Local CN Train Going into Yard, Conductor Removed EOT, Signal Changing - Busy Day at Coteau (Part 7)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2022
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Local CN Train Arriving and Reversing into the Main Yard, Conductor Removed EOT, Signal Changing - Busy Day at Coteau - October 1, 2021 (Part 7)
In Part 7, a busy day at Coteau Junction continues with a longer than usual CN L589 arriving at Coteau on the Alexandria Sub from Ottawa, entering the Kingston Sub on the south track, and dropping the conductor by the signal mast. While the conductor removed the end-of-train device, the south track signal changed to a yellow light providing clearance to slowly reverse into the main yard.
On this busy day, we saw 7 CN freight trains and 8 VIA Rail passenger trains in addition to the Coteau yard crew switching around the station… all within the span of 6 hours! This is Part 7 of a multi-part series capturing the action on that sunny October day.
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Well done video
The dispatch is on the ball.
That's CN 589, Walkley Yard to Coteau. Looks like Bruce is the conductor, Norm is the Engineer.
Good to see the Coteau action
Thank you for the additional information.
Great catch on 589
@@burnuts007 Thanks for watching!
Bruce broke a life critical rule. For shame.
@@boobiedefloop6097 what did he do?
By my NORAC rule book that would have been a restricting into the yard. I liked your video so I subscribed. I am a retired conductor, 43 years, retired now for 9 years.
It is always a pleasure to get additonal information from a current or former railroad worker. Thank you for watching and subscribing!
What Railroad did you work for?
Railroads in Canada operate under CROR (Canadian Railroad Operating Rules) similar to the NORAC or the GCOR but with their own signal rules.
Where I cone from they would tell you you couldn't ride a car that didn't have a chest high vertical hand hold. Worked for me .
Enjoying your retirement I hope. I will probably bail the end of the year. This job is in my blood though. I'll miss it
CP Coast CP CO045 (San Jose area, Santa Clara, CA), we would come down off the main from the Coast Sub, get a signal, shove back up the line towards San Francisco (CalTrain section of track). Clear behind that signal and wait for the Coast Starlight to pass. Then saw back down to go back to our industry for spotting. Very common, doesn't matter if it's the rear end or head end, the signal will change after passing the IJ (Insulating Joint).
we call it a box or an SBU (sense and braking unit) better known as the caboose killer. never heard a railroader say EOT lol
Fred or Freddy for ...f***ing rear end device is what we called it.
Where I come from it was called E O T . end of train device . You wasn't supposed to say Fucking on the radio although at times you would . Along with a few other select adjectives.
@@rc391995 lol true say dude. im canadian we call it a box or sbu
I've definitely heard it called EOT out here in the field. My gut feeling is that one of the reasons is that the computer system lists the 'car type' as 'EOT" when the consist is printed.
@@cdavid8139 yea i see. at cn we just call it a box
Is there any way to follow the CN signaling system over the air using SDR or another method?
I wouldn't know unfortunately. Sorry. Thanks for waching!
Was it just me or did anyone else notice the other signal change to a clear
Good catch! I hadn't even noticed it myself. The clear signal on the north track was for VIA Rail train 67 (Montréal-Toronto) that went by approximately 25 minutes later. You can see it in the next video (Part 8) of this series. Thanks for watching!
On the high speed head. Wasn't just you.
Yes ! It did change to "Clear" .
Yes I did see it
I also noticed the yellow went dark once the train was completely passed it. No train 'facing' the signal anymore.
Via used to use that station no ?
VIA still use a portion of that station as an optional stop. The rest of the building is used by CN. Thanks for watching!
Where are those ballast cars going?
Those empty ballast cars came from the Ottawa-Coteau turn (CN L589) and I believe that they were used for maintenance on the CN Renfrew Sub. That mixed freight was heading to Montreal but I'm not sure of the ballast cars' final destination, nor do I know where CN gets their ballast in eastern Canada. If you go back to part 1 of this series (click here: th-cam.com/video/ZdacNWk-keQ/w-d-xo.html ), you will notice that there is also a string of ballast cars behind the Coteau station, presumably used for maintenance on the Valleyfield Sub. CN was definitely doing a lot of maintenance in the area in preparation for the upcoming winter season.
Thanks for watching!
UPDATE: I've learned that CN loads their ballast cars for Western Quebec and Eastern Ontario at a quarry near Drummondville, in St-Cyrille, Québec.
www.google.ca/maps/place/Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover,+QC/@45.929168,-72.4128419,1016m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cc80e25afd39455:0x271e288b280d1160!8m2!3d45.9328471!4d-72.424601