[charland]

Here are a few shot from an Ontario Northland route I first laid the tracks for back in October 2011. The route is set in the early 1960s and will be about 46 miles long when complete. I have 8 miles completely finished now, 2 miles in each direction of Porquis Junction, ON.

Train 50 arrives in Porquis Junction from Timmins in late evening.

https://images2.imgbox.com/14/8e/Yjxf5uzQ_o.jpg

Train 151 waits for 50 to pick up a couple of cars they brought down from Cochrane before heading back to Timmins for their last run of the day.

https://images2.imgbox.com/16/95/UkQHXuln_o.jpg

On a cold winter morning the crew of Train 314 wait in the Welsh Yard for what will become Train 414, the Paper Train to enter they yard from Iroquois Falls before heading down the branch themselves.

https://images2.imgbox.com/96/b9/g7wPqIXF_o.jpg

https://images2.imgbox.com/02/c3/Mk49ckjV_o.jpg

Paul :-)

[pnrailway]

Paul,

The new route looks like it is coming along nicely.

Paul

[Shukal]

Weter, on 12 April 2021 - 04:12 PM, said:

Ilike the first picture most.
Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, especially the first one looks great.
will be looking forward to this.

[charland]

A couple of shots of Ontario Northland train 313 along Highway 67 between Iroquois Falls and Welsh. After a little switching in Welsh yard the train will work it's way to Timmins as 311.

https://images2.imgbox.com/0a/33/3nAXE7jC_o.jpg

https://images2.imgbox.com/e7/a9/bs9f5VAx_o.jpg

Paul :-)

[charland]

At the end of the Ontario Northland's Iroquois Falls Sub is the Abitibi Power and Paper mill. The mill is large enough that they had their own plant switcher, in the 1960s that was an MLW S-4. Here are a few screenshots of 80 taking loads from the mill back to the interchange track.

https://images2.imgbox.com/83/c2/25QgcRqa_o.jpg

https://images2.imgbox.com/9e/c1/7rFRWKdD_o.jpg

https://images2.imgbox.com/57/d1/kaIDnCkK_o.jpg

https://images2.imgbox.com/01/e5/qRj2Omaq_o.jpg

Paul :-)

[charland]

I'm just about completed the six mile long Iroquois Falls Sub, Just have to go through and make sure everything that needs a winter texture has one and it's working. The following is a typical 'day in the life' of the traffic too and from the Sub.

P01 0405 Train 417 arrives in the Welsh Yard and drops off what will become the Paper Train later in the morning. With the train dropped in the yard 417 will continue north to Cochrane.

https://images2.imgbox.com/99/b7/PV32rElQ_o.jpg

P02 0505 Train 415 arrives in Porquis Junction and drops cars for Iroquois Falls and locations between Porquis Junction and Timmins to be delivered by 311 on their return trip to Timmins.

https://images2.imgbox.com/9c/2d/6mifu9tp_o.jpg

P03 0740 Train 312 arrives in the Welsh Yard.

https://images2.imgbox.com/54/f3/m0UkCCjZ_o.jpg

P04 0800 Extra 1308 East takes their train of empty boxcars to Iroquois Falls.

https://images2.imgbox.com/ef/db/NJcGiFWA_o.jpg

P05 0835 Extra 1308 departs Iroquois Falls for Welsh Yard with 20 loads of paper.

https://images2.imgbox.com/04/ed/WRLUIgZt_o.jpg

P06 0845 The Abitibi Power and Paper switcher brings ten loaded paper cars to the interchange and lifts ten empties to bring back to the mill.

https://images2.imgbox.com/8b/c0/16ZMvHs7_o.jpg

P07 0900 Train 414 departs Welsh for Englehart and Train 314 heads east to perform local work on the Iroquois Falls Sub.

https://images2.imgbox.com/7c/d3/4sbv1o5e_o.jpg

P08 0945 Train 413 returns to Welsh Yard with a few cars from Abitibi and from local work.

https://images2.imgbox.com/93/6b/BxlyAHma_o.jpg

P09 1100 Train 311 departs Welsh Yard working it's way back to Timmins.

https://images2.imgbox.com/11/46/utzydlrh_o.jpg

P10 1540 After lifting the cars left by 312/413, Train 416 waits for 47 to head west to Timmins and 147 to Cochrane before they can head south to Englehart.

https://images2.imgbox.com/e7/61/KEAJqyXx_o.jpg

Paul :-)

[pnrailway]

Paul,

The route looks like it is coming along nicely.

[timmuir]

A great looking railroad, Paul! And a great body of work! :thumbup3: :thumbup3:

[charland]

As it turns out, not only did Abitibi Power and Paper have an S-4 plant switcher, they also had a 70 ton 3 truck Shay. The engine was bought third hand in 1947 when they had tracks going into the bush. The log traffic from that area was turned over to trucks and the Shay was kept as a standby engine into the mid-1970s.

APP 70 pulls a cut of loaded paper cars out of the mill.

https://images2.imgbox.com/6f/7e/YAc3074r_o.jpg

70 heads south through the yard on the way to the interchange.

https://images2.imgbox.com/a5/b5/2yCIiskS_o.jpg

&0 struggles up the 2.6% grade in their yard, passing the shops and APP 80.

https://images2.imgbox.com/04/6b/cqnacXLN_o.jpg

Almost to the interchange with the Ontario Northland, passing the businesses along Ambridge Drive.

https://images2.imgbox.com/1f/4c/wjq4MbOy_o.jpg

Paul :-)

[Mipman25]

That is a wild looking Shay! Very Canadian. Didn't think they ever built them with Elesco feedwater heaters. You definitely did her justice too, beautiful looking model.