Run Eight

I had some time to kill this afternoon, so I ended up cruising around looking for trains. I happened to spot BCOL 4648 sitting cold by herself in Fort Rouge yard, so I stopped and took this shot.

Not much was going on, except that CN 401 and 102 were both getting ready to leave Symington Yard around 4 PM. I heard that 401 had a single engine, and was to pick up BCOL 4648 on their way west. I elected to leave the Symington area and wait for CN 401 at CN Subway off Osborne Street. While CN and CEMR crews were doing work in the yard, I waited for the train. Eventually 401 groaned into view at 16:24, with CN 5276 (an SD40-2W) pulling over 130 cars. She was really throbbing as she rolled by. Nice wave from the conductor! They came to a stop in the yard to hitch up to the Dash-9. When I left the area just after 17:00, the ex-BC Rail unit had not moved yet.