the S curve at Dundas with two SD40-2W's, lashed up elephant-style.

with the Niagara Ecarpment the background

331 at Dundas during a blizzard.

391 struggles to maintain 15 MPH up the Dundas grade. A 10,000 foot train and snow-covered rails weren't helping the situation.