Departing Stratford
With 3 grain hoppers for Shurgain and the rest being potash/fertilizers for the Agromart at Kellys, CN L568 heads for St Marys and eventually Kellys at Stratford West with a pair of classic "zebra" paint GPs. Stratford West (Formerly Stratford Junction) was where the former Brampton, Goderich, and Thorndale Subdivisions all met (the Drumbo Subdivision also came up into Stratford but at the east end of the yard). Today, the Brampton and Thorndale Subs have been combined and renamed the Guelph Sub, and the Goderich Sub is now operated by G&W's Goderich and Exeter (GEXR) which is the furthest track away in the frame. The Drumbo Subdivision to Paris Junction has been abandoned and ripped up for decades now. Stratford at one time was a fairly major location for the Grand Trunk and later CNR. The GTR built a large locomotive repair facility dating back to the 1870s. The current locomotive shop that stands on the property was built in 1907 or 1909 (Conflicting websites) and was one of the largest shops in Canada at the time. It has unfortunately been abandoned for decades now with seemingly no future plans on the horizon, although the building is on the heritage registry and is owned by the City of Stratford. Hopefully someone with the money comes in and is able to refurbish and reuse the structure.
Train: CN L568 with CN 4116 (GP9rm) and CN 4716 (GP38-2).
CN Guelph Subdivision
Stratford, ON
Departing Stratford
With 3 grain hoppers for Shurgain and the rest being potash/fertilizers for the Agromart at Kellys, CN L568 heads for St Marys and eventually Kellys at Stratford West with a pair of classic "zebra" paint GPs. Stratford West (Formerly Stratford Junction) was where the former Brampton, Goderich, and Thorndale Subdivisions all met (the Drumbo Subdivision also came up into Stratford but at the east end of the yard). Today, the Brampton and Thorndale Subs have been combined and renamed the Guelph Sub, and the Goderich Sub is now operated by G&W's Goderich and Exeter (GEXR) which is the furthest track away in the frame. The Drumbo Subdivision to Paris Junction has been abandoned and ripped up for decades now. Stratford at one time was a fairly major location for the Grand Trunk and later CNR. The GTR built a large locomotive repair facility dating back to the 1870s. The current locomotive shop that stands on the property was built in 1907 or 1909 (Conflicting websites) and was one of the largest shops in Canada at the time. It has unfortunately been abandoned for decades now with seemingly no future plans on the horizon, although the building is on the heritage registry and is owned by the City of Stratford. Hopefully someone with the money comes in and is able to refurbish and reuse the structure.
Train: CN L568 with CN 4116 (GP9rm) and CN 4716 (GP38-2).
CN Guelph Subdivision
Stratford, ON