[charland]

I just found out a couple of weeks ago that in the winter months the DAR runs 21 car gypsum trains three times a day because if the gypsum spends too much time in the cars it freezes tograther and is a pain to get out at the unloader. In the warmer weather, they run two 32 car trains a dat with three pieces of power... that's what this activity represents.

The beginning of the day for the gypsum crew. Starts off with a zig-zag from behind the Windsor station to get on to the Truro Sub.

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Heading north to the Miller Creek mind, passing M22 that just arrived.

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After lifting their loads at Miller Creek, Extra 8132 South passes the Wentworth Mine.

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Entering the Halifax Sub at Windsor.

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At Hantsport the crew breaks their train to clear the crossing, then waits for Train 1 to pass.

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Taking the empties north, the van passes Fundy Gypsum's GE 45 Tonner.

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With the empties delivered to the Wentworth Mine, the crew heads back to the Windsor Yard for a couple of hours until the train is leaded and ready to take to Hantsport.

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Paul :-)

[jpmackay]

Beautiful to see another Canadian route with rolling stock. Yay!

John