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Viewing Album:  Ontario Trains - Niagara Region - March 2023
 
By:Neil Barratt
Dates:3/7/2023 - 3/26/2023
Album Info:Highlights this month are Trillium Railways ALCO #1859 working at Merriton in St. Catharines; The AMTRAK Maple Leaf, and a real close up look at GE 80 Ton switcher - former Stelco Steel #615.
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AMTK 89
Title:  AMTK 89
Description:  Non-stop train action at Merriton in St. Catharines this morning, under a big beautiful blue sky.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:23:32 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 89(P42DC)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
AMTK 89
Title:  AMTK 89
Description:  AMTRAK Maple Leaf at Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:23:37 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 89(P42DC)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
AMTK 89
Title:  AMTK 89
Description:  AMTRAK Maple Leaf at Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:23:43 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 89(P42DC)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  GIO switcher tucks itself in on an old spur at Merriton. It will have a short wait until CN Train 421 passes. That's the (now-drained) Welland Canal just beyond the distant train signals. At bottom far left is the spur the GIO switcher will eventually make its way over to.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:23:48 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
CN 3057
Title:  CN 3057
Description:  Here comes CN Train 421, a little later than usual, passing the Glenridge interlocking.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:23:57 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3057(ET44AC) CN 2839(ES44AC) CN 3026(ET44AC)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
CN 3057
Title:  CN 3057
Description:  Eastbound CN Train 421 at Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:04 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3057(ET44AC) CN 2839(ES44AC) CN 3026(ET44AC)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
CN 3057
Title:  CN 3057
Description:  Eastbound CN Train 421 at Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:10 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3057(ET44AC) CN 2839(ES44AC) CN 3026(ET44AC)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
CN 3057
Title:  CN 3057
Description:  Big blue sky shot of Eastbound CN Train 421 at Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:17 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3057(ET44AC) CN 2839(ES44AC) CN 3026(ET44AC)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  GIO ALCO switcher #1859 has the green signal to roll onto the CN main. Several switching moves will get the train onto the northbound spur.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:23 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  #1859 rolls under the Merritt Street overpass.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:31 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  #1859 rolls under the Merritt Street overpass.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:35 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  #1859 looking and sounding just fine. Built in 1958 - and still not as old as me! I'll wager this old gal will be pulling freight cars long after I'm croaked.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:41 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  Classic ALCO 'Alligator'. These classic locomotives are often referred to as Alligators due to their resemblance to that fine reptile.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:48 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  ALCO 'Alligator'.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:24:55 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  Full side view of this masterpiece of ALCO engineering - some 65 years ago.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:01 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  All switches are now lined for this short freighter to proceed north on an old industrial spur.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:08 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:14 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  So long #1859 as it winds north off the connecting spur.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:23 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
CN 3026
Title:  CN 3026
Description:  I missed Train 421 at Lundy's Lane, and could only rustle up a few long distance shots at Port Robinson yard as Train 562 worked behind 421.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:31 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3026(ET44AC)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
CN 3026
Title:  CN 3026
Description:  Here comes Train 562 (with the two lead locomotives off idling Train 421) now switching the yard.
Photo Date:  3/7/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:36 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3026(ET44AC) CN 3057(ET44AC) CN 2839(ES44AC)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
AMTK 87
Title:  AMTK 87
Description:  Once again on a fine sunny morning it's north I go to catch the AMTRAK Maple Leaf at Portage Road overpass
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:45 PM
Location:  Niagara Falls, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 87(P42DC)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
AMTK 87
Title:  AMTK 87
Description:  The AMTRAK Maple Leaf heads towards Niagara Falls Station, where it will exchange passengers, then continue on to New York City.
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:51 PM
Location:  Niagara Falls, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 87(P42DC)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
CN 2233
Title:  CN 2233
Description:  CN Train 421 rides the roller coaster into Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:25:57 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2233(ES44DC) CN 2340(ES44DC)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
CN 2233
Title:  CN 2233
Description:  CN Train 421 rolls past the old siding tracks at Merriton.
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:03 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2233(ES44DC) CN 2340(ES44DC)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
CN 2685
Title:  CN 2685
Description:  First time I ever saw two locomotives mid-train on distributed power duty. Unusual indeed!
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:08 PM
Location:  St. Catharines, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2685(C44-9W) CN 8925(SD70M-2)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
STELCO STEEL #615
Title:  STELCO STEEL #615
Description:  Talk about all alone. I saw this neat little unit a few years back when it had just been rebuilt and was purring like a kitten. I suspect that it was either unable to perform as expected, or developed unexpected additional (costly) maintenance issues that sealed its fate. There's nothing to suggest that it will ever work again.
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:15 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  34   Comments: 0
STELCO STEEL #615
Title:  STELCO STEEL #615
Description:  The usually locked gate was open today, so I didn't hesitate to move up close for a few pics. It looked like it was being worked on, with the hood panels open on both sides - front and rear - and there was a GIO Industries maintenance truck parked nearby so I kind of expected to bump into somebody. But all was quiet.
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:21 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
STELCO STEEL #615
Title:  STELCO STEEL #615
Description:  I have a feeling this unit is toast. Once surrounded by 30 massive deadline CN road diesels - now completely alone.
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:27 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  43   Comments: 0
STELCO STEEL #615
Title:  STELCO STEEL #615
Description:  And I mean alone... Attached link shows this very yard - and a happily working #615 - when things were really hopping - exactly 2 years ago. http://barney_rebel.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5615337
Photo Date:  3/15/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:33 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  34   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  GIO Industries inherited ALCO switcher and still unidentified caboose at the Welland yard.
Photo Date:  3/20/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:38 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
TRRY 1859
Title:  TRRY 1859
Description:  ALCO switcher and unknown caboose rest at GIO Welland yard.
Photo Date:  3/20/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:45 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  TRRY 1859(RS18)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
CP 3055
Title:  CP 3055
Description:  CP switchers idle outside the Welland yard office, while the crew breaks for lunch.
Photo Date:  3/26/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:26:54 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CP 3055(GP38-2) CP 3095(GP38-2)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
CP 3095
Title:  CP 3095
Description:  CP switchers idle outside the Welland yard office, while the crew breaks for lunch.
Photo Date:  3/26/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:27:00 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CP 3095(GP38-2) CP 3055(GP38-2)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
CN 3811
Title:  CN 3811
Description:  CN Train 562, with a fresh crew, begins to break down recently arrived Train 421.
Photo Date:  3/26/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:27:06 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3811(ES44AC) CN 3307(AC44C6M)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
CN 3811
Title:  CN 3811
Description:  Train 562 pushes back into the yard, passing two idling road engines that will likely form the power for afternoon Train 531.
Photo Date:  3/26/2023  Upload Date: 8/10/2023 6:27:13 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 3811(ES44AC) CN 3307(AC44C6M) CN 2991(ES44AC)
Views:  89   Comments: 0

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