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7/27/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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CN 2237
Title:  CN 2237
Description:  Train 422 notches up the horsepower as it pounds the grade out of Port Robinson yard.
Photo Date:  9/23/2018  Upload Date: 10/2/2018 3:34:01 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2237(ES44DC) BCOL 4609(C40-8M) CN 8916(SD70M-2)
Views:  695   Comments: 1
CN 2237
Title:  CN 2237
Description:  Pretty scene at Lundy's Lane crossing as Train 422 rolls toward Niagara Falls.
Photo Date:  9/23/2018  Upload Date: 10/2/2018 3:34:06 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2237(ES44DC) BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  406   Comments: 1
CN 2237
Title:  CN 2237
Description:  Big blue sky shit as Train 422 rolls toward Niagara Falls.
Photo Date:  9/23/2018  Upload Date: 10/2/2018 3:34:12 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2237(ES44DC) BCOL 4609(C40-8M) CN 8916(SD70M-2)
Views:  610   Comments: 1
CN 2237
Title:  CN 2237
Description:  One more time it's Train 422 - splitting the signals at the Garner Soad grade crossing.
Photo Date:  9/23/2018  Upload Date: 10/2/2018 3:34:17 PM
Location:  Niagara Falls, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2237(ES44DC) BCOL 4609(C40-8M) CN 8916(SD70M-2)
Views:  573   Comments: 1
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  Ice cold, bitter winds, and just one train at Port Robinson today. But it turned out to be a beauty! Just before noon I caught BCOL 4609 turning on the Wye at Port Robinson West, preparing to build Train 562. I waited and waited, but the train didn't leave the yard until mid-afternoon - fortunately my patience paid off, with a sparkling shot at Cambridge siding, and then after a wee chase, I caught the train again at Brookfield Road. On the point today BCOL 4609 - a Draper Taper Dash-8 - one of my all-time favorite locomotives.
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:41:59 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  BCOL 4609 backs onto the Wye at Port Robinson West, after switching the yard to build Train 562.
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:42:03 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  323   Comments: 1
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  After coming off the Wye, BCOL 4609 heads south, back into the yard, to complete Train 562. This pic is obviously taken through my car window. Didn't quite make it to the crossing in time for a closer pic.
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:42:07 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  For several hours Train 562 was ready to go...except for the crew.
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:42:11 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  288   Comments: 1
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  Finally, Train 562 took off from Port Robinson yard. What a sight to behold! A cleaner-than-usual British Columbia Rail Draper Taper Dash-8. I got the full show, with the engineer engaging the oscillating headlights, ringing the bell, and tearing off some fine horn blasts!!
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:42:15 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  444   Comments: 1
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  Train 562 coming off the Yager Wye on the CN main.
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:42:18 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  322   Comments: 1
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  A thing of beauty! (Except maybe for the chalk-scrawled '4609' call number on the back).
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 12:42:22 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  317   Comments: 1
CN 2653
Title:  CN 2653
Description:  A familiar blend of CN power on this mixed freighter enroute to MacMillan Yard.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 9/9/2008 8:27:57 PM
Location:  Cedar Valley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2653(C44-9W) CN 2435(C40-8M) CN 2621(C44-9W) BCOL 4610(C40-8M)
Views:  1429   Comments: 0
CN 5626
Title:  CN 5626
Description:  CN 5626 and BCOL 4611, hauling mostly empties, roll past the Carsgill grain elevator. A half-hour later and it's ONR 1809 with three coaches enroute to Union Station.
Photo Date:  8/26/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 8:45:09 PM
Location:  Mount Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5626(SD75I) BCOL 4611(C40-8M)
Views:  1064   Comments: 1
CN 5619
Title:  CN 5619
Description:  CN 5619 and BCOL 4613 likely enroute to MacMillan yard.
Photo Date:  9/13/2009  Upload Date: 9/18/2009 7:00:03 PM
Location:  Bowmanville, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5619(SD70I) BCOL 4613(C40-8M)
Views:  1105   Comments: 2
CN 2557
Title:  CN 2557
Description:  Northbound freight crosses Mount Albert Creek at Zephyr.
Photo Date:  11/30/2013  Upload Date: 1/8/2014 8:45:23 PM
Location:  Zephyr, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2557(C44-9W) BCOL 4613(C40-8M)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
CN 2222
Title:  CN 2222
Description:  Southbound at Quaker amidst all the track improvements and additions.
Photo Date:  5/4/2014  Upload Date: 7/6/2014 10:37:30 PM
Location:  Richmond Hill, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2222(ES44DC) CN 2572(C44-9W) BCOL 4613(C40-8M)
Views:  677   Comments: 0
CN 2160
Title:  CN 2160
Description:  Pine Orchard siding.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 7:46:43 PM
Location:  Pine Orchard, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4613(C40-8M) CN 5621(SD70I) CN 2160(C40-8W)
Views:  688   Comments: 0
BCOL 4613
Title:  BCOL 4613
Description:  I love these Draper Taper locomotives - cool representative from the early 1990s in the evolution of modern train power.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/13/2015 6:33:12 PM
Location:  Pine Orchard, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4613(C40-8M)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
CN 2327
Title:  CN 2327
Description:  Saturday view from the deserted Langstaff GO Transit Station platform. Inbound CN freight passes under the massive pedestrian bridge built by GO to create a link for passengers to the expanded parking area - on the other side of the tracks.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/30/2012 8:15:25 PM
Location:  Richmond Hill, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2327(ES44DC) BCOL 4614(C40-8M) CN 8021(SD70M-2)
Views:  977   Comments: 0
BCOL 4614
Title:  BCOL 4614
Description:  28 Dash-8 locomotives including 19 Draper Tapers - purged from the active CN roster, wait to be scrapped at CN Southern yard. See my earlier album for more pics and details of the locomotives destined for the scrapper's torch.
