A Canadian Pacific Local

I was out and about yesterday afternoon, circling the CN Symington Yard, when I heard a CP freight get a clearance from CN to cross the St. Boniface spur. That meant they would be going along Archibald Street, an easily viewed area not far from where I was. I headed over to Plinguet Street (by the GWWD) to get a shot at the crossing. My son and I hopped out of the car.

The train stopped just west of the crossing, and the conductor got out to reline a switch for the main line. Then they proceeded slowly into the crossing and headed east.

A few things that interested me about this train: the crewman riding the flatcar a few cars from the end, and the "model train switch" in the CP service gondola on the end.

Slim Pickings

I ventured out at noon for a few minutes but saw no trains on the CN Rivers subdivision. Since Wednesday is "no passenger train" day in Winnipeg, that was to be expected. Around supper time, I was cruising around the Archibald Street area with the kids. I saw a few CP trains on the mainline but I was not in any position to take photos; ditto with CN. I did happen to see two CP switchers on the Emerson sub (?) parallel to Archibald Street.

CP 1530 and 1550 were switching autoracks.