Canadian Pacific around Smiths Falls

[driver89]

A newly repainted GP38-2 works with it's cousing to shunt some freight around the yard;
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A heavy manifest arrives in Smiths Falls shortly after the rain stops;
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CP GP38-2 3043 approaches the Rideau Locks on it's way to Brockville with a local;
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3 SD40-2's lead a manifest into the yard where a OVR crew will take over the train and continue down the Chalk River Sub;
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A pair of AC4400's lead the last train into the yard before night falls;
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A new crew prepares to take over a Montreal bound train. I'm sure they were not too happy the older loco was in the lead;
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An SD40-2 seems to have some trouble as the crew re-starts her after she sat for a while;
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Two AC4400's with a fresh crew lead an intermodal out of the yard;
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Hope you like the shots,
James.



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[FireDragonLightning]

Send 3043 back to Galt!

Cool shots.

[driver89]

>Send 3043 back to Galt!
>
>Cool shots.

LOL, 3043 doesn't go anywhere, she's become one of my favorites. And besides, didn't she make a trip down to that part of the world not to long ago?

James.


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[wctransfer]

Wow, got any shots of the 6615? I love the old SOO SD40-2s!

Alec

[driver89]

>Wow, got any shots of the 6615? I love the old SOO SD40-2s!
>
>Alec

Sorry, none of 6615, but does 6613 count?

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It's an old SOO unit with a new coat of paint?

James.

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[wctransfer]

Yup! That sure counts, thanks.

Alec

[ASR_Q301]

Nice shots! :D Smiths Falls is a place I will be foaming at when im in Canada soon.

A pair of AC4400's lead the last train into the yard before night falls;

Bzzzzz! Busted! Technically the 2nd unit is a ES44AC! ;)

>Mike Forster<
Perth, Western Australia

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[driver89]

>Nice shots! :D Smiths Falls is a place I will be foaming at
>when im in Canada soon.
>
>A pair of AC4400's lead the last train into the yard before
>night falls;
>
>Bzzzzz! Busted! Technically the 2nd unit is a ES44AC! ;)
>
>>Mike Forster<
>Perth, Western Australia
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/mforster2/Clipboard01.jpg

Mike,
It's a great spot to railfan, all the trains coming from the Belleville sub, Chalk River Sub, and Winchester sub stop there to get new crews. Essentially anything in and out of Montreal. So far it's been a pretty busy summer down there, and I'm sure it'll only pick up with the fall coming.
Anyway let us know when and if you're there and I'll see if I can make it down. If not there are plenty of other nice people down there as well.

James.


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[jac_murphy]

Around when do you plan to go visit the Smith Falls area, Mike?

Jacques

[CSX4878]

6019 needs to go to it's daily check up. ;)

[beltontigers]

thats normal when you start these old engines up

[Henry_S]

Yeah, it is normal. Here is a WC engine starting up in california from a video I have.


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[Turbo Bill]

The colder the prime mover is the heavier they smoke when you light 'em up. Those 16 cylinder SD9's would really cloud up the sky on a cold morning.

[driver89]

I should add a little more to the story. 6019 and it's consist had pulled into the yard about 2 hrs earlier and had idled for quite some time before finally being shut off. When the new crew came along and did their "vehicle" inspection, they started each engine in turn and each one smoked quite a bit, this was just the best photo out of the 3 locomotives.
I've worked around diesel engines most of my life (on the farm, in the military, and just from watching trains) and my expirience has also been there are a couple of occasions that will cause any diesel to smoke that way. Starting a diesel on a cold day does this because the first couple of "compressions" don't ignite all the fuel. Rapidly reving the engine so extra fuel doesn't get burned properly, and re-starting a diesel engine after it's been idling for a while also does it. Remeber diesel is a heavier fuel than gas, so it contains more oil and this is what causes the smoke. All three of the above mentioned conditions cause a diesel not to burn the fuel as efficiently, and the extra oil causes the smoke.
While it makes for an interesting picture, I also say that nothing beats the smell of a diesel engine in conditions like these. I know it's probably an aquired taste (smell) but it really lets you know the hard work is about to start.

James.

P.S. Almost forgot about a really interesting smell to get your senses going and that the smell created when clouds of cordite smoke and diesel smoke mix.

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[FireDragonLightning]

Yeah, she was in Galt a couple of months ago. I saw her go through Woodstock and alerted the railfan grapevine but I never got to shoot her myself.

[MikeEspee]

>A new crew prepares to take over a Montreal bound train. I'm
>sure they were not too happy the older loco was in the lead.

I for one would be much happier without back problems after 12 hours sitting over a desktop control stand....GE and EMD should be shot for the patents.....I'll take a forty-Dash 2 over an Ac44 any day....
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