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September 4, 1987 Grand Trunk Western sells its Durand to Muskegon MI line to the Central Michigan Railway. September 5, 1960 Grand Trunk drops its year-round passenger service to Portland ME. Summer only service will continue through 1967. September 6, 1918 The Canadian Northern Railway is nationalized. Later it will become part of Canadian National. Mark Tomlonson

~August 10, 2020 (Around Parry Sound)~ ***CN/CP Ontario Directional Running Zone Ontario ; northbounds on the CP Parry Sound Sub and southbounds on the CN Bala Sub between CN Boyne/CP Reynolds and CN/CP Saint Cloud. CN uses their symbol format “CN H10031 10 for CP train 100-05” and CP uses a Q, three digits and date “CP Q111-10 for Q11131 10. For simplicity I will just keep the road symbols. We are in the Parry Sound area for a week as Hannah’s parents have rented a cottage or “camp” as I say for a week for all of her siblings/spouses. After getting into the pop the night before I had slept in and not really paying attention to the lineups the night before I didn’t really have any idea how busy it was going to be today. Opps! Really kicking my ass for this as this was probably a banner day for 2020 in these parts! Not to mention it was daylight for much of it. Such is life, and we had plans in the evening. After waking up I looked at the overviews (nice to have access for both roads in these parts!) and I was out the door just as fast. Shieeet! Had I been up and trackside around 0700 (not to bad of a time earlier) so with that I had missed four of them first thing. CP trains 100 and 118 came off the Bala Sub and then CN trains Q111 and Q183 went up onto the Bala Sub. I settled in for the four southbounds at Rosseau Road. **video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt8dPQt2TvQ **railpictures : https://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=4201 **flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/ ~MP 138.7 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 12.5 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Rosseau Road, ON)~ 0848 M31841 07 [Manifest; Winnipeg Symington, MB - Toronto MacMillan, ON] 91 cars CN 3823 (ES44AC) CN 3176 (ET44AC) -53 mixed- CN 3032 (ET44AC) -28 mixed- 0903 CN Q10641 08 [Intermodal; Winnipeg Symington, MB - Toronto BIT, ON] 87 platforms CN 8896 (SD70M-2) CN 2601 (C44-9W) 0929 CP 112-05 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 136 cars CP 8149 (AC4400CWM) -3 mixed/3 racks/69 platforms- CP 9779 (AC4400CW) -61 platforms- CP 8717 (ES44AC) 1018 CN Q11251 05 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Toronto BIT, ON] 193 platforms CN 2877 (ES44AC) CN 2850 (ES44AC) I headed back to the camp for awhile and then ventured out for a few more after having some breakfast. ~CN Boyne/CP Reynolds - MP 146.1 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 20.1 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1234 CP 119-09 [Intermodal; Montreal St Luc, PQ - Edmonton IMS, AB] 129 cars CP 8800 (ES44AC) -45 platforms- CP 8116 (AC4400CWM) -33 platforms/51 mixed- ~MP 149.2 CN Bala Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1238 CP 112-06 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 156 cars CP 8932 (ES44AC) -2 tankers/83 platforms- CP 8137 (AC4400CWM) -65 platforms/6 racks- CP 8051 (AC4400CWM) 1308 CP 9420-08 [Extra Manifest; Winnipeg, MB - Toronto Yard, ON] 115 cars CP 8935 (ES44AC) CP 8960 (ES44AC) -79 mixed/36 racks- After a nice afternoon of swimming and not missing anything I headed downtown for a couple hours to take in some action across the Parry Sound trestle. Its to bad it had to be cut short! ~MP 22.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1702 CP 351-902 [Grain; Albany, NY - Winnipeg, MB] 131 cars CP 9784 (AC4400CW) -99 grain empties/4 mixed/21 grain empties/7 wallboard- CP 8756 (ES44AC) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745400/ 1717 CN Q10131 10 [Intermodal; Toronto BIT, ON - Vancouver Roberts Bank, BC] 157 platforms CN 3124 (ET44AC) CN 3898 (ES44AC) 1752 CN M30331 10 [Manifest; Toronto MacMillan, ON - Winnipeg Symington, MB] 152 cars CN 2580 (C44-9W) CN 2432 (C40-8M) CN 2166 (C40-8W) And with that I had to call it quits and head back to the camp. There was a CP 113, and CN Q105 northbound still awhile out, and then CN Q114 and M314 would be waiting for Q105 to get onto the DRZ. Later on around 2130 a CN M318 would pass through making 19 trains from 0700 to 2130! Chris Wilson (Marathon, ON)

