Real World Train Pictures

[ET44C4]

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I happened to catch a load of nine GE C30ACi locomotives bound for Cameroon, Africa in Chesapeake, VA earlier this year. I noticed your post, Kevin, of the Transnet Freight Rail Class 43 and thought I would share this photo...

[KevinWS]

Thank you very much - I really really appreciate this!

Exactly the same as the Transnet Class 43's - except for the gauge, which for Cameroon is 3 ft 3 and 3⁄8 in, as opposed to the South African 3 ft 6 in!

At the moment they have still not paid for the locos and GE has indicated concern!

[ET44C4]

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Some shots from this morning...

[NStrains]

[KevinWS]

And very very nice too!

And we'll done on the second shot - not easy to get those crisp and clear like that.....

[ET44C4]

Thank you both!

[buzz456]

That guy looks a lot like Nate. I wonder if he get's to where this was taken or if all NS conductors are just fuzzy face young guys.

[GERUNIMO625]

or if all NS conductors are just fuzzy face young guys.

Not just the NS, a lot of us are fuzzy faced young guys

[gtrtroger]

Big machines doing heavy work.......

[KevinWS]

What about the fuzzy faced old guys?

[DrewG]

My friend and I spent a morning out watching trains, first time I've done that in a while. Headed down to Bayview, a busy Junction near Hamilton, Ontario. Three CN subdivisions meet here and way in the distance the CP Hamilton sub is just visible.
First train of the day was a GO train. It had just departed Hamilton and was on it's way to Toronto.

A few Via trains and a CN windmill extra passed, this one being one of them. This one is coming off the Dundas Sub(The tracks going off to the right)

A CN Mixed coming up from Niagara. CN is really short on power right now so leaser units like the PLRX EX BNSF in this train isn't uncommon now.

In the distance we saw A CP Mixed heading up the Hamilton Sub toward Guelph, so we decided to leave Bayview and start heading back home to Guelph. Here it is a little ways up from Bayview. The Hamilton sub traverses up the Niagara Escarpment and is mountain grades on the way up, the units pull real hard going up.

Back In Guelph, we had to stop by and see OSR. OSR is the Ontario Southland Railway and in Guelph they operate the Guelph Junction Railway on behalf of the City. The City of Guelph has owned the GJR for over 120 years and was the first municipality in the Commonwealth to own a railway. The CPR operated the GJR for 100 years and in 1998 or 9 OSR took over when CPR didn't renew the 100 year lease. Under OSRs management traffic has grown substantially. Lately OSR has been using a matching pair of MLW M420's still in their BC rail paint. Here they are switching the PDI production plant in the South end of Guelph. If you know where to go you can get some excellent shots in this area. The engineer is a good friend of mine, and taught me everything I know about operating trains.

[buzz456]

Very nice.

[KevinWS]

Thank you. Very good pictures - I always prefer the ones from a distance showing the train in its settings more.

[PNWR1854]

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[PNWR1854]

Why wont the youtube thingy work?