The Canadian on the Oakville Sub - August 2025 Snider Sunday Part 3

The morning started off just like any other Snider Sunday, but we quickly heard that CN 107 had derailed at Doncaster. The culprit was a 3 pack intermodal well car which separated. As a result, the west track of the Bala Sub at Doncaster was damaged and engines intended to run trains out of Mac Yard were instead redirected to rescue the tail end of 107's train from behind the derailment. Since the east track of the Bala Sub was not impacted, it was possible for VIA 1 to run directly north on the Bala Sub, but this would necessitate turning the train around to make that possible. The decision to wye the train at Bayview was made, so while VIA 1 headed west, so did we, so that we could catch the eastbound trip along the Oakville Sub. Look closely, as since the passengers had boarded the train already, they were enjoying lunch in the dining cars during their rare trip along the Oakville Sub. Recorded in August 2025 in 4K on a Sony A7riv and a GoPro Hero 9 Black. Subscribe ‪@orionviii‬ for more videos like this one, stay tuned for more upcoming videos and use the chapters below to navigate between the trains:

Sunday, August 24, 2025
Snider West, Mile 1.2 CN Halton Sub
0:00 CN 397 - CN 3896, CN 3359, CN 2998
8:47 CN 396 - CN 8874, CN 3400, CN 2823

Snider, Mile 23.6 CN York Sub
18:50 CN 500 - CN 3282, CN 8334

Mile 35.35 CN Oakville Sub
21:09 GO 1970 - GO 602, GO 337
22:19 GO 1720 - GO 618, GO 305
23:29 VIA 1 - VIA 6453, VIA 6439

Oakville Yard
Mile 20.6 Metrolinx Oakville Sub
25:14 VIA 1 - VIA 6453, VIA 6439


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