CN/VIA/CPKC ~ Dawn to Dusk on CN's Kingston & CPKC's Belleville Subdivisions in Ontario - March 2024

March 8, 2024
Dawn to Dusk on CN's Kingston Subdivision/CPKC Belleville Subdivision
After getting trackside in Cobourg the day would be underway with three trains including a double play with CN Z121 & CPKC 230. The action is great from 0640 to 1820 between Cobourg and Newcastle, Ontario, Canada.
0:00 Cobourg VIA Station
09:05 Port Hope Viaduct
11:10 Newtonville Road
32:44 Mile 284.3 Bridge
40:10 Mile 281.6 Crossing
40:36 CN Newtonville
#cpkc #cn #kingstonsub #bellevillesub #viarail

[@greggoldthorpe1392]

Awesome video !!
Thank you for sharing !!!

[@foamer88]

Thanks for watching!

[@cdnpont]

Enjoyed that!

[@foamer88]

Thanks its a great place to spend a day

[@bobjohnson205]

Some of these CN intermodals that you caught had WAY too many platforms - up to 187 - for the power they had on them. At Newtonville Road, the one with 2 units and 186 platforms was down to 30mph going up that grade. Yikes! A good rule of thumb that my dad used to use for such trains was a maximum of 25 cars for each 3000hp 6-axle unit that you had. Anything more than that was going to affect your ability to make your running time over the sub.
The CPR had a self-imposed rule of no more than 60 autoracks for the three 3000hp 6-axle units on their 'Pacific Auto Train' (PAT) that ran daily from Toronto to Vancouver. Any more than 60 and they would supply a 4th unit to that train. That CN auto train had 101 racks for the 2 units - equivalent hp to 3 SD-40s. I feel sorry for these CN train crews working on these underpowered 'fast freights'!

[@foamer88]

CN operates very long intermodals on this section with 120, 121, 148 and 149 often near 200 platforms.