Photo Date:  10/24/2020  Upload Date: 1/26/2021 6:17:20 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BCOL 4614(C40-8M)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
BCOL 4614
Title:  BCOL 4614
Description:  Deadline Dash-8 locomotives mingle with freight cars at CN Southern yard.
Photo Date:  1/10/2021  Upload Date: 4/20/2021 7:51:02 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  BCOL 4614(C40-8M)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
CN 5666
Title:  CN 5666
Description:  This train is about to shut down due to mechanical failure of the trailing locomotive, and tie up CN Bala Subdivision for several hours while waiting for helper locomotives to make the trek from CN MacMillan yard.
Photo Date:  4/28/2012  Upload Date: 5/18/2012 11:07:18 AM
Location:  Mount Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5666(SD75I) BCOL 4615(C40-8M)
Views:  687   Comments: 1
CN 4615
Title:  CN 4615
Description:  'Draper Taper' Dash-8 with mechanical problems halts all activity on the Bala Sub for several hours on a normally busy Saturday morning..
Photo Date:  4/28/2012  Upload Date: 5/18/2012 11:07:21 AM
Location:  Mount Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4615(C40-8M)
Views:  817   Comments: 0
CN 5666
Title:  CN 5666
Description:  Holding up all activity on the main track at Herald Road due to mechanical problems with the trailing locomotive.
Photo Date:  4/28/2012  Upload Date: 5/18/2012 11:07:24 AM
Location:  Mount Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5666(SD75I) BCOL 4615(C40-8M)
Views:  691   Comments: 0
CN 2205
Title:  CN 2205
Description:  Finally on their way after a 3-hour delay.
Photo Date:  4/28/2012  Upload Date: 5/18/2012 11:07:31 AM
Location:  Stouffville, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2205(C44-9W) CN 5666(SD75I) BCOL 4615(C40-8M)
Views:  1015   Comments: 0
BCOL 4615
Title:  BCOL 4615
Description:  Light power move at Port Robinson over the Welland River Bridge.
Photo Date:  5/3/2017  Upload Date: 7/14/2017 10:56:59 AM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4615(C40-8M)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
BCOL 4615
Title:  BCOL 4615
Description:  Light power move at Port Robinson over the Welland River Bridge.
Photo Date:  5/3/2017  Upload Date: 8/1/2017 6:12:38 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4615(C40-8M)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
BCOL 4615
Title:  BCOL 4615
Description:  CN 4615 rolls onto the east track as Train 531 prepares to depart for Fort Erie - Duff Yard.
Photo Date:  5/3/2017  Upload Date: 7/14/2017 10:57:05 AM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4615(C40-8M) CN 2547(C44-9W) CN 2267(ES44DC)
Views:  513   Comments: 1
CN 8943
Title:  CN 8943
Description:  Train 331 leaves Port Robinson yard under dark, brooding skies.
Photo Date:  11/11/2018  Upload Date: 11/16/2018 3:05:41 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8943(SD70M-2) BCOL 4616(C40-8M)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
CN 8943
Title:  CN 8943
Description:  Train 331 leaves Port Robinson yard under dark, brooding skies.
Photo Date:  11/11/2018  Upload Date: 11/16/2018 3:06:02 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8943(SD70M-2) BCOL 4616(C40-8M)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
CN 8943
Title:  CN 8943
Description:  Here - a very rare Train 422 Extra - heading north into Port Robinson at mid-day, is just approaching the Biggar Road crossing. With the sun beaming off the tall grasses, the strong winds blew them just enough out of the way to create a little frame around the locomotives. Kinda neat!
Photo Date:  11/14/2018  Upload Date: 11/16/2018 3:07:59 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8943(SD70M-2) BCOL 4616(C40-8M)
Views:  434   Comments: 3
CN 5716
Title:  CN 5716
Description:  Train 331, with a nice mix of older power, including two big-bruiser SD75I's, and a British Columbia Rail Dash-8, departs CN Port Robinson Yard.
Photo Date:  4/17/2019  Upload Date: 5/29/2019 9:55:58 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5716(SD75I) CN 5745(SD75I) BCOL 4616(C40-8M)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
CN 8004
Title:  CN 8004
Description:  Prancing through the snow.
Photo Date:  12/20/2008  Upload Date: 12/21/2008 7:10:50 PM
Location:  Mt Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8004(SD70M-2) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  881   Comments: 0
CN 2642
Title:  CN 2642
Description:  Morning switching action at CN Port Robinson Yard as Train 421 goes through the paces. I was able to catch up to trailing loco - red, white and blue Dash-8 BCOL 4617 on afternoon Train 531.
