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Former transcon assignment
Rolling thru one of Alexandria subdivision most interesting stretch of track, two Canadian National GP38-2 had a short train of empties in tow while coasting downhill into the set of banked reverse curves just west of Alexandria on their way to Coteau yard to exchange cars.
The former status of this transcontinental mainline cannot be hide too much; wide and broad curves complete with high speed banking, 100 MPH passenger speed over many sections of the 76 mile-long right of way along with a daily parade of varnish connecting Canada's capital with major city centre.
Sure no more thru freight pounding the mainline and linking Eastern Canada with Northern Ontario since the closure of Beachburg subdivision thru Ottawa Valley by CN in 1995, but freight trafic still barely active in this part of the world, at least enough to guaranteed four train crew assignment in Ottawa working the six-days-a-week 589 job.
Veteran locomotive engineer N.P, the current #1 on the OCR seniority list, is at the helm today, releasing every possible horsepower from his assigned old ladies in order to stay out of the way of those modern day varnish.
CN L58921-30
4765 4771
Milepost 25.1 VIA Alexandria subdivision
Alexandria, ON
July 30th 2023
Former transcon assignment
Rolling thru one of Alexandria subdivision most interesting stretch of track, two Canadian National GP38-2 had a short train of empties in tow while coasting downhill into the set of banked reverse curves just west of Alexandria on their way to Coteau yard to exchange cars.
The former status of this transcontinental mainline cannot be hide too much; wide and broad curves complete with high speed banking, 100 MPH passenger speed over many sections of the 76 mile-long right of way along with a daily parade of varnish connecting Canada's capital with major city centre.
Sure no more thru freight pounding the mainline and linking Eastern Canada with Northern Ontario since the closure of Beachburg subdivision thru Ottawa Valley by CN in 1995, but freight trafic still barely active in this part of the world, at least enough to guaranteed four train crew assignment in Ottawa working the six-days-a-week 589 job.
Veteran locomotive engineer N.P, the current #1 on the OCR seniority list, is at the helm today, releasing every possible horsepower from his assigned old ladies in order to stay out of the way of those modern day varnish.
CN L58921-30
4765 4771
Milepost 25.1 VIA Alexandria subdivision
Alexandria, ON
July 30th 2023