At Smiths Falls, Ont this morning March 24st, 2000
#431-23 03:08am Departure (CP 6078, 5819,5815) (Westbound - Chalk River
Sub.)
#482-20 03:22am Departure (CP 6033, 5733,5663) (Eastbound to Montreal)
#481-24 04:14am Departure (CP 9006*, 5901, 5768) (Westbound - Chalk
River Sub.)
#471-24 06:26am Departure (CP 6064, 6005, 5976, 5941*) (Westbound -
Chalk River Sub.)
#739-24 06:53am Departure (CP 5792, 5775) (Westbound - Belleville Sub.)
#923-24 07:20am Arrival (CP 8574, 8553, 8507, 5621) (Westbound -
Belleville Sub.)
#432-23 07:55am Arrival (CP 6031, 5871,5722) (Eastbound to Montreal)
* lead unit
One empty grain left Montreal last night #301-21 with CP 9023,6076,
6004, 5956,5872*, soo6049 with 145 cars (8,800'++). I am sure it's one
of the longest trains for the number of cars went through the Falls
since many years.
By the way, CP always removed AC units on grains loads to Quebec city in
Montreal and replaced them by SD40-2???s before going on QGRY line to
Quebec city. When CN had their derailment in December 1999 in Montreal,
they detoured a lot of trains on QGRY and they were using AC units (2500
serie) on QGRY line. I guess because they had CN employee on each train
that was using QGRY route versus QGRY who provided the staff to run the
CP grains trains to Quebec city via Trois-Rivieres, Qc.
Luc Lanthier
Gatineau, Qc
