|
 |
Rule 105 Territory - Not to exceed 15 mph on entire trackage.
No trackage exists between Smithville and Attercliff.
Mile 9.63 (Jct. with Caso Spur) : Hutchinson Road, Attercliffe Station : Just north of here is the northern most limit of the CP Dunnville Spur, now that the line has been discontinued to the north up to Smithville.
Mile 9.8 (Crossing with Ex-Cayuga Subdivision) : Hutchinson Road, Attercliffe Station : Also, at mile 9.8 is the former roadbed and diamond of the old CN Cayuga Subdivision. The CN Cayuga Subdivision no longer exists here as of 1996. Catching Job 2 cross this crossing is just the same as at mile 9.4 .
Mile 14.4 (Dunnville) : Hwy 3, Dunnville: Dunnville is an ok place to catch CP Welland yard Job 2. The CP Dunnville Spur passes through Dunnville beside McDonald's every other weekday, within each week.
Mile 19.0 (Port Maitland) : Feeder Road, Port Maitland : Port Maitland is at the end of the CP Dunnville Spur. There is a average size yard here. This yard is used for storing cars for Rhodia. You can get some pretty nice shots here. At the north end of the yard is a private crossing. Catch the train coming south around the bend from the north. You can also get some
nice pictures at the south end of the yard as it switches beside the road.
The Dunnville Subdivision was built by the TH&B Railway between their mainline at Smithville and Dunnville in 1914, then the segment from Dunnville to Port Maitland was built in 1915. Former trackage of the CP Dunnville Spur.
67 photos in gallery
Over the years there were only a few industries on this line. Of what I know, there was the Bick's Pickles plant at Dunnville at the crossing on Broad Street. Several years ago. Rail service to this plant subsided in the mid to late 1980's. There were at least 2 plants at Port Maitland. One of them was originally called Albright & Wilson but a later name was Rhodia. This plant has since changed names to Innophos. The plant still operating. The last I knew it makes detergents.
Back prior to the mid 1980's the west leg of the wye at Smithville to the CP mainline was taken out The Dunnville Subdivision. I was told was that in the early TH&B and CP ownership days it was switched by a yard job out of CP Kinnear or CP Aberdeen yard and TH&B's Chatham Street yard. I don't know if CP Kinnear yard existed during the TH&B days. Since the mid 1980's until May 2001, a CP yard job out of CP Welland yard, later known as CP Welland yard Job 2 serviced the CP Dunnville Subdivision/Spur.
When CP started switching CP Port Maitland yard out of Welland yard, I don't think that switch existed. It was installed so that the Port Maitland could be service from the other direction.
The CP Dunnville Spur was abandoned north of the E&O diamond (CN/CP Caso Subdivision diamond) in early May 2001. It was due to the structural strength of the 2 bridges mainly, that were on the line at mile 8.0 and mile 8.44. The bridges were made of wood.
CP's Welland yard Job 2, until the mid 2000's, used to service Port Maitland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the early to mid morning arriving at Port Maitland around 10am at the yard beside Feeder Road.
The train would leave CP Welland yard around 8:30 am. and head up present day CP Hamilton Subdivision trackage to Industrial Park Drive at Smithville, then take the switch to the CP Dunnville Spur to Port Maitland. The train would come back the same way. The job would return back to Welland yard around 4pm.
These days since the CP Caso Subdivision since May 2001 became the CP Caso Spur. One of the CP Welland yard job goes to Port Maitland via the CP Caso Spur to just short of the former E&O diamond with the former northward abandoned CP Dunnville Spur, and now heading on a connecting track to the original CP Dunnville Spur and down to Port Maitland. This work can be done either during the day or the middle of the night.
The CP Dunnville Subdivision used to have three diamonds on it, First was the CN/CP Caso Subdivision at mile 9.4, then the CN Cayuga Subdivision at mile 9.8, and lastly the CN Dunnville Subdivision at mile 14.0 or so, in Downtown Dunnville. The CN/CP Caso Diamond became a non issue around 1995. The CN Cayuga Subdivision was 1995 and the CN Dunnville Subdivision one in Dunnville was in 19985 abolished.
