Bojaxs
Senior Member
Such a great photo! Hopefully, one day, we'll see GO trains running along this track.Moving this into this thread (more appropriate place for it) and out of the general Toronto photography thread.
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Train Spotting
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Allandale25
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JamesKoole
Active Member
In June, 2003, a special train (CP 2816 aka the "Empress") went over the bridge pulling a GO consist. I caught this view from our condo at Don Mills and Eglinton. I still miss those views...we moved out in 2007. Maybe someday we'll get GO service across midtown although I doubt it.
hawc
Senior Member
Just curious if anyone can provide any info on super short trains like this.
It was moving FAST across Eglinton and Leslie heading north-east.
Has an engine on either end, but just a few stacked container cars in between.
Usually the trains around here are much longer.
It was moving FAST across Eglinton and Leslie heading north-east.
Has an engine on either end, but just a few stacked container cars in between.
Usually the trains around here are much longer.
Northern Light
Superstar
We shall have to page @crs1026 on this, he's always insightful on such things.
I can do nothing more than observe the obvious, that the locos are in the old KCS livery, being used on CPKC's mainline.
mburrrrr
Senior Member
Car smuggling?
crs1026
Superstar
…^It's quite common to see short movements of this type between CPKC's Agincourt Yard and the Intermodal terminal in Vaughan.
While Vaughan is the main intermodal gateway, Agincourt is the diesel shop, and the terminal point for crews.
The train is likely a transcontinental freight that has dropped off the bulk of its consist at Vaughan, and is now completing the last lap of its run to Agincourt. The cars are likely destined beyond Vaughan,, possibly to Buffalo and beyond, so they weren't left at Vaughan. They will be added to an outbound train at Agincourt..
Having an engine at each end is coincidental, most likely the rear engine is a remote (DPU) that was on the rear of the (much longer) consist into Vaughan and this is the most convenient placement to make the last leg to the diesel shop.
- Paul
PS - after the CPKC merger, the KCS locomotives were very quickly inhaled into CP operations systemwide. Some of this was "showing the flag", ie ensuring the two railroads were assimilated into one unified whole without lingering we-they identities.... but also there were differences in past maintenance between the two railroads and the KCS units were historically the better maintained and thus useful everywhere (KCS traditionally bought the full "factory maintenance" package when it procured locos, CP didn't) . They are beginning to look ratty in proper CP tradition, but that's just faded paint.
While Vaughan is the main intermodal gateway, Agincourt is the diesel shop, and the terminal point for crews.
The train is likely a transcontinental freight that has dropped off the bulk of its consist at Vaughan, and is now completing the last lap of its run to Agincourt. The cars are likely destined beyond Vaughan,, possibly to Buffalo and beyond, so they weren't left at Vaughan. They will be added to an outbound train at Agincourt..
Having an engine at each end is coincidental, most likely the rear engine is a remote (DPU) that was on the rear of the (much longer) consist into Vaughan and this is the most convenient placement to make the last leg to the diesel shop.
- Paul
PS - after the CPKC merger, the KCS locomotives were very quickly inhaled into CP operations systemwide. Some of this was "showing the flag", ie ensuring the two railroads were assimilated into one unified whole without lingering we-they identities.... but also there were differences in past maintenance between the two railroads and the KCS units were historically the better maintained and thus useful everywhere (KCS traditionally bought the full "factory maintenance" package when it procured locos, CP didn't) . They are beginning to look ratty in proper CP tradition, but that's just faded paint.
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