Photo Date:  12/3/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:04:24 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2642(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M) CN 8883(SD70M-2)
Views:  550   Comments: 1
CN 2642
Title:  CN 2642
Description:  Morning switching action at CN Port Robinson Yard as Train 421 goes through the paces. I was able to catch up to trailing loco - red, white and blue Dash-8 BCOL 4617 on afternoon Train 531.
Photo Date:  12/3/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 5:08:21 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2642(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M) CN 8883(SD70M-2)
Views:  621   Comments: 2
CN 2642
Title:  CN 2642
Description:  Morning switching action at CN Port Robinson Yard.
Photo Date:  12/3/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:04:29 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2642(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M) CN 8883(SD70M-2)
Views:  594   Comments: 1
CN 2642
Title:  CN 2642
Description:  One more look at this nice mix of power on Train 421 as it shuffles freight cars back onto the network of yard tracks.
Photo Date:  12/3/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:04:33 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2642(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M) CN 8883(SD70M-2)
Views:  610   Comments: 1
CN 2642
Title:  CN 2642
Description:  Train 531 looking quite grand in the late afternoon sunshine at Lyons Creek.
Photo Date:  12/3/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:04:36 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2642(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  351   Comments: 1
CN 2642
Title:  CN 2642
Description:  Train 531 approaching Buchner Road crossing.
Photo Date:  12/3/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:04:40 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2642(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  403   Comments: 1
CN 4761
Title:  CN 4761
Description:  Catch of the Month is this delicious and rare power duo on Train 531 - with sparkling GEEP CN 4671 in the lead, followed by now-classic Dash-8 BCOL 4617 with Draper Taper cab design. Note also the similarity in the two locos' numbers.
Photo Date:  12/7/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:04:59 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CN 4761(GP38-2W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  574   Comments: 1
CN 4761
Title:  CN 4761
Description:  Train 531 - with sparkling GEEP CN 4671 in the lead, followed by now-classic Dash-8 BCOL 4617 with Draper Taper cab design.
Photo Date:  12/7/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:05:04 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CN 4761(GP38-2W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  666   Comments: 2
CN 4761
Title:  CN 4761
Description:  Big blue sky (with a few clouds) shot of Train 531 behind two classic locomotives. What a beautiful sight!
Photo Date:  12/7/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:05:09 PM
Location:  Welland, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CN 4761(GP38-2W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  644   Comments: 1
CN 2635
Title:  CN 2635
Description:  Train 422 flies by the signal rack at Garner Road crossing. Note the trailing locomotive - my old friend - Dash-8 BCOL 4617.
Photo Date:  12/12/2017  Upload Date: 1/7/2018 8:05:51 PM
Location:  Niagara Falls, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2635(C44-9W) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  380   Comments: 1
CN 2711
Title:  CN 2711
Description:  Slater's Road abandoned siding.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 8:23:58 PM
Location:  Van Dorf, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4618(C40-8M) IC 2711(C44-9W)
Views:  688   Comments: 0
CN 2711
Title:  CN 2711
Description:  Slater's Road abandoned siding.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 8/29/2011 9:27:13 PM
Location:  Van Dorf, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4618(C40-8M) IC 2711(C44-9W)
Views:  632   Comments: 0
CN 2711
Title:  CN 2711
Description:  Rolling through the abandoned lumber yard siding at Slater's Road.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 3/4/2012 8:59:34 PM
Location:  Mount Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4618(C40-8M) IC 2711(C44-9W)
Views:  630   Comments: 0
CN 2711
Title:  CN 2711
Description:  Slater's Road abandoned siding.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 8:24:01 PM
Location:  Van Dorf, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4618(C40-8M) IC 2711(C44-9W)
Views:  772   Comments: 0
CN 5615
Title:  CN 5615
Description:  Sunday morning freighter emerges from the shadows. 2nd unit is re-painted Dash-8 BCOL 4618. I'm always on the lookout for the 'Draper Taper' car body design on CN series of Dash-8s.
Photo Date:  9/2/2012  Upload Date: 10/17/2012 3:40:22 PM
Location:  Mount Albert, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 5615(SD70I) BCOL 4618(C40-8M)
Views:  593   Comments: 0
BCOL 4618
Title:  BCOL 4618
Description:  A sampling of the different 'Dash-8' locomotives, their careers over. Next to F Units, this locomotive model - with 'Draper Taper' - is one of my all-time favourites. I'm gonna miss'em.
Photo Date:  8/22/2023  Upload Date: 3/16/2024 1:08:11 PM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4618(C40-8M)
Views:  263   Comments: 1
CN 2501
Title:  CN 2501
Description:  Big deep blue sky shot at Port Robinson Yard.
Photo Date:  6/2/2017  Upload Date: 8/11/2017 11:57:56 AM
Location:  Port Robinson, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2501(C44-9WL) BCOL 4619(C40-8M) CN 2155(C40-8W)
Views:  458   Comments: 0


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