tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post3221096852070443762..comments2024-03-28T17:45:28.488-04:00Comments on THE BEACHBURG SUB: The rails they are a changin': Summer observations in OttawaMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-63097050545974534742015-09-23T15:58:35.623-04:002015-09-23T15:58:35.623-04:00The pile of rails sitting behind/next to Bayview y...The pile of rails sitting behind/next to Bayview yard is for the LRT, and the trackwork next to the O-Train station appears to be the creation of a construction access road from the back of this yard over to Bayview station.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-18022988840591436602015-09-21T17:18:59.468-04:002015-09-21T17:18:59.468-04:00I saw a worker cutting into another section of rai...I saw a worker cutting into another section of rails just under the transitway today. There's some sort of construction going on in the area right now so they could be removing some rails temporarily. They've done it before at the Prince Of Wales Bridge. You can see it here in 2007 http://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/<br /><br />Do you know if the city owns this lot? http://goo.gl/maps/vz4qx<br /><br />It seems to have a large quantity of rails sitting in it right now C.Flathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969453209007934618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-28644889203117108392015-09-21T12:46:32.739-04:002015-09-21T12:46:32.739-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.C.Flathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969453209007934618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-30618078065849938312015-09-21T12:45:45.241-04:002015-09-21T12:45:45.241-04:00It's weird. It's been a week and they'...It's weird. It's been a week and they've removed one small section and that's it... <br /><br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezmem30zxo6hlqq/IMG_20150915_140315.jpg?dl=0C.Flathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969453209007934618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-91883750439137122822015-09-16T13:22:17.776-04:002015-09-16T13:22:17.776-04:00Thanks for the pics. I would imagine that they are...Thanks for the pics. I would imagine that they are removing those rails. I don't see any reason why the Capital Railway (O-Train) and the city, by extension, would need this track in place. They have already made it clear that this bridge is not in their plans. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-14588019963430711522015-09-14T17:04:18.153-04:002015-09-14T17:04:18.153-04:00I was at Bayview today and noticed some work is be...I was at Bayview today and noticed some work is being done on the rails leading to the Prince of Wales Bridge underneath Albert Street<br /><br />(Sorry for the cell phone picture)<br /><br />http://imgur.com/a/NLwj8C.Flathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969453209007934618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-75617552467068084782015-07-27T09:04:39.058-04:002015-07-27T09:04:39.058-04:00That's some pretty dramatic footage, David. Th...That's some pretty dramatic footage, David. Those Via corridor trains blast through Twin Elm and Moodie before slowing up before hitting Barrhaven. Getting the Sunday CN freight through Twin Elm can be tricky. I've only caught it there once. Your best bet is to wait for the 9:30 a.m. Via corridor train out of Fallowfield station (it hits Moodie anywhere between 925 and 935. CN 589 sometimes follows the Via train. The way to figure this out is to see if the lumber car has been picked up from Kott. If it hasn't, the chances are good that the CN freight is imminent after the Via corridor train. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-11530992465265632032015-07-26T15:46:43.682-04:002015-07-26T15:46:43.682-04:00I enjoy reading your blog. Since moving to Ottawa ...I enjoy reading your blog. Since moving to Ottawa in 1992, much of the railway activity I first saw in this area is gone now. <br />The Via Rail line to Smiths Falls has more trains running today than it did in 1992. <br />My goal this summer is to catch that CN Freight to Kott Lumber and Twin Elm.<br />Here's a link to a video I took a few days ago at Twin Elm.<br />https://youtu.be/QPV1jlr_vsY<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DavidDavid Haneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833724361630756810noreply@blogger.com