On the CP Dunnville Spur, prior to the 2001 abandonment, use to have also have a smaller bridge near mile 6.0.
The plant that is still operating at Port Maitland has some type of RailKing to pull the tank cars in and out of the plant on Feeder Road in and out of the CP Port Maitland yard that CP services.
The name Rhodia for the business that still operates changed from Albright and Wilson back in the spring of 2001.
On a historic note, on May 7, 2001 was the last CP train south on the CP Dunnville Spur out of Smithville off via the CP Hamilton Subdivision. On the following day, the CP Port Maitland job went down the (now) ex CN Caso
Subdivision as a work train to complete the final stages of connecting the new track to the CP Dunnville Spur. The CN Caso Subdivision was then renamed the CP Caso Spur from Hewitt Road west of CP Welland yard to the connecting track north of Dunnville.
It was in 1997 or 1998, the CP Dunnville Subdivision was reclassified as a Spur due to track conditions. Operations were limited to 10mph south out of Smithville to Dunnville, then 25mph limit from Dunnville to Port Maitland. The same speed restrictions applied for the journey north. I don't know what the speeds are via the CP Caso Spur.
During July - August of 2002, the CP Dunnville Spur trackage was lifted between Smithville and the area just south of the E&O diamond where thr old CP Dunnville Spur was cut.
In July of 2003, the bridge over Hwy 20 at Smithville, mile 0.46 was completely removed from site.
In August 2004, Rhodia sold the Phosphates division to Bain Capital who named this business Innophos.
In 2012, I was emailed some information on the plants in Port Maitland...
Doug Carter : "I worked in Port Maitland when the ERCO plant and another plant called Sherbrooke metallurgical(I worked at this plant before it closed), which was in operation from the late 50's to around the early 80's. ERCO was a fertilizer plant and Sherbrooke metallurgical was a smelter that roosted zinc ore before shipping to the states for more refinement. I worked at Sherbrooke Metallurgical before it closed down in 1973 or 74.
The roosted zinc ore was shipped by rail and the fertilizer from ERCO was also shipped by rail. In Dunnville industries such as Wabasso cotton mill, monarch cotton mill, Lundy fence, the Dunnville dairy, and a feed mill(one was Marshall and the other was Co-op)."
Pictorial view of this line:
Mile 0.00
Looking Northwest
(1996)
Mile 0.00
Looking Northwest
(2000)
Mile 0.00
Looking Northwest
(2000)
Mile 0.00
Looking Northwest
(2003)
Mile 0.00
Looking Northwest
(2008)
Mile 0.15
Looking East
(1999)
Mile 0.15
Looking West
(1996)
Mile 0.30
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 0.46
Looking North
(2014)
Mile 0.46
Looking East
(2014)
Mile 0.46
Looking West
(2003)
Mile 0.46
Looking West
(2003)
Mile 0.60
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 0.60
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 0.78
Looking North
(2002)
Mile 0.78
Looking South
(2002)
Mile 1.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 1.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 2.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 2.00
Looking North
(2002)
Mile 2.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 2.00
Looking South
(2002)
Mile 3.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 3.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 4.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 4.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 5.00
Looking South
(2001)
Mile 6.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 6.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 7.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 7.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 7.96
Looking North
(2013)
Mile 7.96
Looking North
(2013)
Mile 7.96
Looking North
(2013)
Mile 8.00
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 8.00
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2013)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2013)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2013)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2020)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2020)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2020)
Mile 8.44
Looking Northwest
(2020)
Mile 8.44
Looking North
(2013)
Mile 8.44
Looking South
(2013)
Mile 8.44
Looking South
(2013)
Mile 9.01
Looking North
(1998)
Mile 9.01
Looking North
(2001)
Mile 9.01
Looking South
(1998)
Mile 9.01
Looking South
(2001)
Mile 9.30
Looking North
(1996)
Mile 9.40
Looking North
(1996)
Mile 9.40
Looking North
(1996)
Mile 9.40
Looking North
(1996)
Mile 9.40
Looking South
(1998)
These photos are of what trackage is still in use.
