CN Local Train Entering Dundas Sub

A Canadian National freight train comes back from St. Thomas, entering the Dundas Subdivision, as the Talbot Spur ends. It is bringing full cars back to the London Yard to be distributed across North America.

The train is crossing over Bathurst St, on what was once the east leg of a wye, the west leg going to L&PS' station close to where the VIA Rail Station is now.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cn
• canadian national
• freight
• train
• railway
• railroad
• local
• slow
• wye
• sharp curve
• amazing
• banked
• crazy
• awesome
• cool
• dundas sub
• talbot spur
• bathurst street
• london
• ontario
• canada
• st. thomas

[SteveMtrl]

Very nice! There are a lot of flat cars loaded with waht look to be racks - any idea what they are for or where the come from?

[chrisvazquez7]

@SteveMtrl They are chassis for trucks. It's pretty much the under frame of the truck, and everything is built off of it (or so I understand). If you look at any automotive plant, they most likely get their chassis in by train like this. They are made by Formet, which is one of the biggest employers in St. Thomas. They make this amount of chassis in one day. Each flat bed car holds 72 chassis - therefore 72 new trucks. Pretty crazy stuff. Thanks for watching! :)

[SteveMtrl]

@chrisvazquez7 Thanks for the explanation. Great to know that we are still building something automotive in Canada!