Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) 9633 - GE AC44CW

CP 118 passing Cobourg almost arriving in Montreal

CP 9633 & 8751 lead an eastbound mixed freight at Genoa, IL.

CP 9633 & 8751 lead an eastbound mixed freight at Genoa, IL.

CP 9633 & 8751 lead an eastbound mixed freight at Genoa, IL.

CP 9633 & 8751 lead an eastbound mixed freight at Genoa, IL.

CP 9633 & 8751 lead an eastbound mixed freight at Genoa, IL.

CP 9633-Leads CP 686

Not satisfied with my sun angles at Brookfield - where I watched CP spot hoppers onto the Stevensville spur storage track - I bolted for the Welland Canal tunnel and was able to catch these sister GE units running light back to CP Welland Yard.

One more pic at Brookfield Road crossing as sister GE units run light back to Welland Yard on the Stevensville spur.

So long to sister GE units as they head back to Welland Yard after dropping a string of empty hoppers for storage. Note the deteriorated condition of the signal box - long out of service on the former CP main to Fort Erie.

It's a friendly wave from the brakeman as they leave behind a string of empty hoppers on the rarely used CP Stevensville spur.

Forgotten but not gone...Little used CP Stevensville spur is host to two sister GE units as it drops off a consist of empty hoppers for temporary storage on what was once the CP main to Fort Erie.

My second entry in the "Catch of the Year for 2018 - in January" category, is this pairing of sister GE AC4400CW's - dropping off cars on the rarely used Stevensville spur. This was once the CP mainline to Fort Erie and the USA border, but was closed off east of Stevensville years ago, when the Brookfield Wye connector track was installed, allowing CP trains to veer onto the CN main. Even the brakeman joked with me about this unusual sighting: I have crossed this track almost daily since I moved to the Niagara Region just over a year ago - and this is the first time I have ever seen a train movement on this spur - now used only for storage as necessary.

I arrived in Fort Erie just in time to catch this CP mixed freighter as it set foot on Canadian soil after crossing the International Bridge from Buffalo NY.

CP Train 255 slows down on the approach to the Brookfield Wye where it will leave the CN main here at Robbins, and connect to the CP Hamilton Sub.

Note Amtrak trying to race the cloud. It would inevitably fail.

We're back on the Brookfield Wye, this time with a westbound manifest coming off the CN main and onto the CP Hamilton Sub at Brookfield Wye.

A west bound CP road train does some work in La Crosse on the former Milwaukee Road line to the Twin Cities. There are plenty of people watching the work.

Train 255 crosses over from CN to CP rails at the Brookfield connector track.

Mixed freighter heads onto the CP Hamilton Sub at Brookfield Wye. I didn't know until the train got close enough that it was pulling some special cargo today - sparkling blue Montreal commuter locomotive AMXX 1345. My 'Catch of the Year' - on the very last day of the year.

My third catch of this little train was at the Miller Road overpass, on the approach to the Welland Canal tunnel.

Another shot of CP manifest heading west on the Stamford Sub at Point Abino Road crossing.

After a brisk chase, I got ahead of the train again at Point Abino Road crossing for this shot.

Big blue sky shot of CP mixed rumbling past CN Duff Yard in Fort Erie.

I missed this 10-car train as it crossed over the International Bridge from Buffalo to Fort Erie, but still managed to chase it for three separate shots. Here is the first - the train picks up speed as it passes CN Duff Yard in Fort Erie.

Big blue sky view of CP manifest churning up the snow - just ahead of the Welland Canal tunnel.

It was a bit of a chase - all the way from Fort Erie to the Welland Canal, but I was able to get ahead of this CP mixed freighter passing under the CN Stamford Sub.

Another view of CP mixed freighter just arriving from the USA.

I lucked out when I decided to check out Fort Erie, and was just in time to catch this CP manifest just as it crossed into Canada off the International Bridge.

Pretty late afternoon, late Autumn scene on the CP/CN connector track at Brookfield.

We're back on the Brookfield Wye, this time with a westbound manifest coming off the CN main and onto the CP Hamilton Sub.

23-K through Shirley,Ma.

CP 8946 @ 9633

CP 8946 @ 9633

The daily very mixed train from Montreal.