~August 12, 2020 (Enjoying Parry Sound)~ ***CN/CP Ontario Directional Running Zone Ontario ; northbounds on the CP Parry Sound Sub and southbounds on the CN Bala Sub between CN Boyne/CP Reynolds and CN/CP Saint Cloud. CN uses their symbol format “CN H10031 10 for CP train 100-05” and CP uses a Q, three digits and date “CP Q111-10 for Q11131 10. For simplicity I will just keep the road symbols. **video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAOP-4VoyKA&t=1384s **railpictures : https://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=4201 **flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/ I head out in search of trains from the cottage just outside of Boyne. A pair of southbounds and a northbound to start things off on this quiet day. ~MP 150.2 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 23.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1038 CN Q11441 10 [Intermodal; Winnipeg Symington, MB - Toronto BIT, ON] 178 platforms CN 2328 (ES44DC) CN 8931 (SD70M-2) https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50294310336 1134 CP 119-11 [Intermodal; Montreal St Luc, PQ - Edmonton IMS, AB] 134 cars CP 8149 (AC4400CWM) CP 8717 (ES44AC) -64 platforms- CP 9779 (AC4400CW) -32 platforms/38 mixed- ~MP 150.0 CN Bala Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1157 CP 112-08 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 136 platforms CP 8706 (ES44AC) -6 mixed/67 platforms- CP 8117 (AC4400CWM) -47 platforms/16 racks- CP 8080 (AC4400CWM) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745440/ After a relaxing afternoon on the lake I head out for the evening rush around Rosseau Road and Parry Sound. Nothing to special today. ~MP 138.7 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 12.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Rosseau Road, ON)~ 1624 CN Q10131 12 [Intermodal; Toronto BIT, ON - Vancouver Roberts Bank, BC] 159 platforms CN 3125 (ET44AC) CN 2822 (ES44AC) CN 2875 (ES44AC) 1648 CP 113-11 [Intermodal; Montreal Hochelaga, PQ - Vancouver Coquitlam, BC] 145 cars CP 8137 (AC4400CWM) -4 racks/1 flatcar/70 platforms- CP 8051 (AC4400CWM) -70 platforms- CP 8932 (ES44AC) ~CN Falding - MP 142.1 CN Bala Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1751 CN Q18521 12 [Intermodal; Montreal Taschereau, PQ - Prince Rupert Fairview, BC] 161 platforms CN 3908 (ET44AC) -train- CN 2944 (ES44AC) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745414/ ~MP 22.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 2006 CP 421-12 [Manifest; Toronto Yard, ON - Winnipeg, MB] 116 cars CP 7055 (SD70ACU) CP 8567 (AC4400CW) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745443/ ~MP 149.2 CN Bala Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 2013 CP 112-09 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 159 cars CP 8104 (AC4400CWM) -27 mixed/58 platforms- CP 8780 (ES44AC) -58 platforms/16 racks- CP 8749 (ES44AC) Chris Wilson (Marathon, ON)

