On Thursday afternoon and Friday night, the CNO&TP was visited by some rare Canadians that otherwise are lucky to still be around. A CP SD9043MAC, just recently reactivated by CP, led the Thursday edition of the ballast train. While a BCRail C44-9WL, only 1 of 3 still left in this paint, led Friday night. On Thursday, it left Lexington Yard around 1130 as a 90Z and went straight to Somerset and tied down for the day. I chased it from the 107.9 intermediates near Burgin all the way to Bowen, which really isn't that far.
Friday night was a surprise, it went south around lunch time, but only went to Oneida where it wyed the engines and headed back north. Around 9pm I got a text from a friend that told me it was in Danville. I just got to the yard in time to get one decent shot off before it left. I think it's more luck than being that good :)
Below are the pictures from the last few days, be sure to follow me on Flickr>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/46459752@N08/
NS 90Z flies down single track as it approaches the 107.9 signals near Burgin
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NS 90Z rides a slow order past North Wye as it heads for Danville
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After waiting for traffic to clear, NS 90Z diverges onto single track as it passes by the new signals at Bowen
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NS 927 and BCRail 4643 depart Danville Yard Friday night
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Nice catches! Seems everytime a full cowl(or any for that matter) BC unit comes down CSX Philly Sub... it is middle of night. :'(
DE Dan
Saw my first Canadian on a NS auto rack through Bristol last weekend. Saw two on a CSX coal train a while back. Something a little different.