215 photos in gallery
 Mile 9.50 Looking North (2001) |
 Mile 9.50 Looking South (2001) |
 Mile 9.60 Looking South (1996) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking North (1996) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking North (1996) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking South (1996) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking South (1996) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking South (1998) |
 Mile 9.80 Looking Southwest (1996) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (1996) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (1996) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 9.93 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 10.00 Looking South (1998) |
 Mile 10.00 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 10.00 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 10.20 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 10.95 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 11.00 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 11.00 Looking South (1998) |
 Mile 11.00 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 12.00 Looking South (1998) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking Southwest (2020) |
 Mile 12.21 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 12.25 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 12.70 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 12.70 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 12.70 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 13.30 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 13.58 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking Northeast (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 13.99 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 14.20 Looking North (2015) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking North (1997) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking North (2015) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking East (2010) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking East (2011) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking South (2015) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking West (2014) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking West (2014) |
 Mile 14.38 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 14.40 Looking South (2014) |
 Mile 14.40 Looking Southwest (2014) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking North (2010) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking North (2011) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking East (2012) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking East (2014) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking East (2020) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (1997) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (1998) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (2011) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (2014) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking West (2011) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking West (2011) |
 Mile 14.61 Looking West (2020) |
 Mile 14.72 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking Northwest (2012) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking North (2012) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking Southeast (2012) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 14.80 Looking South (2012) |
 Mile 14.82 Looking Southeast (2012) |
 Mile 14.84 Looking Southeast (2012) |
 Mile 15.00 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 15.00 Looking Northwest (April 2014) |
 Mile 15.00 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 15.00 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 15.20 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 15.20 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 15.30 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 15.50 Looking Northwest (1998) |
 Mile 16.00 Looking Northwest (1998) |
 Mile 16.15 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 17.50 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 18.02 Looking Northwest (1998) |
 Mile 18.30 Looking Northwest (1998) |
 Mile 18.30 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.30 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 18.40 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.40 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Northeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.50 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.53 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.53 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.55 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.55 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.55 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.55 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.60 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.60 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 18.60 Looking Northeast (2010) |
 Mile 18.60 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.60 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Northwest (1997) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (1997) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (1997) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (1998) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (2010) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 18.63 Looking Southwest (2014) |
 Mile 18.75 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.75 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Mile 18.75 Looking Southeast (2020) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northwest (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northwest (2020) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (1997) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2010) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2020) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2020) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Northeast (2020) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (1998) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2001) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2010) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2014) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2020) |
 Mile 19.00 Looking Southwest (2020) |
 Mile 19.25 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (1998) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking North (2020) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking Northeast (2010) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking Northeast (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking South (1998) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking South (2010) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking South (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking South (2014) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking South (2020) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking Southwest (1996) |
 Mile 19.30 Looking Southwest (2010) |
These photos are of the yard on the CP Dunnville Spur at Port Maitland.
3 photos in gallery
 Looking Southeast (2014) |
 Looking Southwest (1996) |
 Looking Southwest (2010) |
These photos are of the former west leg of the wye at Smithville.
2 photos in gallery
 Mile 0.00 Looking Northeast (2008) |
 Mile 0.00 Looking Southeast (2008) |
These photos were taken down at Port Maitland.
2 photos in gallery
 Looking Northwest |
 Looking Southeast (2002) |
Years ago, there used to be a wye track off of the old TH&B/CP Dunnville Subdivision at Port Maitland, at about mile 17.8. I have know it used to be there, but I do not know when it was torn out.
It was removed sometime prior to 1996. If anyone know, please let me know. As you can see from these maps, it is a little to far to walk to access it to take any photos.
2 photos in gallery
 Mile 17.80 |
 Mile 17.80 |
This is the ROW of the lead out of Port Maitland Yard at the south mouth end of Port Maitland yard, where all of the tracks cross the pavement. This used to go to the former ERCO plant in the 1970's.
1 photos in gallery
 Looking Northwest (2020) |