~August 13, 2020 (Dawn to Dusk around Parry Sound and the Muskoka’s)~ ***CN/CP Ontario Directional Running Zone Ontario ; northbounds on the CP Parry Sound Sub and southbounds on the CN Bala Sub between CN Boyne/CP Reynolds and CN/CP Saint Cloud. CN uses their symbol format “CN H10031 10 for CP train 100-05” and CP uses a Q, three digits and date “CP Q111-10 for Q11131 10. For simplicity I will just keep the road symbols. I wake up early to get the morning Northbound CN’s across the bridge and then enjoy the rest of the mornings action. It would turn out to be a pretty good day with a pair of work trains between CN & CP as well! **video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBMGgUv_L08&t=9s **railpictures : https://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=4201 **flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/ ~MP 22.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 0755 CN Q18331 13 [Intermodal; Toronto BIT, ON - Prince Rupert Fairview, BC] 144 platforms CN 2894 (ES44AC) CN 2897 (ES44AC) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/746428/ 0818 CN Q11131 13 [Intermodal; Toronto BIT, ON - Vancouver Thornton, BC] 177 platforms CN 2676 (C44-9W) IC 2718 (C44-9W in CN paint) CN 8008 (SD70M-2) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745418/ After nabbing the morning northbound CN’s I slide over to South Parry for a pair of 114’s. ~CN South Parry - MP 147.6 CN Bala Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 0852 CN X11441 10 [Extra Intermodal; Winnipeg Symington, MB - Toronto BIT, ON] 143 platforms CN 3069 (ET44AC) CN 2889 (ES44AC) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745449 0929 CN Q11441 11 [Intermodal; Winnipeg Symington, MB - Toronto BIT, ON] 166 platforms CN 8914 (SD70M-2) CN 2550 (C44-9W) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/746396/ I jump just south to catch 420’s train crossing over at Boyne and then head back to catch the CN Test train before following 420’s train to MacTier. ~CN Boyne/CP Reynolds - MP 146.1 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 20.1 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1029 CP 9420-12 [Extra Manifest; Sudbury, ON Toronto Yard, ON] 91 cars **CP 6644 (SD70ACU in World War II Memorial livery) CP 8960 (ES44AC) **CP 6248 (SD60) **CP 6018 (SD40-2) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745357/ ~CN South Parry - MP 147.6 CN Bala Subdivison (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1040 CN O99831 13 [OCS TEST; Capreol, ON - Toronto MacMillan, ON] 2 cars **CN 4791 (GP38-2W) **CN 414852 (DGRMS Car) **CN 1057 (TEST CAR) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745439/ ~MP 125.5 CN Bala Subdivision (Foots Bay, ON)~ 1134 CN O99831 13 passes https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50294307746 ~CP MacTier - MP 128.3 CP MacTier Subdivision / MP 0.0 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (MacTier, ON) 1140 CP 9420-12 crew changing https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745447 1140 CP 119-12 crew changing https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50294456702 ~MP 4.7 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Dock Siding, ON)~ 1201 CP 119-12 [Intermodal; Montreal St Luc, PQ - Edmonton IMS, AB] 109 cars CP 8642 (AC4400CW) -59 platforms- **CP 7048 (SD70ACU) -32 platforms/18 mixed- Not to shabby at all! A bit of bouncing around but I was able to see them all. I head back towards the cottage first intercepting CP 112 at Dockmure. ~CP Dockmure - MP 18.1 CP Parry Sound Subdivison (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1257 CP 112-09 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 135 platforms CP 8054 (AC4400CWM) -49 platforms- CP 8739 (ES44AC) -86 platforms- CP 8105 (AC4400CWM) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745415/ After a nice relaxing afternoon at the lake I decide to head out for some more action. I was a bit slow leaving at arrived at Rosseau Road just as 101’s train was within the crossing circuit! ~MP 138.7 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 12.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Rosseau Road, ON)~ 1538 CN Q10131 13 [Intermodal; Toronto BIT, ON - Vancouver Roberts Bank, BC] 91 platforms CN 3857 (ES44AC) CN 2993 (ES44AC) https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50294306391 1635 CN M30331 13 [Manifest; Toronto MacMillan, ON - Winnipeg Symington, MB] 182 cars CN 2984 (ES44AC) -81 mixed- CN 3229 (ET44AC in 100 year livery) -101 mixe

