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Tim H
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CN Rescues VIA! 23h late Ocean in Bedford NS with CN 2337 leading 3 F40s
VIA 14 (the Ocean) that departed Montreal on the evening of December 15, 2023, had an absolutely disastrous run. The train was initially delayed leaving Montreal due to late connecting trains from Ottawa and Toronto (due to trespasser fatalities). They left around 3h behind schedule, but the train would only reach just shy McMasterville (before Mont St-Hilaire) when the lead locomotive failed. After some time stopped, they backed the train to Montreal to add a new lead locomotive. They re-departed from Montreal just after 3am, now around 8h behind schedule.
As if that wasn't bad enough, the next morning the train collided with farm equipment (tractor hauling a trailer) at a farm crossing ...
As if that wasn't bad enough, the next morning the train collided with farm equipment (tractor hauling a trailer) at a farm crossing ...
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Drummondville trains - CN 305 and VIA LRC and Venture
Просмотров 4308 месяцев назад
On December 13, 2023, I took an early morning train (VIA 20) from Montreal to Drummondville QC and returned on VIA 35, as a little excursion to try out the new Siemens Venture trains. While in Drummondville, I had a chance to catch CN 305 (Moncton-Montreal) crossing the Rivière Saint-François, with CN 8880 leading and 3887 as DPU. Next, we see VIA 22, running a bit behind schedule, making its s...
VIA Rail Ocean at Springhill Jct “station”
Просмотров 4938 месяцев назад
On December 8, 2023, VIA's westbound Ocean is right on time as it rolls by the "station" at Springhill Junction, Nova Scotia. Springhill Jct. is one of the flag stops on the route; the train will stop if passengers are booked to board or alight the train here, but they will also stop if a passenger is seen by the train crew. Just before I started filming, the engineer gave a few quick blasts on...
VIA’s Ocean races by Shubenacadie NS - summer 2023
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VIA Rail 15, the westbound Ocean, is seen here making full track speed through Shubenacadie NS, crossing the Shubenacadie River. At this point they're just under an hour having left Halifax, and about half an hour away from their next stop at Truro. This was one of the rare sunny summer days that we've had in NS so far this summer, and was less than a week before a historic rainfall (on July 21...
More Cape Breton coal trains - Sydney Coal Railway in February 2023
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Coal trains once formed a major part of Cape Breton's railway landscape, but with most of Cape Breton's railways gone and the coal mines all closed, there's only one tiny remnant of that still running today - the Sydney Coal Railway (SCR). The SCR operates a roughly 14-mile line between the international coal pier in Sydney and the coal-fired generating station at Lingan, running loads of impor...
Coal trains in Cape Breton - Sydney Coal Railway operations at Lingan in Feb. 2023
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Coal trains once formed a major part of Cape Breton's railway landscape, but with most of Cape Breton's railways gone and the coal mines all closed, there's only one tiny remnant of that still running today - the Sydney Coal Railway (SCR). The SCR operates a roughly 14-mile line between the international coal pier in Sydney and the coal-fired generating station at Lingan, running loads of impor...
CBNS SD40-2’s at work, February 2023
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On Feb. 20, 2023 I was heading through Truro NS and happened upon CBNS 305, which had just arrived and was set to exchange cars with CN and return back for Stellarton as CBNS 306. I caught 306 leaving town at Murray Siding just before 1:30pm in an absolute downpour. The lone remaining HLCX blue SD40-2 (7232) was leading, with CBNS painted 3364 and 3365 trailing. A few days later, on Feb. 23, I ...
Elephant-style F40s on the Ocean - first time since 2020!
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December 9, 2022 delivered a now-rare sight on VIA #15. Since the Ocean restarted in 2021, the train has run exclusively with back-to-back F40s, a necessity to allow them to run the bidirectional train (with nowhere to turn the consist in Halifax), and the once-common "elephant style" locomotives became a thing of the past. On the morning of Friday Dec. 9, as #15 was being prepared for its trip...
Very late VIA 14 departing Moncton after dark
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I happened to be in Moncton on the evening of November 14th, and was quite surprised to realize that VIA #14 (the eastbound Ocean) still hadn't arrived in town. Scheduled for a 13h23 arrival, on this day 14 didn't arrive until around 19h40, with departure around 20h00 after refuelling, a crew change, and other station business. It turned out that the train had collided with a tree that was down...
VIA’s Ocean accelerating out of Halifax - Sept. 11, 2022
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VIA Rail train 15, the Ocean, departs Halifax on Sunday Sept. 11, 2022. The train was delayed departing due to a CN transfer from the south end container terminal to Rockingham, which left just ahead of them. 15 was held where the yard tracks narrow down to a single track into the cut, waiting about 15 minutes until the CN train had cleared ahead of them. With the go ahead to proceed, the engin...
Railfanning by kayak! VIA’s “Ocean” along the shores of Grand Lake NS, Canada Day 2022
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This is something I've wanted to try for years. Not far after leaving Halifax, the route of the Ocean (along CN's Bedford Sub.) skirts along the shore of Grand Lake, between Wellington and Oakfield. It's a beautiful view from the train, but the best view of the tracks along here is only really achievable from the water! I was out camping at Laurie Park for the Canada Day long weekend, and while...
VIA 15 Across busy Chebucto Road, Halifax
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On a beautiful sunny June 22, 2022, VIA's westbound Ocean zips over the old rail overpass across the always busy Chebucto Rd., just up from the Armdale rotary. I've always wanted to try shooting a train over this bridge, since the concrete structure is a neat bit of old architecture, but unfortunately the sight lines (as you can see here) aren't that great, with the mass of overhead wires, pole...
Return of the Ocean! First Friday VIA 15 since 2020
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After the pandemic shutdown in 2020, VIA’s Ocean service (Montreal-Halifax) finally resumed with one trip a week in August 2021, running on Sundays from Montreal and Wednesdays from Halifax. In December, they added a second trip, with trains in both directions on those days. Now, at long last, they have returned to the full pre-pandemic schedule, with 3 trains a week on Sun/Wed/Fri. Here we see...
VIA’s Ocean running early under overcast skies
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On the evening of May 16, 2022, VIA’s eastbound Ocean (#14) is making excellent time, actually running about 10 minutes early on their final approach to Halifax. Here we see the train rolling through Fairview Jct. past the CN shops, where the power for that night’s westbound intermodal train (121) is being serviced before going to make up their train at Rockingham. Just after passing my locatio...
VIA 15 by the Bedford Market on a gloomy March day
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VIA Rail’s Ocean is away from Halifax right on time on an overcast, chilly March day. Wrapped 6420 and 6408 are in charge today, with the now-typical hybrid consist in tow. No delays so far, though one never knows what surprises CN might throw in over the course of the overnight trip to Montreal. Shot on March 23, 2022, behind the Bedford Market, just outside of Halifax NS. A nice spot to watch...
VIA 14 - The Ocean rounds the Bedford Basin
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VIA 14 - The Ocean rounds the Bedford Basin
VIA’s Ocean departs Halifax through a maze of container cars
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VIA’s Ocean departs Halifax through a maze of container cars
Winter evening trains in Montreal - VIA 69 departs and the Ocean’s equipment arrives
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Winter evening trains in Montreal - VIA 69 departs and the Ocean’s equipment arrives
VIA’s Ocean in the snow - train 14 arrives in Halifax
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VIA’s Ocean in the snow - train 14 arrives in Halifax
VIA 15 “The Ocean” leaving Halifax, Dec. 1, 2021
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VIA 15 “The Ocean” leaving Halifax, Dec. 1, 2021
VIA 14 - Last daylight arrival of the Ocean for 2021
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VIA 14 - Last daylight arrival of the Ocean for 2021
VIA’s eastbound Ocean with three locomotives and a fall backdrop
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VIA’s eastbound Ocean with three locomotives and a fall backdrop
Chasing the Ocean departing Halifax - Oct. 13, 2021
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Chasing the Ocean departing Halifax - Oct. 13, 2021
VIA 15 departing Halifax, Oct. 6, 2021
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VIA 15 departing Halifax, Oct. 6, 2021
VIA 15 by the Bedford Basin - Sept. 29, 2021
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VIA 15 by the Bedford Basin - Sept. 29, 2021
So awesome! Glad that rail is not completely dead on the island of CB...
Seen in rimouski area for some railfanners including me
Wow, and we moan over a couple of hours in the UK, lol 🤣
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Looks pretty fancy for a VIA stop, they even have a little path to it!
Nice catch of the late VIA train with the CN locomotive in the lead. That certainly was a disastrous run.
What a cool find and catch! (Dave).
Fantastic captures there Tim! (Dave).
Nice catch and video of the vIA train. Have a nice rest of your Tuesday.(Steve)
What day of the week was this recorded?
This was a Tuesday (Feb. 21)
What day of the week was this recorded?
This was a Wednesday (Feb. 22)
Hi just a quick question how often does this train operate and how often does it come to Sydney?
When I was last around, they were running 3 trains to the plant a day, Monday-Friday (so three trips to the loader in Sydney; first one very early morning, next mid-morning, and third mid-day/early afternoon). The exact number of trains can vary through the year with demand at the power plant, and if there’s a plant shutdown (for maintenance) they won’t run at all.
Do you know when the last train went through?
@@Swishingclips if you’re talking about the SCR, it’s still operating (Lingan-Sydney). The CBNS line from Port Hawkesbury to Sydney has been dormant since 2015. The last train ran around the end of 2014, and the last equipment moves from the shop in Sydney happened in 2015.
@@timberley512 do you know how often it runs
Hi just a quick question how often does this train operate and how often does it come to Sydney?
It’s operates whenever coal boats come into Sydney coal pier and will run for some time until there isn’t much coal left at the pier
@@CBrailfan does this train have a schedule
No not really the railroad runs when necessary I would have to ask my friend who lives the near the SCR since I’m a 15 minute drive away from it
@@CBrailfan Ok if you can ask him that would be perfect because me and my family have tried to see it 3 times but no luck so thank you so much🔥
@@Swishingclips np
Cool video and enjoyed watching. have a wonderful rest of your day.(Steve)
There’s still a coal mine opened in Cape Breton Donkin mine operated by Kameron coal sadly it used to have a rail connection but doesn’t anymore and it’s all shipped by truck
Been a good 40 years since I've been there, grandparents had a place up the street near where Deloops had the corner store. Trains headed to the wash plant all the time. Seems like yesterday.
Fantastic video great lighting.
Great clip - really conveys the power and speed, even though it isn’t going that fast :)
I wish NS Gov would get off there butts and fix grand narrows swing bridge and other rail infastructure including that washed out section of track from a few years ago, and just run public transit on the line all the way to port hawksberry even passenger for the tourisum during the summer
Budd cars are good for another fifty years easy with some maintenance
Was not aware this was happening..NBSR years ago acquired former Devco units.
Indeed, NBSR acquired several and there were a few others that went to the Louisville and Indiana Railroad (which also adopted basically the Devco paint scheme). The SCR kept a total of 5 units, and at any given time they usually have 4 running, with a pair on each of the two trains. The other unit is in the shop for work, and they cycle that through on a regular basis. The hopper fleet is all ex-Devco of course, with a lot of cars stored at their shop at Victoria Jct. The shop facility continues maintaining that fleet as well, and you can see many of the cars have a patchwork of replaced panels on their sides.
Amazing catch!
The second locomotive might be dead in tow but the HEP must be working since I don't think a single locomotive can pull that train and provide HEP.
The single unit technically can power and provide HEP (at least these days with the separate CAT units in the rebuilds), but it's not ideal and they can't maintain full track speed. They were pretty slow going through the rest of the day because of this, and as I noted in the description, VIA sent an extra locomotive east on that night's train 14 so they could swap it over to this 15 at the meet overnight. From what I could tell when they passed, nothing was running on the second unit.
Always remember coming into or out of Montreal Central on the train, also going across the great St. Lawrence bridge and seeing the Montreal skyline at night.
I was on that train that night, we had been held up for 7 hours by a land slide at about 7 am. Didn't get to Halifax until well after midnight. In fact the train had ran out of food!
Such a magnificent scene!
Awesome video and catch of this RR operation. Enjoyed watching and have a nice rest of your Friday.(Steve)
Taking this service to Montreal round trip for the first time on April. So glad to see all this information, it is so interesting. Thanks! My friend and I have chosen to go in style, one double compartment each, full meal service, etc. Too bad those Park cars aren't used now, as far as I can see. But it will still be lovely. I used to travel this route to Amherst from Kingston in the 70s when I was at university there, en route from PEI. I was stuck once in the northern Matapedia valley in a blizzard and completed the trip, after many hours stuck, by buses around the Gaspe into Moncton. Via arranged for 2-3 closed restaurants to open to feed us on the winter bus trip. But then it was "sit up all the way" for this student.
Great video
Nice catch
Super shots ! 👍
Great catch
Awesome 😊 keep up the great work.
Awesome video with great catches. Enjoyed watching and have a wonderful rest of your Monday.(Steve)
Nice train where is it based.
The Ocean operates between Montreal QC and Halifax NS. The equipment is based out of and maintained in Montreal, the on board crews are based in Halifax (head end crews change several times along the route, based in Moncton, Campbellton, Ste-Foy, and Montreal).
@@timberley512 thank you
What do you mean Moncton is no longer served?
VIA usually doenst run the F40s tail to tail. Great catch
Thanks. Back-to-back F40s used to be a rarity, but they have been standard on the Ocean since the service restarted in 2021, as they can no longer turn the consist around in Halifax (the loop track they previously used was removed by the port). So the F40s have to be set up this was so that they can run them around the train in Halifax for the return trip.
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Great overhead shot of the VIA Train. We enjoyed watching and have a nice rest of your Monday.(Steve)
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nice catch!
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Fantastic night time catch! (Dave).
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Very nice.. Thanks .Fantastic coverage,(India)
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I ride the ocean once a year from Montreal to Amherst Nova Scotia to visit with my mother. Such a great train journey
Cool shot of the VIA train from this angle and location. Have a great rest of your evening.
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I'm wondering what happened to make the VIA train into Halifax late by 2, 3 or even 4 hours as it is consistently these days. Same thing with the train heading to Montreal...2, 3 or 4 hours late.
There’s currently a track work program underway on the Mont-Joli sub, and that’s responsible for about a 2h delay on every 14/15 right now. That’s scheduled to be wrapped up by September, so we should see the timing improve then. VIA is anticipating this, and have stopped allowing early connections in Montreal until September.
@@timberley512 Oh well that's good. Thanks for the prompt reply...I'm heading to Mtl. in Nov. so it's good there won't be major delays by then.
Excellent night video!!!
Stunning scene, what an awesome video, love it!!!