Anyways, here we go.
3/2/07:
Headed over to the yard to see if the 326 was already built. There were two orange gondola-rebuilds and 4-5 cement cars on the main (built for a train). The 798 was tied up to the 3563 near the roundhouse.
Later, after watching the Alpena's Varsity boy's basketball team loose the Big North title to the Northmen by 8 (I think) points (
), I headed back to the yard, to see if they had tried the power on. Everything was the same as the night before. I didn't have my tripod, so I had to use the windshield. ( 
) Here is the result:
3/3/07:
I heard a train, so I headed on out. I only heard it blow for a crossing once, so I hoped that it was just working the yard, and that I didn't just hear it crossing Werth Road, where I wouldn't be able to catch it.
The yard looked the same at first, then I realized that the 798 and 3563 were gone. Looking closer, I saw a string of cement cars that wern't there before. The string of cars (with the gondolas) was still there, so I didn't think that a train left. Feeling down, I head over to Lafarge. I pull over the tracks on the "truck highway". I look down and see train 325, with the 798 and 3563, backing up into Lafarge. I head over to the crossing by the flyash plant, but it was too late, the train had already backed up into the plant.
Knowing that they were just going to trade cement cars at the pier, I went back to the yard and waited for them to take the 1 mile climb back to Long Lake Ave. Sure enough, 5 minutes later, the two M420Ws come rolling in to the yard.
The 3563 was very smokey today, as evident by the pictures.
They went on cutting cars, and the 3563 kept on smoking.
Well there you have it. Two of my favorite Canadian Models working on a Saturday, building an outbound train. The train my go South today, so I'll be on the lookout for it, and maybe a 327a too?
More pictures to come later. No videos, as they never crossed the street.
LSRC
) Also, thanks for the compliments. 
Get scared to run on that with a freight train myself. I prefer the nice straight Class 1 lines.... I am just not to used to shortline trackage myself....
