Last Saturday as Viewed From the Lens of Mark's Camera
Hey folks, Mark sent along these great images he snapped from this past Saturday.
They should have appeared in the last blog posting, but...alas...due to my wonky "inbox" they never arrived my way.
Thank you to Mark for re-sending them to me!
Mark acted as "Assistant Yardmaster" in Craig Leigh for the session with Paul as chief yardmaster. We catch Mark's CN diesel drilling the Northland Ore Dock with empties ready to go out over the line to be placed at Ironwood Brick, Fallentree Mine in Nelson Yard and Firgrove. As Mark points out, "Passenger cars, freight cars, ore cars.. we can switch them all. No problem!"
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Mark has captured me capturing an image of the wye-ing of the passenger train upon its arrival at this eastern terminus of the railroad. This begs the question from Mark, "How many engineers does it take to wye Passenger #2???"
Coming out of the engine house siding for her first run on the IPP&W.
Mark’s new S4 (CN 8152) switching the cars from Passenger 2 after they were
dropped off at Craig Leigh.
CN 8152 is a true beauty Mark! We love this closer look!
Paul and Marcel are passenger masters as Mike snaps another railfan shot!
Holding his camera, Mike fulfills his two roles on the railroad; chief photographer and dispatcher!
The buildings of Craig Leigh dominate the scene as Mark goes about his work.
Dwarfed by the strength of the stone structure the endcab has tucked itself away for a moment of respite.
Mark snags an image of Peter's Pond as one of the crews have made their way up into Cedar Rock.
Marcel will take Train 15, the Pool Train on a spin in short order under the watchful eye of Chief Yardmaster, Paul.
The tail end of the ore train is holed up momentarily as the loads are sent into the Northland Ore Dock along the inner track of the wye.
With the ore train's power moved along, Pat and Moe are able to get Train 303 underway.
Mark should be proud of the hard work his CN switcher has managed to accomplish on this morning!
Seeing as we're already in Craig Leigh, let's check in on our two yardmasters, Paul and sidekick, Mark as they offer up an assist to the crew of the ore train, Bob and helper, Grant.
The ore train has arrived Craig Leigh and has taken the inner wye. Why...because!
Mark points out the cool camera on Bob's caboose.
(Will we see the images or videos, Bob?)
Check this out. Bob brings the drag to a stop...then he uncouples the caboose remotely!
Magic! Paul and Bob grin broadly as Grant focuses on the movement of the cars.
Mark sets the course for the first drag of ore hoppers.
Mark's CN switcher is tucked safely in the overflow track at the Northland Ore Dock.
Say, why not check out the video footage of these proceedings!
While Bob is the master of the ore train, his grandson is the master of this large scale layout.
Let's head out onto the high iron and check in on a few more trains before I close off this blog posting. This is Train 328 terminating as its crew has completed all three tricks on the morning.
Doug's CP diesel was up to the task with Trains 301/311/328.
The tail end swings around the nice curve to the west of Glen Hammond.
Engineer Pete brings his consist to a slow rolling stop as Paul works Passenger 1. With the arrival of 328 in the Glen and with Passenger 1 ready to roll out from the Glen in a westerly direction, we know that the train operating session is nearing its end.
Let's check out the footage on video of Train 328 arriving home.
Moments earlier, Paul was spotted driving the passenger train through the pedestrian crossing.
Here's Paul with his crewmate Marcel on the radio as Robin awaits the clearance of the crossing before walking past.
Nelson Yardmaster assistant, Bill, does a run-by inspection of the passenter train.
Bill let's us know that all is well with the train as Marcel holds up his radio for a "repeat" of communications.
Video vantage point!
Our final views from the railroad find the crew of Train 314 on their third trick of the morning. Steve and Seanna will be terminating their run in Craig Leigh in short order as they bypass Ironwood with no work assigned for this location on this day.
Our little mascot keeps a keen eye on the road ahead!
Train 314 meets Train 319, also on its third trick of the morning. Bot the Rail Ops folks did a superb job this day as most trains finished within mere minutes of each other!
Normand conducts a roll-past inspection.
Pat is happy to have the town of Ironwood to himself once again as Norm notches up the Conrail diesel in order to complete their tasks in this location.
Ironwood video review!
My camera inadvertently snapped this crooked shot. It shows how much we appreciate our "umbrella trees" which serve to protect us from the rays of the morning sun.
I wish to thank Mark for sending along the great visuals!
I have the chance to share a few more images from my Nova Scotia trip. Being "transportation related" I have no qualms in doing so. (Big smile!) That's Chris Lyon off in the distance with the fishing boats tied up at low tide in Halls Harbour.
Check out the tide line on the walls. Yes, this is the Bay of Fundy side.
Indeed, the fishing boat looks miniscule compared to the depths of the tidal canyon!
You will remember this little puppy I shared with you in an earlier posting.
Well, she looks pretty small as well...compared to her surroundings.
The restaurant up ahead is where we enjoyed a fine maritime lunch with Chris and Lela Lyon.
You could sit inside or you could sit on the rooftop as well. Fine dining for sure!
On September 1st, you catch me at Bayswater Beach with my sister-in-law and my daughter.
After a day of "fun in the sun" we became more solemn as we visited one of the two Memorial sites for the victims of the SwissAir Flight that went down off the South Shore of Nova Scotia.
Indeed, the following day, September 2nd would be the 23rd anniversary of this tragic event.
Many of the fishermen and women of Baywater and Peggy's Cove assisted in the recovery.
For, it was from Bayswater Beach where there is an unobstructed view of the site where the aircraft went down.
Yes, there is a burial site here at Bayswater.
The lovely monument pays tribute to all involved.
This was a very special visit for me.
We don't expect these tragedies to take place and when they do we are deeply saddened for all the families involved.
Bayswater and Peggy's Cove make two points triangulated with the third point being the site of the crash. I dedicate this entry to all involved.
Thank you to Mark for sending along his wonderful pics from Saturday. It's an honour for me to post them along with my very special trip pics!
Looking forward to this coming Saturday!
All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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