Railfanning Cardinal Ontario - January 7 2010

[Railrodder]

Great stuff! I love winter photography and video! I have to get out and get more! Sure it's cold, we just have to wear warmer clothes. My hands were freezing when I video'd the CP Dimentional Load near Port Hope! The memorial plaque was a very nice touch! Old stations should be preserved!

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@Railrodder - CP demolished many of their stations in the 1970's as they wanted out of the passenger business. CN's were more fortunate since passenger service was promoted.

There are many notable stations lost, but the ones I feel that were lost greatly were the old GTR ones along the seaway.

Prescott, Ernestown, Kingston (Outer) Gananoque, Port Hope, Napanee, Belleville, Cobourg are old GTR stations that survive....for now.

[Jeffwecker81]

nice video!!!

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@Jeffwecker81 - thank you!

[imprezzed42296]

Wow...great vid. It looks COLD.

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@imprezzed42296 - Thanks!

The dampness was a problem. Eventhough I was prepared, it did go through my jacket. -8C isn't bad but the windchill was. -22.

[togreektown]

Alex just excellent video

wow do those trains run fast through there

5*

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@togreektown - thanks wayne.

heading west to Toronto, from mile 102.5 (Galop) to 105.7, it's a downgrade. Trains going east have a grade to contend with eventhough it didn't show in my videos from that day.

Speeds are 60mph for freight and 100mph for VIA but curves like at Cardinal restrict speeds to 80-90mph.

[Sylvain603]

This is an awesome video. I love these trains at the beginning until the end of this video. Especially the CN 368.

Nice.

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@Sylvain603 - Merci!

[trainboy32]

awesome video

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@trainboy32 - thanks!

[VIA909]

Great catches! What was on the second car on CN 308?

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@VIA909 - i really don't know but it was in three pieces.

A cool dimentional load to model.

[moon47mars]

Nice action!! I love the wound of a GP40-2Lw passing by!!