Canadian Pacific Railway - Smiths Falls Ontario

CP Rail's Smiths Falls yard, located on the east side of town, is a medium sized yard. 123 miles west of Montreal.

Trains from Montreal, Toronto, Detroit/Windsor, and points west like Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, pass through the yard each week. Even VIA Rail passenger trains pass through the yard. On their way from either Ottawa or Toronto.

VIA Rail owns an ex-CN Rail, exx-Canadian Northern mainline northeast of town. This line connects with CP at a junction called Smiths Falls East. Just north of the old CP Smiths Falls station, South of the station, VIA Rail passenger trains take a CP line to Brockville to join up with CN's Kingston Subdivision. From there, VIA trains head west to Toronto.

On a cold evening in Smiths Falls, there isn't much action going on...but that doesn't last long. CP #158, a Detroit to Montreal intermodal train has one pick up to do in the yard. The engineer knows how important CP #158's schedule is. There is an ocean going container ship waiting for it in Montreal and the engineer can't waste much time with the pick up.

Seen here, CP #158 with two AC4400CW's, passes the old CP station and the home signal where the WInchester Subdivision begins. One mile past the signal, CP #158 stops to make it's pick up of freight cars and the conductor reports that the second AC4400CW's fuel gauge reads no fuel in the tank.

It's just one of those days eh?

Canadian Pacific Railway Smiths Falls Terminal.

Smiths Falls Ontario

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• Canadian
• Pacific
• Railway
• Smiths
• Falls
• Ontario
• Terminal
• AC4400CW
• WInchester
• Subdivision
• container
• intermodal
• freight
• train
• engine
• locomotive
• railroad
• yard
• station
• CPR

[JayJr2007]

I was in Smiths Falls yesterday; what an awesome place to railfan!

[EeRocKK]

"That's par for the course!" hehehe

Great catch!

[pickle13productions]

I used to live in Smiths falls. We moved around seven years ago. I miss my three friends. and johnathan,shannon or micheal if your reading this. It's Nic. Hi

[coolguy676]

Excellentey :D

[wizehop]

nice job with the scanner

[iusetano]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[VIA909]

excellent catch