~August 15, 2020 (Afternoon into the Evening around Parry Sound)~ ***CN/CP Ontario Directional Running Zone Ontario ; northbounds on the CP Parry Sound Sub and southbounds on the CN Bala Sub between CN Boyne/CP Reynolds and CN/CP Saint Cloud. CN uses their symbol format “CN H10031 10 for CP train 100-05” and CP uses a Q, three digits and date “CP Q111-10 for Q11131 10. For simplicity I will just keep the road symbols. With just three northbounds (CN Q111, Q183 and CP119) I relax and the cottage and enjoy the lake before heading out for a very busy afternoon/evening trackside. This would be our last day here so I decided to go out in style and get a shot I wanted at Pointe Au Barel with the perfect lash-up! I head downtown first thing to nab CN train Q101 crossing the bridge for a final shot. **video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p1-Udi1Ld4 **railpictures : https://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=4201 **flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/ ~MP 22.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1533 CN Q10131 15 [Intermodal; Toronto BIT, ON - Vancouver Roberts Bank, BC] 173 platforms CN 2265 (ES44DC) CN 8943 (SD70M-2) CN 8941 (SD70M-2) https://railpictures.net/photo/745466/ With that done I head over to Rosseau Road for the next set, that I would chase North. Thankfully X114 was messing around at Drocourt since 10am and there wouldn’t be any conflicting traffic south on the Bala Sub! ~MP 138.7 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 12.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Rosseau Road, ON)~ 1621 CN Q10521 15 [Intermodal; Montreal Taschereau, PQ - Vancouver Thornton, BC] 133 platforms CN 5724 (SD75I) **CN 2441 (C40-8M) https://railpictures.net/photo/745416/ 1628 CP GPS-15 [OCS Ballast; MacTier, ON - Sudbury, ON] 40 HZGX empties **CP 6012 (SD40-2) **CMQ 9020 (SD40-2F) **CP 5792 (SD40-2) https://railpictures.net/photo/745446/ How pathetic… All week I have been trying a double play shot here and just missed this by four minutes! I jump in the Dodge and zip up towards the Nobel area for my next set of shots. Thankfully a 25mph TSO across the CP Parry Sound trestle and Q105 going first this would work out well for me. ~CP Nobel - MP 29.6 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Nobel, ON) 1657 CN Q10521 15 passes https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745448/ 1713 CP GPS-15 passes https://railpictures.net/photo/745445/ ~CP Pointe Au Baril - MP 48.5 CP Parry Sound Subdivison (Pointe Au Baril, ON)~ 1730 CP GPS-13 passes https://www.railpictures.net/photo/745398/ With that I zip South to the next crossing and arrive just as 303’s train flies through at speed. Would have been nice video! I wait for CP 113, the final of the five Northbounds. ~MP 36.7 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Carling, ON)~ 1745 CN M30331 15 [Manifest; Toronto MacMillan, ON - Winnipeg Symington, MB] 160 cars CN 3090 (ET44AC) **CN 2141 (C40-8W) CN 8896 (SD70M-2) 1758 CP 113-14 [Intermodal; Montreal Hochelaga, PQ Vancouver Coquitlam, BC] 148 platforms CP 8054 (ET44AC) CP 8638 (AC4400CW) -85 platforms- CP 8739 (ES44AC) -63 platforms- https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50294303151 Wow… What a great couple hours that was! I head over to the CN bridge over the Seguin River and nab Q112’s train. ~MP 149.2 CN Bala Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1858 CN Q11251 10 [Intermodal; Vancouver VIT, BC - Toronto BIT, ON] 172 platforms CN 3900 (ET44AC) IC 2703 (C44-9W in CN paint) https://www.railpictures.net/photo/746499/ I head over to Boyne to relax for the remainder of the night and take in the action! Train X11441 13 had a locked axle on their trailing unit 8841 at Drocourt and everything was backed up! With the cottage just up the road its very easy to run back and fourth. ~CN Boyne/CP Reynolds - MP 146.1 CN Bala Subdivision / MP 20.1 CP Parry Sound Subdivision (Parry Sound, ON)~ 1931 CN X11441 13 [Extra Intermodal; Winnipeg Symington, MB - Toronto BIT, ON] 99 platforms CN 2339 (ES44DC) 1943 CP 421-15 [Manifest; Toronto Yard, ON - Winnipeg, MB] 110 cars CP 8035 (AC4400CWM) CP 8616 (AC4400CW) 2006 CP 112-11 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 171 platforms

