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On my way up to Crawley on 14th July 2022, I just had to stop for coffee at this newly converted ex ice cream van. OCR 287M is a 1974 Bedford CF.
As the sun became more and more low on the horizon, locomotive engineer N.P, ranking #1 on Canadian National Ottawa terminal seniority list, takes an another look at his orders before entering the Beachburg subdivision at Nepean after a long day over Ottawa Valley's last active railroad line.
CN Ottawa terminal sports a five train crew seniority list, all of them having transferred to CN in November 2008 when the wet noodle absorbed Quebec Railway Corporation's operation. Ottawa Central Railway was one of QRC shortline operating numerous branchline out of Canada's capital and N.P took part of it since its creation back in November 1998.
Decline in railroad service since then along with the loose of OCR's biggest customer in Portage du Fort in the 2008-09 economic downturn, made many former OCR jobs combined and even abolished by the new owner. No more shortline-style service to customers. No more mechanical staff assigned to Walkley yard and less and less pride in serving all clients OCR brough back into railroad service after years of deferred service by CN before OCR tenure.
Now, in 2024, the former OCR terminal run with seven customers to serve, usually six days a week. CN apply, every three years, the OCR territory in their abandonment request to the federal government.
Each times, they don't get the approval for, but still manage to get some kind of subventions to operate it. Barely. Badly.
Sadly, that's how railroading work these days.
Hopefully, there's people like N.P who still cares about his work and do much more they asked for in order to get the job done and the remaining customers happy.
Norm began his railroad career on Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway in the northern city of Sept-Iles,QC. Even at age 71, he never miss a day's of work, enjoying his railroad life, rain or shine, OCR or CN.
CN L58921-28
Milepost 0.7 Renfrew Spur
Nepean,ON
October 28th 2021
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Go-Ahead London Central EH59 YX16 OCR on the 185 in Lewisham High Street. Its destination should be Victoria. Saturday 25th February 2023. DSCN54929.
AD E40H - AD Enviro400 (MMC) 10.4m.
Stagecoach Selkent 46057 YX25 OCR in Chipperfield Road, St. Paul's Cray on the B14. Monday 3rd August 2026. DSCN66554.
AD E100EV - Enviro100EV 8.5m.
Photo (c) GJW 2026.
Iberia A350-900 EC-OCR on short final for Runway 19C at IAD. The A350 was operating in place of the usual A330 this day.
In a time when Railroading becomes less and less enjoyable as Overregulation increases daily, shout out to these guys who still take pride in their work, a dying breed of true railroaders. Cndr B.M, Engr N.P, Cndr J.C, Engr K.M And Cndr T.L do their best to keep the cars rolling and the customers happy all year round, keeping the former Ottawa Central Railway Ottawa terminal alive despite repeated attempts by CN to discontinue service.
(All employees pictured were in control of the movement and/or had Set and Centered in accordance with CROR and GOI)
In a time when Railroading becomes less and less enjoyable as Overregulation increases daily, shout out to these guys who still take pride in their work, a dying breed of true railroaders. Cndr B.M, Engr N.P, Cndr J.C, Engr K.M And Cndr T.L do their best to keep the cars rolling and the customers happy all year round, keeping the former Ottawa Central Railway Ottawa terminal alive despite repeated attempts by CN to discontinue service.
(All employees pictured were in control of the movement and/or had Set and Centered in accordance with CROR and GOI)