Happy Holidays

I want to wish everyone reading this a happy holiday season, however you choose to celebrate it. In the depths of winter here in Canada, we’re glad to take a little break at the end of the year – at least the 25th, 26th and the 1st.

Return to Dartmouth

After switching Autoport, it was time for CN 509 to head back to Dartmouth. By this time, the train had grown to a decent length, with 9 or 10 auto rack cars behind the tank car they were carrying around.

Switching Autoport

The short chase of CN 509 from the yard in downtown Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to Shearwater was over. The two CN locomotives, pushing the tank car lifted from Irving Oil, arrived in the four track yard outside the Autoport facility.

Chasing CN 509

In early October 2024, I was on my way east to visit my company’s offices in the Halifax area for a few days. I messaged my friends Caleb and Chris to ask if they would be available to get together. Chris was up for a meet-up but Caleb was going to be working. Since Caleb works for CN, this gave me an opportunity to meet both at the same time…

Shearwater

I look at the three years that we spent in Shearwater as my most formative years. It was there that I changed from a kid into a teenager, and where I started many of the habits and pursuits that I still continue today.