Homewood

Anyone know what the big bash was at the Homewood Facility this weekend? Lotsa' tents and old power & coaches.

CN held its annual Family Day at MacMillan Yard north of Toronto on Saturday Sept 16 where employees are invited to bring their family and friends for a day of rail related fun. I would guess that a similar event was also held at Markham Yard in Homewood.

Yes, it was CN Family Day.

From the looks of it you had quite a bash!!!

ExEMDLOCOTester wrote:From the looks of it you had quite a bash!!!

Well, I wasn't one of the lucky ones that was able to attend. After working 14+ hours the previous night into that morning, the last thing I wanted to do was be around more trains!!

CN_Hogger wrote:Well, I wasn't one of the lucky ones that was able to attend. After working 14+ hours the previous night into that morning, the last thing I wanted to do was be around more trains!!

I can relate to that...
I am over that way about 5 times a week. Do they ever have open house? I would like to step aboard one of the GTW GP-38-2's. I tested many of the 1979 - 80 order. I have noticed the Central Wisconsin SD-45's starting to disappear. They going to the scrap heap???

Yes, CN's getting rid of them (scrap). Two dozen or so are still out there.

The Wisconsins are being replaced with "BC" units & a slug. I'd go look at them but don't wanna get shot...

I drove around the Markham yard for a few years, just stick to daylight hours and stay out of Harvey. The side road on the east side is mostly industrial, too, so there's less cause for problem.

Tadman wrote:I drove around the Markham yard for a few years, just stick to daylight hours and stay out of Harvey. The side road on the east side is mostly industrial, too, so there's less cause for problem.

That'ed be Ashland Ave. The units are on the south end of the property and accessable from Ashland, between 175th & 176th.

There are now two lines of various BC Rail engines at Homewood. Here is a photo. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=159944. Homewood is a pretty safe area to railfan around, and it is about to get a lot better. The Homewood Railroad Park is coming soon!

EJ&ESDM809 wrote:There are now two lines of various BC Rail engines at Homewood. Here is a photo. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=159944. Homewood is a pretty safe area to railfan around, and it is about to get a lot better. The Homewood Railroad Park is coming soon!

I see that you are a morning visitor...

Yep, I usually go there in the morning, but occasionally go there in the afternoon. I'll have to go get the other end of the line in perfect light. There are two RS18s visable on that end of it.

Can you post the numbers of the RS-18s in the deadline? That would help those of us in BC trying to figure out which locomotives CN is preparing to scrap.

608, 609, 624 and 628 were four of the RS18s deadlined. Hope this helps.