NS 369 and more in Fort Erie

This was actually on July 10 2008.

Today I went to Fort Erie to try and catch NS 369 and I did. When I got to Fort Erie I got off the highway at Bowen Road. I came by the Fort Erie train yard and there was very little parked in the yard. When I got to the end of the yard beside International Bridge I saw NS 369 parked beside CN 339.

I walked down and got some pictures of it. As I was getting pictures of it I heard 339's bell go off. I ran back to where my tripod and I got a video of it leaving. 339 had engines CN 2623, CN/IC 6135 and CN 5535.

I walked back to the NS train where I got some more pictures of it. I saw some other railfanners there. There was about 3 different railfanners taking pictures of 369. NS 369 had engines NS 9850, NS 2700 and NS 9090. I walked back to the bridge and I heard that he was going to go on the bridge and then back up to Track 99. NS 369 pulled up then it stopped on the bridge for about 10 minutes.

As 369 was parked on the bridge CP 254 pulled and stopped at the light at Duff. CP 254 had engines CP 8635, GCFX 3098 and GCFX 3073. The 2 GCFX engines were the 2nd and third I have ever seen. As I was getting pictures of CP 254, NS 369 backed up in to Track 99. It was about 10 minutes before he left.

As I had my camcorder taping 369 starting up a CN worker in his truck got in the way. I had to stop my camera and move my tripod so he could get by. NS 369 left and when he cleared the bridge CP 254 started up and left.

At about 10AM before I went to Fort Erie I heard CP 426 with engine 8892 leave Kinnear yard and I was hoping I would see it because 8892 is a new engine. After CP 254 left I was putting my stuff in my car when I looked down the tracks and CP 426 was coming. I quickly got my stuff set up and I was just in time. CP 426 had engines CP 8892 and CP 8831. This was the best day I have ever had railfanning!