Morning, Some Ontario Notables First thing, CP 420-08 had a possible derailment/possible fire on telephone pole load between White River/Mobert (Bremner area) of the Heron Bay Sub. Emergency crews on scene. Dosen't appear to be to bad though. On Sept 7th I shot two interesting lashups at Armstrong, ON 1048 CN M31331 03 with 90 cars CN 2036 (C40-8) CN 8102 (SD70ACe) CN 5624 (SD70I) CN 5759 (SD75I) CN 2507 (C44-9WL) CN 8888 (SD70M-2) CN 2588 (C44-9W) CN 2571 (C44-9W) ***Trailing 6 removed from storage Capreol 1920 CN X32391 03 with 89 cars CN 2195 (C40-8W) CN 3280 (ET44AC) CN 2939 (ES44AC) ~ Interesting stuff today... Nice to see a bunch of C40's and BCOL's etc come out of storage as traffic picks up U70181 08 USUPTBM / 100 coke loads ex UP Superior/Roseport MN by Annex, ON (Kashabowie Sub) UP7881 FXE4075 UP5140 (these coke trains this year haven't had much other than UP) . A43741 09 ATHBSYM 165 grnx (system cars) by Turtle, ON (Fort Frances Sub) BCOL4651 BCOL4650 . X43981 08 XPCTSYM / 107 mixed by Ash Lake, MN (Rainy Sub) CN3829 CN2672 IC6256 IC9573 . M31441 08 MSYMMAC / 82 cars by Ena Lake, ON (Redditt Sub) BCOL4649 CN8950 Chris

September 11, 1916 During its second construction attempt, the center section of the 987 metre (3,239 ft.) Quebec Bridge collapses. It falls into the river as it is being raised into position, killing 13 workers (some sources say 11). At first, German sabotage is suspected but later investigation will show it was a construction-related accident. September 13, 1918 The USRA orders that skilled railroad workers will be given draft deferments. September 13, 1940 The merger of the Gulf, Mobile & Northern and Mobile & Ohio railroads forms the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad. (later ICG, IC, CN) September 13, 1961 Canadian National Railways opens Montreal Yard. It will later be named Taschereau Hump Marshalling Yard. September 13, 1974 Amtrak begins Chicago-Port Huron service, returning inter-city passenger trains to the Grand Trunk Western. Mark Tomlonson

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Friday, September 18, 2020 Chicago Union Station 500 W Jackson Blvd Rm 107A Chicago, Illinois Due to COVID-19 restrictions, please wear your facemask. Also, please do not arrive any earlier than 7:15 pm. "Riding Trains in Europe - from Trams to TGVs: Part II" by William Edwards Bill Edwards continues his 2016 rail journey. This episode takes us from Montpellier, France, to Barcelona, Valencia, and Madrid, Spain. For program announcements, please subscribe to our groups.io mailing list. Send a blank message To: [email protected] Web site: http://rscc.dhke.com/ Email: shortlinechicagoHS@... Phone number for program announcements: 312 725-0432; leave message to receive a call back

Cancellation of 9/18/2020 meeting of Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago There will be no in-person meeting of Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago on Friday, September 18, 2020. I regret to inform you that our speaker has withdrawn. We will hold a meeting via Zoom at 7 pm on Thursday September 24 2020 instead. Details will be sent out in a separate email message. For program announcements, please subscribe to our groups.io mailing list. Send a blank message To: [email protected] Web site: http://rscc.dhke.com/ Email: shortlinechicagoHS@... Phone number for program announcements: 312 725-0432; leave message to receive a call back

September 17, 1933 Grand Trunk Western carferries move their home port from Grand Haven to Muskegon. Mark Tomlonson

One of our volunteers at the Toronto Railway Historical Association is Adam Peltenburg. Adam is completing his college education at the present time but is also an avid railway history researcher. Here is his latest great article titled: Self-Propelled Passenger Cars in Canada. It covers several different types of self-propelled passenger cars that operated on Canadian railroads, especially in the Toronto area and mostly pre-dating the more widely known Budd Rail Diesel Car. It includes quite a few interesting photographs of each one. You can find the post here: http://www.trha.ca/trha/historic-note-self-propelled-passenger-cars-in-canada/

