CN 406 Westbound Chase

This past Sunday, myself and Dave (http://www.youtube.com/nbsrfan) decided to chase 406 west from Sussex to Saint John, NB.

We met up just east of Sussex. About 15 minutes later, the train came by, with CN 2159 on the point.



Afterwards, we gave chase. The first shot is from the Odell Loop Rd crossing, near Bloomfield, NB. The second "chase" shot is following along with it outside of Hampton. We were lucky to be able to keep pace with it, especially with all the Sunday drivers. The last shot is from Renforth, a few miles outside of Saint John, NB. All three shots in the chase are together in one video.



It's been awhile since I've done a chase of this train, so I figured it was time. I'll probably end up doing this more once the weather warms up a bit.

-Matt

Ex-BNSF Unit

Last Thursday, I found out from a friend that CN 2157 would be leading the daily westbound freight (CN 406). I set up shop, and about 30 minutes, they rolled by with 4 units and 13,000 tons of train.



Enjoy. Another post to come later with my weekend updates.

-Matt

Overnight Potash Train

Last Thursday night/Friday morning, myself and Dave (http://www.youtube.com/nbsrfan) decided to venture out to catch the overnight potash train, CN 594.

We went out around 22:30AST. We were expecting them to arrive before midnight. We were talking for a while, and the next thing you know, it was 02:00. A few minutes, just as we were about to part ways after what we though was an unsuccessful night, we heard CN 594 call the yard to get in and head over to Courtnay Bay.

With plenty of time to spare, we set up shop and caught them crossing over to Courtnay Bay.



After that, we called it a night and went our seperate ways.

-Matt

A Quick Update

It's been a while since I've last done an update here. I'd like to blame it on the fact that I've been busy, but I'm going to lean towards the fact that I'm kind of a slacker.

I'm not going to go into great details. Here are my latest two videos uploaded. The first one is of CN 406 westbound through the usual location.



A day earlier, we were getting pummeled by a snow storm. This shot is of CN 406 westbound, from pretty much the exact location of the first shot.



Now that it's a new year, hopefully I can try and keep this blog updated a little more. Well, I can at least try.

-Matt

The Wrong Unit Leading

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've just been busy lately.

Here's my latest video, shot last Thursday, December 9th.



That's my first daylight catch of the "somewhat" new 2100 series.

-Matt