tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post587657303870578810..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: CN's Operations at QueensErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-4687567657752621852013-07-10T22:50:14.184-04:002013-07-10T22:50:14.184-04:00Thanks, Chris. Another source of photos and text o...Thanks, Chris. Another source of photos and text on CN's operations of a similar vintage is Keith Hansen's books Last Trains from Lindsay.<br /><br />We still have a roadswitcher turn out of Belleville, now with back-to-back 4100's or other Geeps. Watch for a future post...when M420's prowled the Cataraqui Spur! Even a SD40-2W got in on the act.<br /><br />But it's hard to beat a smokin' RS18!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-60952577522519230982013-07-10T22:45:35.883-04:002013-07-10T22:45:35.883-04:00Loved this!!Loved this!!GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-40417129094157296822013-07-07T15:26:17.052-04:002013-07-07T15:26:17.052-04:00Thanks for that additional information, Robert.
...Thanks for that additional information, Robert. <br /><br />To take up your suggestion regarding more header photo information, in the interest of being democratic, or at least a benevolent despot, I have taken your question to Trackside Treasure readers in a sidebar poll.<br /><br />Always good to hear from you,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-1412137096807246852013-07-07T03:24:48.522-04:002013-07-07T03:24:48.522-04:00Eric: You need a separate comment section for you...Eric: You need a separate comment section for your ever changing header photos! The ALCo T-6 #46 was originally built for Northern Pacific Terminals of Portland Oregon later known as Portland Terminals. They bought two #46 & #47. "T" designated "transfer" which was a higher gearing than a yard engine, designed to move stings from yard to yard quickly. She was built in 1968, sold to Neptune Terminals up in North Van (where I was born,) in 1984. Robert in Port Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-257729198238083372013-07-06T22:54:56.849-04:002013-07-06T22:54:56.849-04:00Thanks for your comments and memories, Bryan. I ha...Thanks for your comments and memories, Bryan. I had a visit from the Kingston Police, you had a runpast by...a whole train of passengers! I only went to the north side because after tracking HEPX 200, having it in the immediate area was a have-to-have.<br /><br />I always like the end of Rigney Street - not too overgrown, good lighting, as you mentioned, at least a little warning of approaching trains.<br /><br />Sounds like another post I should work on...nifty dispatching at Queens. No doubt RTC Tim Ball (TJB) was responsible for many such moves.<br /><br />Here's one of Tim's quotes from this post:<br />http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.ca/2010/03/tim-time-rtc-tjb-signs-off.html<br /><br />-366 facing an approach signal at Mi 179 asks "Are you going to be holding us at Queens?"<br />Just a minute and I'll pound the snot out of it.<br /><br />Eric<br /><br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-24202669683030289652013-07-06T19:59:25.438-04:002013-07-06T19:59:25.438-04:00Hi Eric,
I enjoyed this post because of those ALC...Hi Eric,<br /><br />I enjoyed this post because of those ALCO (!!) shots and because it brought back some of my memories of this trainwatching spot. I didn't go there as much (preferred the station), but I agree that the north side of the track was better (although it did require some tramping around in the bush and the north track was often occupied when I was there). Overall though I didn't like the curvature which made it hard to see oncoming trains, although you could usually hear the horn at Counter St. or sometimes an underpowered train doing a notch-8 climb up from the Cataraqui River...depending on the wind...<br /><br />My favourite moment at Queens is probably a tie between seeing an almost three-way meet where a CN freight took the south service track to allow two VIAs through; and the time when, after seeing nothing for an hour, I decided to respond to the call of the wild under the Sir John A underpass...right in time for a WB VIA to roll through.<br /><br />-BryanBryannoreply@blogger.com