Draft:CP Belleville subdivision

• Comment: Fails WP:GNG. Dan arndt (talk) 01:11, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

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The CP Belleville subdivision is a heavy rail line running between Toronto, and Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. The rail line, is considered Canadian Pacific’s mainline in Ontario, due to it stretching from almost one end, to the other end of Ontario. from just east of Newcastle, east of Oshawa, the line joins with Canadian National’s Kingston subdivision, just east of Belleville where it splits and heads north towards Smiths Falls. Although mostly alongside CN tracks, sections in Belleville, Colborne, Port Hope, and Trenton all See the Belleville subdivision split from CN trackage for a while. At the west end of the subdivision, in Toronto, the line joins CP’s North Toronto subdivision where they farm into CP’s main rail yard in Toronto. Due to the lack of trains, most of the grade crossing that are not joined with CN tracks only contain a cross buck, and alternating flashing lights, unlike almost all of CN crossings which contain alternating lights along with a crossing arm. For a large portion of the route, there is only one track while in certain sections, there are two to allow other trains to pass.

External links

CPKC website nationalrailserviceweb

• "CPR Belleville Subdivision". www.okthepk.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
• "Railpictures.ca - Adam Peltenburg Photo: It's no secret that CP's Belleville Subdivision has gotten significantly quieter over the last decade or two. I tend not to visit it for that reason, but whenever I ride my bike down to the CN Kingston Subdivision, I'll inevitably cross the Belleville Sub at Cochrane Street here in Whitby. When I cross the bridge I'll check if the signals at either end of the siding are lit, which they rarely are, but on very rare occasion they will be! This was one of those times, I had just made it to the bridge and I noticed the signal at Whitby West was red indicating a train was occupying the track just beyond it. I waited a few moments, and before long I saw the headlights come around the bend. The train passed by at a particularly slow pace, eventually stopping somewhere between the Whitby siding and the Oshawa siding before continuing on its way about 10 minutes later. Clean AC44 rebuild 8154 heavily contrasts with 9360, which I presume had recently been used in coal service. A few cars back, there's a dimensional load in the form of one Bombardier Flexity streetcar. This was the same week as some particularly bad wildfires on the west coast. The smoke had made its way here in the upper atmosphere, creating a haze in the sky and somewhat muting the brightness of the sun. This is easily my favourite weather conditions for photography, as it maintains the light while reducing any harsh reflections from glass or metallic surfaces. All the while, the colours of the trees were starting to noticeably change in some areas which significantly brightened the colour palette of the landscape. A very unique day to be out with my camera, that's for sure! | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography – photographie ferroviaire Canadienne". Retrieved 2024-06-12.
• "CPKC Belleville Subdivision". Justdavegray Photography. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2024-06-12.</ref>