October 17th Train Running

 October 17th Trains

The lads gathered on a cool October morning with a warm sun rising in the sky raising the temps as the morning wore on.

This is our 100th posting this season!  Not bad at all considering we did not hold an official train operating session at all this year!

Marcel was a happy lad.  He brought out his latest acquisition, this lovely CN E-unit.  Marcel credits a number of the lads for putting himself and Paul Norton together on this deal...the diesel locomotive and five passenger cars!

Marcel e-mailed me this short video he snapped of his new train in its full glory.  Check out the exhaust coming from above the locomotive.  Congrats to both Marcel and Paul!

The entire acquisition in a single image!  Fabulous Marcel!

The clarity of these screen clips from video I shot is not as clear as the regular photos, but they serve to showcase Marcel's lovely train.

Marcel only brought out his diesel on this day as he is running Fred's passenger equipment.

He tells us he has to work on the passenger cars to ready them for train running.

Marcel is on the roll as he bypasses Douglas Yard.

The starboard side of the locomotive shows the words "Canadian National" in English.  The railroad's name appears in French on the port side of the diesel unit.

A nice view of the tail end cars.

Here's Marcel and Bernie!

Marcel, the proud engine man.

An earlier look at the entire train.

Marcel tells us he still needs to install an LED lamp for the light on the front of the E-unit.

Out past Northland.

We're through St. Helens and onward towards Ironwood.

In the shadows of the old coal bin at Ironwood Brick.

Your train is mighty fine looking Marcel!

Running through the Ontario wilderness.

Back in Craig Leigh we find Paul's steam locomotive residing on the Northland Ore dock.

Bernie keeps an eye on the proceedings.

Paul's Rio Grande Southern steamer.

She's steamed up and ready for action.

Backing on to the train.

Lots of colour on the ore dock.

Paul has chosen to run a double length train using both consists.

Paul coupling on to his train.

On the roll.

From the ore dock over to the wye.

Out from Craig Leigh.

A nice splash of fall colours!

A further examination of all that colour!

Heading out from Craig Leigh.

Marcel and Fred enjoying the sunshine.  As Marcel indicated, he got that call from Paul regarding the E-unit and passenger cars this past Monday, Thanksgiving Monday.  It certainly was not a "Stormy Monday" at all.  Hey, give a listen to my band's "raw rehearsal version" of the great blues tune, "Stormy Monday".

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EdCkXBV7lpVDI2MH12RSDIastoogvmmx/view?usp=sharing

Have a great day everyone whether you read this on a Monday, Tuesday...or any day of the week!

Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada