Well as per usual. Sunday morning usually starts with Coffee and Trains. Today was an instresting day, The little one and myself stopped to get a shot of a mixed CN Frieght heading east into Portage Jct.
This train to be exact.
But while we were waiting for the east bound, we heard a low rumble coming from behind us. And to my amazement it was CEMR 4000 & 4001 Heading west. Now i have only been trying to chase this train for about 5 years, And today i Finally had the chance. So here is a photo essay of CEMR from Portage Jct. to Carmen, Manitoba, Canada.
We start out about a mile west of Portage Jct. standing behind the local Esso Station.
Once this train went by we had to wait for the previously mentioned Eastbound CN so we could get across the tracks and try to beat the CEMR train to the first stop outside the city.
First stop is Oak Bluff Manitoba.
From here you loose the tracks for a few miles but can still see the train as it heads for Sanford Manitoba.Next is the train arriving in Sanford
CEMR 4000 & 4001 depart Sanford heading west for Brunkild. Now we didnt get a shot in brunkild as my co pilot needed a potty break and we missed it. So we headed down the highway to the town of Sparling MB.
A shot of the approach to Sparling.
Rounding the bend into Sparling
Heading into town.
Next town in our travels is Homewood.
Slowly coasting through town.
The next town along the line is Carmen Manitoba. This is were this line's yard is along with some industries. The line extends 10 miles or so past town too a few industries. Now here is where this little photo session gets intresting. We beat the train to Carmen by 20 minutes or so. And let me know if you see what changed between Homewood and Carmen.
Yup you arn't seeing things, seems to have misplaced an engine somewhere in the last 10 miles.
Oh wait there it is.
Is it coming or going?
Well it was going after all. The line runs right down the street into one of the 2 yards. There is 2 seprate yards serving diffrent industries. But we did figure out why the engines where changed. Once they shove into town the lead unit pulls off, And the trailing unit shoves the cars into there industries. Then pulls the loaded ones out to the yard.
Here is the train waiting for the lead locomotive to uncouple so it may push into the industry.
And this final shot is at the west end of Carmen Manitoba as the trailing unit pushes the cars past the lead loco that is now set on a yard track.
This is where the day ended as the helper i had decided it was time to go home. This trip took 4 hours and covered a whole 50 miles of track. Hope you enjoyed! Next trip planned it the CEMR Pine Falls division. Lots more trees and more intresting industries. Including some large Paper Mills.
Thanks for Reading
Devin
This train to be exact.
But while we were waiting for the east bound, we heard a low rumble coming from behind us. And to my amazement it was CEMR 4000 & 4001 Heading west. Now i have only been trying to chase this train for about 5 years, And today i Finally had the chance. So here is a photo essay of CEMR from Portage Jct. to Carmen, Manitoba, Canada.
We start out about a mile west of Portage Jct. standing behind the local Esso Station.
Once this train went by we had to wait for the previously mentioned Eastbound CN so we could get across the tracks and try to beat the CEMR train to the first stop outside the city.
First stop is Oak Bluff Manitoba.
From here you loose the tracks for a few miles but can still see the train as it heads for Sanford Manitoba.Next is the train arriving in Sanford
CEMR 4000 & 4001 depart Sanford heading west for Brunkild. Now we didnt get a shot in brunkild as my co pilot needed a potty break and we missed it. So we headed down the highway to the town of Sparling MB.
A shot of the approach to Sparling.
Rounding the bend into Sparling
Heading into town.
Next town in our travels is Homewood.
Slowly coasting through town.
The next town along the line is Carmen Manitoba. This is were this line's yard is along with some industries. The line extends 10 miles or so past town too a few industries. Now here is where this little photo session gets intresting. We beat the train to Carmen by 20 minutes or so. And let me know if you see what changed between Homewood and Carmen.
Yup you arn't seeing things, seems to have misplaced an engine somewhere in the last 10 miles.
Oh wait there it is.
Is it coming or going?
Well it was going after all. The line runs right down the street into one of the 2 yards. There is 2 seprate yards serving diffrent industries. But we did figure out why the engines where changed. Once they shove into town the lead unit pulls off, And the trailing unit shoves the cars into there industries. Then pulls the loaded ones out to the yard.
Here is the train waiting for the lead locomotive to uncouple so it may push into the industry.
And this final shot is at the west end of Carmen Manitoba as the trailing unit pushes the cars past the lead loco that is now set on a yard track.
This is where the day ended as the helper i had decided it was time to go home. This trip took 4 hours and covered a whole 50 miles of track. Hope you enjoyed! Next trip planned it the CEMR Pine Falls division. Lots more trees and more intresting industries. Including some large Paper Mills.
Thanks for Reading
Devin
