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Date: January 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: With diesel fumes starting to pour out from four prime
movers, a CN train makes it's way across Stanley Avenue in the north
end of Niagara Falls. |
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Date: January 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian Pacific
Description: CP Rail GP9 #8242 switching some cars on the Niagara
Industrial Lead (interchange with CN) in Niagara Falls. |
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Date: January 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Port Colborne Harbour Railway
Description: The side of the cab of Port Colborne Harbour
Railway #6101. Apparently this unit is on it's way to
Buffalo for some repairs. |
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Date: January 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian Pacific
Description: CP GP9's #8239 and #8242, along with PCHR #6101,
switch some cars on the Niagara Industrial Lead. |
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Date: January 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Port Colborne Harbour Railway
Description: PCHR #6101 in Niagara Falls. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: After crossing over the QEW, an eastbound CN train gives
some more power for the finish of the climb up the Niagara Escarpment. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: Close up shot of SD75I #5656, leading the CN train eastbound. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: An eastbound CN train prepares to duck under the Mewburn
Road overpass in the north end of Niagara Falls. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: VIA Rail/Amtrak
Description: Amtrak equipment is used on the joint VIA/Amtrak train
that runs daily between New York City and Toronto in both directions. This
was the first sunny day in the area in a long time. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: VIA Rail/Amtrak
Description: Amtrak F40PH #278 cuts through the thick fog with
five coaches in tow. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: C44-9W #2594 leads a train of empty tri-levels north out
of the Niagara Falls Yard, eventually making it to Toronto. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: After passing over the QEW, the same CN train as above
rounds a curve on the Grimsby Sub in the north end of Niagara Falls. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: A lone GE unit, within feet of the Garner Road crossing,
pulls a train of empty tri-level cars westbound. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: C44-9W #2565 idles under the Victoria Avenue overpass
in the CN Niagara Falls Yard. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: VIA Rail/Amtrak
Description: The VIA/Amtrak train, #97, crawls under the Victoria
Avenue overpass, headed for the Niagara Falls VIA station just down the
tracks, and then beyond to New York City. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: A CN train idles as it waits to get into the Niagara
Falls Yard. The Portage Road overpass is visible in the background. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: A CN train, led by SD75I #5641, heads down the wye
onto the Stamford Sub, where it will head for Buffalo. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: Running behind #5641 is SD75I #5800, to date the
most recent of the London-built SD75I GM locomotives CN has acquired. |
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Date: February 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: Last in the consist is GP9u #7032. These locomotives are
usually used as yard engines, but can occasionally be spotted on road trains. |
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Date: March 2001
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Railroad: Canadian National
Description: From the Mewburn Road overpass, an eastbound
CN train climbs the Niagara Escarpment. |