September 20, 1850 The first U.S. Federal Land Grant is approved, for the Illinois Central. Mark Tomlonson

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7 pm Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Zoom Webinar "Riding Trains in Europe - from Trams to TGVs: Part II" by William Edwards Bill Edwards continues his 2016 rail journey. This episode takes us from Montpellier, France, to Barcelona, Valencia, and Madrid, Spain. If you wish to receive an invitation to attend the Zoom Webinar, please send me your full name and email address. Please also let me know if you are already a Railroad & Shortlines Club member or would like to join. To: events@... For program announcements, please subscribe to our groups.io mailing list. Send a blank message To: [email protected] Web site: http://rscc.dhke.com/ Email address for general correspondence: shortlinechicagoHS@... Phone number for program announcements: 312 725-0432; leave message to receive call back. This number will be answered during the presentation.

September 23, 1975 A CN Turbo catches fire at Coteau, PQ. As a result, all the Turbos are pulled from service to correct the problem. The event will end Turbo service between Ottawa and Montreal. Mark Tomlonson

September 24, 1955 Canadian National discontinues passenger train service on the Detroit River carferries. After this date connecting passengers are bused through the tunnel. September 24, 1958 The Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway, Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, St. Clair Tunnel Company, Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad, United States & Canada Railroad and the Vermont & Province Line Railroad are all merged into Canadian National Railways. September 24, 2002 Although required on certain classes of trains on earlier dates, ditch lights now become mandatory on all Canadian trains. Mark Tomlonson

September 25, 1905 The Durand (MI) Union Depot is re-opened after a disastrous fire the previous April. September 26, 1942 Due to the war, U.S. passenger service levels are frozen in place as of October 4. No new trains or sections are allowed. Seasonal and excursion trains are forbidden. September 26, 2007 Canadian National Railway Company and United States Steel announce that CN will attempt to acquire a major portion of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern. This will link CN's Wisconsin Central, Illinois Central and Grand Trunk Western properties in the Chicago area. Transtar, US Steel's railroad company, will retain some trackage around the Gary Works and be re-named the Gary Railroad. September 27, 1856 The Illinois Central Railroad is completed between Galena and Cairo with a "branch" from Centralia to Chicago at a cost of over $25 million. At 705 miles it is longest railroad line in the world. (Some sources say September 21) Mark Tomlonson

September 29, 1849 The Vermont Central Railway opens between Middlesex and Waterbury. September 29, 1946 The Illinois Central Railroad dieselizes all passenger trains running between Chicago and St. Louis. Mark Tomlonson

