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By:Neil Barratt
Dates:1/3/2018 - 1/31/2018
Album Info:January 2018 started innocently enough, but quickly gained momentum with day-after-day of unusual and unexpected sightings in my little world of trains - including CP action on the rarely used Stevensville spur; sparkling blue Norfolk Southern Dash-9 rebuild NS 4000; two encounters with CN 3027 and CP 8813 working together on a CP mixed freighter, an eastbound CSX intermodal leaving Frontier Yard in Buffalo, and to wind it all up - ex Union Pacific Dash-8 9385 on CN Train 531 - still in UP colors.
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CN 3026
Title:  CN 3026
Description:  After a short chase, and with the train really picking up speed after leaving Fort Erie, I hopped from the car just in time for some quick pics at Ridgemount Road crossing.
Photo Date:  1/26/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:20 PM
Location:  Fort Erie, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3026(ET44AC) CP 8813(ES44AC)
Views:  157   Comments: 3
CSX 958
Title:  CSX 958
Description:  On my way to the Buffalo Museum of History (for my 65th Birthday) there just had to be a short detour to the AMTRAK station in Buffalo/Depew to catch some CSX action just east of Frontier Yard. And it was nice to meet up with a pair of young railfans - who were able to fill me in on the local train routine and schedules on this, my first visit to the area. Serves me right for not being prepared, I missed an inbound mixed freighter just as I arrived and was taking my time getting out of the car. But not long after was this eastbound intermodal heading out of the yard.
Photo Date:  1/28/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:25 PM
Location:  Buffalo - Depew, NY
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 958(ES44AC-H) CSX 5305(ES44DC)
Views:  51   Comments: 1
CSX 958
Title:  CSX 958
Description:  Eastbound intermodal out of Frontier Yard roars past the AMTRAK Depew station on a quiet, and cold, Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  1/28/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:29 PM
Location:  Buffalo - Depew, NY
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 958(ES44AC-H) CSX 5305(ES44DC)
Views:  58   Comments: 1
CN 2707
Title:  CN 2707
Description:  It was a long wait in the bitter cold for Train 531 today, but it finally showed up about 2 hours later than usual - with just a shred of late-afternoon sunlight left.
Photo Date:  1/30/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:33 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  IC 2707(C44-9W)
Views:  53   Comments: 1
CN 2707
Title:  CN 2707
Description:  It was a long wait in the bitter cold for Train 531 today, but it finally showed up about 2 hours later than usual - with just a shred of late-afternoon sunlight left.
Photo Date:  1/30/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:37 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  GECX 9124(C40-8W) IC 2707(C44-9W)
Views:  172   Comments: 1
GECX 9124
Title:  GECX 9124
Description:  Bonus on today's Train 531 is ex UP Dash-8 locomotive. We don't see these around here very often, so it was a nice surprise.
Photo Date:  1/30/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:40 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  GECX 9124(C40-8W)
Views:  369   Comments: 1
CN 3026
Title:  CN 3026
Description:  Once again I catch this oddball - CN power leading a CP mixed freighter - this time at Brookfield Wye coming off the CN main onto the CP Hamilton sub.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:44 PM
Location:  Stevensville, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3026(ET44AC) CP 8813(ES44AC)
Views:  160   Comments: 2
CN 3026
Title:  CN 3026
Description:  Once again I catch this oddball - CN power leading a CP mixed freighter - this time at Brookfield Wye coming off the CN main onto the CP Hamilton sub.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:49 PM
Location:  Stevensville, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3026(ET44AC) CP 8813(ES44AC)
Views:  203   Comments: 1
mprx 101
Title:  mprx 101
Description:  I ventured over to Highway 140 and was just in time to catch this very snappy switcher pushing a string of empty cars west towards the steel-pipe making factory, after leaving CN Southern Yard.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:53 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MPRX 101(UNKNOWN)
Views:  275   Comments: 3
CN 2579
Title:  CN 2579
Description:  My last pic from a very busy and satisfying January 2018 - Train 531 looking quite splendid in this late-afternoon shot looking East across CN Southern Yard.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:41:57 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2579(C44-9W) CN 2575(C44-9W)
Views:  64   Comments: 1
CN 2579
Title:  CN 2579
Description:  Big blue sky shot of Train 531 rolling through CN Southern Yard behind two sister GE units.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:40:01 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2579(C44-9W) CN 2575(C44-9W)
Views:  94   Comments: 0


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