Rise and Scan
CN's track geometry RDC runs up and down the empty yard tracks in St Thomas just after sunrise. At one time this yard was the division point for the Canada Airline which was completed by the GWR in 1854. Later on the line would host Wabash/N&W/NS traffic running between Buffalo and Detroit, as well as CN traffic. When the St Thomas Ford plant was producing "Panther Body's" an NS train from Buffalo brought frames and autoracks here for the plant. Today the only customers left are 3 in St Thomas. A scrap yard, an elevator, and Formet which builds truck frames. The line ends a couple of crossings west of the yard, and a few miles east it's out of service. CN and OSR interchange here during the week, and CN runs a local down from London 6 days a week. A shadow of its former self unfortunately.
Train: CN O999 with CN 1501 (RDC1).
CN Paynes Subdivision
St. Thomas, ON
Rise and Scan
CN's track geometry RDC runs up and down the empty yard tracks in St Thomas just after sunrise. At one time this yard was the division point for the Canada Airline which was completed by the GWR in 1854. Later on the line would host Wabash/N&W/NS traffic running between Buffalo and Detroit, as well as CN traffic. When the St Thomas Ford plant was producing "Panther Body's" an NS train from Buffalo brought frames and autoracks here for the plant. Today the only customers left are 3 in St Thomas. A scrap yard, an elevator, and Formet which builds truck frames. The line ends a couple of crossings west of the yard, and a few miles east it's out of service. CN and OSR interchange here during the week, and CN runs a local down from London 6 days a week. A shadow of its former self unfortunately.
Train: CN O999 with CN 1501 (RDC1).
CN Paynes Subdivision
St. Thomas, ON