~September 16, 2020 (Back to work… but in style!)~ **video link : https://youtu.be/tz1AvcTRcx0 **flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/ **railpictures : https://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=4201 The cards would once again line up for a banner day along the North Shore of Lake Superior. I ended up taking today off to get some stuff done around the house and relax. I woke up quite early with Hannah as she got ready to head into the mine site for work. As I was making some coffee a late 119 called the home signal at Marathon, pefect! After 119 passed there would be a bit of a lull before the action picked up for mid morning. Train 113 would roll through and head over to Steel to meet 118 who overtook 420 at Jackfish. Train 420 would finally pass and head over to Heron Bay to see the TEC train. ~CP Marathon - MP 62.1 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Marathon, ON)~ 0436 CP 119-14 [Intermodal; Montreal St Luc, PQ - Edmonton IMS, AB] 114 cars CP 8079 (AC4400CWM) CP 8576 (AC4400CW) -41 platforms- CP 8048 (AC4400CWM) -37 mixed/30 CP grain empties/6 mixed- *more newbuilds from NSC… They only look good once going west and then replace 30 cylindricals 0726 CP 113-14 [Intermodal; Montreal Hochelaga, PQ - Vancouver Coquitlam, BC] 115 platforms CP 8749 (ES44AC) CP 8861 (ES44AC) -49 platforms- CP 9708 (AC4400CW) -66 platforms- 0856 CP 118-14 [Intermodal; Calgary Alyth, AB - Montreal Hochelaga, PQ] 115 cars CP 8932 (ES44AC) CP 8158 (AC4400CWM) -71 platforms/15 mixed- CP 8830 (ES44AC) -29 mixed- 1018 CP 420-15 [Manifest; Winnipeg, MB - Toronto Yard, ON] 101 cars CP 8900 (ES44AC) **CP 6043 (SD40-2) CP 8906 (ES44AC) -79 mixed/22 racks- ~MP 64.6 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Marathon, ON)~ 1038 CP 3TEC-15 [OCS; White River, ON - Thunder Bay, ON] 3 cars **CP 2241 (GP20C-ECO) **CP 68 (Accommodation) **CP 424994 (Gauge Measurement Car) **CP 63 (Track Evaluation Car) On the morning of the 15th a float truck struck the crossing at 62.8 in Marathon causing extensive damage. Luckily a maintainer was able to call an emergency and stop all trains (one was close and it would have been ugly) so the TEC car ended up being cancelled and returned to White River. I would enjoy the day from here on plugging away watching 101 pass through in the afternoon behind the house. Hannah would get home from work and we would relax and have supper before the “chase train” shows up! ~CP Marathon - MP 62.1 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Marathon, ON)~ 1420 CP 101-15 [Intermodal; Toronto Yard, ON - Vancouver IMS, BC] 145 platforms CP 8719 (ES44AC) CP 8148 (AC4400CWM) -67 platforms- CP 9708 (AC4400CW) -78 platforms- 1642 CP 421-15 [Manifest; Toronto Yard, ON - Winnipeg, MB] 132 cars **CP 7021 (SD70ACU in Army Arid Regions livery) CP 9359 (ES44AC) CP 9828 (AC4400CW) -125 mixed/8 racks- I Give Hannah a kiss, and we are off for a chase and catch a bit of action along the way to Armstrong, 520km away! It has been awhile since I have had a good run shooting trains on the way as I normally just beeline it for work! ~MP 78.1 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Neys, ON)~ 1726 CP 421-15 passes https://www.railpictures.net/photo/749386/ ~MP 88.0 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Ripple, ON)~ 1746 CP 421-15 passes https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50395555293 ~MP 95.6 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Steel, ON)~ 1804 CP 421-15 passes https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50395555308 With 421 going to be ducking into Terrace Bay to set off and lift I decide to head to Schreiber to nab 100’s train. The light at Terrace Bay was not good with the pulp mill fallout going straight down the tracks! I knew 100 would be coming into crew change so figured I’d shoot that along with an SD40-2 waiting its next assignment! ~CP Schreiber - MP 118.3 CP Heron Bay Subdivision/MP 0.0 CP Nipigon Subdivision (Schreiber, ON)~ 1830 ; Power on Hand **CP 6013 (SD40-2) *to be used on a WNI boarding car move to Thunder Bay on the 17th https://www.railpictures.net/photo/749409/ 1830 CP 100-13 arrives and crew changes and waits for 421 to use a headroom light at Terrace Bay 1843 CP 100-13 [Intermodal; Vancou

If you are not on the mailing list for the Toronto Railway Museum ( subscribe here: https://torontorailwaymuseum.com/?page_id=42 ) you may not have been invited to the 7th and last webinar in our 10th Anniversary Webinar series. These are free to attendees but donations are always welcome. The webinar will happen from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm on Thursday, October 1st, 2020. Each of the first 6 online webinars was enjoyed by several hundred attendees. After almost 25 years of planning and construction, Toronto’s fourth Union Station opened to great fanfare in August 1927 with a visit by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII. Over the following decades, the station would witness the Depression, World War II, the railway’s transition from steam to diesel motive power, the decline of intercity and long-distance passenger trains, the near demolition of the building in the 1960s, and the repurposing of the station as commuter hub. After Union Station was acquired by the City of Toronto in the 21st century, a renovation and restoration process began that would take almost as long as its initial construction a century earlier. Our presentation will include an extensive array of photographs, maps, diagrams and animations that will illustrate the history of this National Historic Site. You must register for this event. To read more about the webinar and Derek Boles, our Historian and presenter and to register visit: https://torontorailwaymuseum.com/?tribe_events=online-lecture-toronto-union-stations

