Hi group.
Can anyone tell me if there is any train action left near these areas? I am planning a trip, with a couple days in the Hamilton area then heading North to the Mississippi Lake for a week of fishing, and I was hoping there was still some rail activity in the area that I could take a day to photograph.
I have read there is no longer any rail service to Carleton Place, so any help and current advise will be appreciated.
Thanks all
Charlie

Hi Charlie---never been there but Smith Falls has a huge yard

I saw that, also know there is a rail museum too. I will find some action for sure.
Charlie

Charlie:
Smiths Falls has the only operational station. They may have two, one for the museum. (In 1998 the museum had 2 stations.)
Perth's station (where I grew up) is no longer active and is probably no longer there. The track has been singled for a long time.
Carleton Place no longer has tracks through it in either direction. In 1998, the staion was being used as a daycare(Coleman St at Beckwith).
A station was moved to Glen Tay (west of Perthon Hwy 7) to be a private residence.

There is a new station in the Ottawa area at Fallowfield.

If you happen by the Perth station area, I would like to know if the monument to the Mammoth Cheese is still in the station area.

(My Railway Station Guide is the 1998 edition.)

Smiths Falls is the junction between the CPR main line to Montreal and the CN/VIA line between Ottawa and Brockville. Perth is also on the CPR line.

Thanks David, I will try to get to Perth for sure. It would be great for me to get a picture of a train going through the crossing. I first was in Perth in 1959 but wasn't a railfan, so I would love to catch at least one train at Perth. Smiths Falls is a must for sure,
Charlie

Here is a map section showing where I will be staying if that helps anyone.[attachment=18749]
Thanks
Charlie

There is a road that runs south from Perth to Rideau Ferry, about 7 miles. Some of the citizens were always agitating to have it smoothed out and straightened. The city fathers said that there was a choice between a narrow winding road that went all the way, or a broad straight one that only went halfway.

You're on the far side of Mississippi Lake from the bit I knew. Remember that prices are higher the other side of the Mississippi.

David, this is my first visit to "the other side" I have always gone to Innisville and fished that part of the river, and the lake around the mouth of the river. Always got the limit.
Places to stay in Innisville seem to have disappeared with the old highway bridge. I won't squawk too much because a friend has invited me along so it won't cost us too much, and my baby brother is going too, so it will be like old times. This will be my 24th trip and I haven't been there since 1981 so that gives you an idea how many time we did the trip in our younger days.
Charlie

Much of the railway in Eastern Ontario has been torn up in the last several years.

Perth is on the Montreal to Toronto route though, so it's still quite busy if you like to watch trains roll by.

Ottawa (about 1 hour east) still has some railway linked infrastructure left. There's the Government Conference Centre (old Union Station) and the "new" station just outside of downtown. The Alexandra/Interprovincial bridge still stands and is a beauty, as does the disused Prince of Wales bridge at Lemieux Island.

The Museum of Science and Tech has some great locos on display, and if you call ahead, you might be able to arrange to see the storage area, with one of the oldest locos in Canada.

There is also a very big and active modelling community, including several people who've been published. If you'd like to know more, drop me your email address in a PM, and I'll fill you in some more.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew I will follow up with a PM.
Charlie