NBEC Ore Train

Here are two videos of the NB East Coast Railway ore train.

This one shows the ore train pushing back into the Bathurst yard in the evening of May 1.


Next day, the ore train was leaving Bathurst for Belledune. Unfortunately they had some engine trouble and had to return after this video was taken.

CN Detour, Days 2 and 3 and over

I heard nothing in Bathurst Friday morning, except for NBEC train 587 getting ready to go to Belledune in the rain.

NBEC 1868 and 1821 were the power, except they kept having problems with 1821. They pulled out of the yard at 06:50, with 1868 pulling her heart out. They stopped soon afterward and pushed back into the yard, and I believe they doubled the train from Bathurst to Belledune. I heard a horn blow at 09:10 in Belledune so that was probably them.

I heard nothing in Bathurst Friday evening, either. I headed down to Miramichi, and as I approached I heard someone talking about a hot wheel on the 136th car. Since NBEC doesn't run trains that large in Miramichi, it had to be a CN detour. It turned out to be CN 308. The head end was stopped just short of the UPM-Kymmene mill, and the tail end was just out of the NBEC yard. The power was CN 8807, CN 5414, and IC 6058.



21:40ish VIA 15 met CN 122 at Irvco (Belledune)

May 3:
01:15 CN 122 through Rogersville with 2550 and 2621
06:20 CN 120 through Tide Head, passed by VIA 14 in Campbellton

That was the last train of the detour, as CN's main line is now open.

Back to the start

CN Detour Update

JP Veilleux reported last night/this morning that "First 308 is pulling out from Diamond rerouting on CFMG and NBEC at 01h21. Second 308 is just west on Joffre at Trudel. 122 is working in the yard"

The power for yesterday's 122 was 5673 and 6011.

The forecast departure times from Riviere-du-Loup are:
CN 308 04:00
CN 122 08:00
CN 120 12:30

NBEC 587 is currently working the Bathurst yard at 06:30 and should depart by 07:00.

Here's a video of NBEC 6904 at Nepisiguit Junction from yesterday.

Snow Removal on NBEC

Michel aka NBECMich has a pair of very nice videos of snow clearing in the Bathurst yard on March 3. It includes train 597 moving cars around the yard as a wheeled snowblower gets the snow out.


Part 2, with a cameo by NBEC ore train 587 with NBEC 1821 as lead power.

Video of NBEC train 587 online

Here is a video of train 587 for your viewing pleasure. It features NBEC 1821 and 1868 from Friday. I blogged about this yesterday morning.