~September 26, 2020 “Get them fall colours while ya can…”~ **video https://youtu.be/tz1AvcTRcx0 **flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/ **railpictures : https://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=4201 With the fall colours on the North Shore in their peak, I would set off taking in today’s action. In addition Bill Miller had been up in the area for the week so I had made plans to meet him at Neys and then work towards White River. I was woken up by 119’s train pulling behind the house to meet 112 in the middle of the night before going back to sleep. ~CP Marathon - MP 61.3 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Marathon, ON)~ 0317 CP 119-24 arrives into the siding to meet 112-22 0419 CP 112-22 [Intermodal; Vancouver IMS, BC - Montreal St Luc, PQ] 161 cars CP 8810 (ES44AC) -8 mixed/70 platforms- CP 8702 (ES44AC) -64 platforms/19 racks- CP 8053 (AC4400CWM) 0426 CP 119-24 [Intermodal; Montreal St Luc, PQ - Edmonton IMS, AB] 148 cars CP 8032 (AC4400CWM) **CP 7050 (SD70ACU) -96 platforms- CP 9779 (AC4400CW) -34 platforms/18 mixed- I finally wake up and make some breakfast before setting out for the day. I didnt think it would take that long but the time flew by! I head down to the dog patch and wait for 420 who would take the siding for a huge 113. ~MP 64.0 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Marathon, ON)~ 0854 CP 420-25 [Manifest; Winnipeg, MB - Toronto, ON] 82 cars CP 8619 (AC4400CW) -71 mixed/11 racks- CP 9362 (ES44AC) https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50395551633 ~MP 63.5 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Marathon, ON)~ 0918 CP 113-24 [Intermodal; Montreal Hochelaga, PQ - Vancouver Coquitlam, BC] 182 platforms CP 8032 (AC4400CWM) **CN 5770 (SD75I) CP 8018 (AC4400CWM) -96 platforms- CP 8568 (AC4400CW) -86 platforms- https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50396403097 I follow this pig of a 113 towards Neys where I meet up with Bill. CP 118-24’s train would take the siding at Steel and we would then follow 118’s train all the way into White River! ~MP 79.5 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Neys, ON)~ 0952 CP 113-24 passes https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50396240196 ~MP 81.0 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Neys, ON)~ 0958 CP 113-24 passes ~MP 87.0 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Ripple, ON)~ 1007 CP 113-24 passes https://www.railpictures.net/photo/749388/ 1031 CP 118-24 [Intermodal; Edmonton IMS, AB - Montreal Hochelaga, PQ] 111 cars **CP 7022 (SD70ACU in Military Navy livery) **UP 7749 (ES44AC) -55 platforms/32 mixed- CP 8114 (AC4400CWM) -14 mixed- https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50395549788 ~MP 81.0 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Neys, ON)~ 1040 CP 118-24 passes https://www.railpictures.net/photo/749371/ ~MP 78.1 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Neys, ON)~ 1047 CP 118-24 passes https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50396401902 This 118 was a rocket today and after some blabbing waiting we damn near missed him so wasn’t the best here… And the sun even made an appearance! ~CP Heron Bay - MP 55.2 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Heron Bay, ON)~ 1129 CP 118-24 passes ~MP 39.5 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (Hemlo, ON)~ 1155 CP 118-24 passes https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50396238711 With just a handful of spots between Hemlo and White River I decided it is best to head straight into White River. Trains 421 and 101 would be closing in and nobody including the RTC knew where the meet would take place! Finally the RTC/Director made the “executive decision” to… Train 421 came into the passing track to crew change. The outbound was to call the RTC who finally said nope you will see 118 there. Just as 118 was approaching (who fits everywhere) they are instructed to pull down the main and then reverse out the West end behind 421’s train to meet 101’s train. ~CP White River - MP 129.9 CP White River Subdivision/MP 0.0 CP Heron Bay Subdivision (White River, ON)~ 1230 CP CP 421-25 arrives, crew changes and pulls down to the west switch https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50395548413 1251 CP 118-24 arrives down the main and then will reverse out the westend and into the passing track https://www.flickr.com/photos/47866988@N05/50396