Madness Railfanning at Birchwood - Old cab cars, Niagara Express GO Trains, VIA Rail & Amtrak!

A very ambitious railfanning session on Labour Day, where I was able to make several short walks to Birchwood Park to film all the VIA Rail trains that pass by Clarkson (without the repeating runs). Also featured in this video are a few GO Trains - including some leading old cab cars, and the Niagara Express trains with the beloved F59 duo! All of these videos were filmed at Birchwood Park, Mississauga, Ontario at Mile 16 on the MX Oakville Subdivision on September 5, 2022. Train Data 0:00 VIA 71 Westbound from Toronto Union Station to Windsor, Ontario Power: VIA P42DC 918 Length: 5 Budd Passenger Cars, 24 Total Axles Speed: 131 km/h Time: 07h11 You can also see the train knocking down the yellow over green signal for the VIA to switch to Track 1 at Park Royal 0:24 VIA 97/Amtrak 64 Westbound from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Eastbound to New York Penn Station Power: Amtrak P42 101 Length: 6 Passenger Cars, 28 Total Axles Speed: 71 mph or 114 km/h Time: 08h40 0:45 VIA 70 Eastbound from Windsor, Ontario to Toronto Union Station Power: VIA P42DC 920 Length: 7 Passenger Cars, 32 Total Axles Speed: 146 km/h Time: 09h55 Horn from the VIA at the beginning of the video 1:04 GO 257 Train ID: GO 1015 - Westbound from Aldershot to Union Power: GO MP40PH 606 Cab car 257 leading Length: 12 Passenger Cars, 52 Total Axles Speed: 102 km/h Time: 11h47 1:30 VIA 73 Westbound from Toronto Union Station to Windsor, Ontario Power: VIA P42DC 919 Length: 4 Budd Passenger Cars, 20 Total Axles Speed: 137 km/h Time: 12h35 1:52 VIA 72 Eastbound from Windsor, Ontario to Toronto Union Station Power: VIA F40PH 6434 Length: 4 Passenger Cars, 20 Total Axles Speed: 123 km/h Time: 12h53 2:10 Niagara Express GO 562 Train ID: GO 1968 - Eastbound from Niagara Falls to Union, express through Clarkson Power: GO F59PH 562 GO F59PH 558 Cab car 310 Trailing Length: 12 Passenger Cars including 3 bike cars, 56 Total Axles Speed: 109 km/h Time: 13h07 (12 minutes late) 562 sounded like it was working its hardest and about to burst! 2:38 Niagara Express GO 353 Train ID: GO 1967 - Westbound from Union to Niagara Falls, express through Clarkson Power: GO MP40PH 617 Cab car 353 leading Length: 12 Passenger Cars including 3 bike cars, 52 Total Axles Speed: 100 km/h Time: 13h17 3:11 GO 253 Train ID: GO 1721 - Westbound from Union to West Harbour Power: GO MP40PH 648 Cab car 253 leading Length: 12 Passenger Cars, 52 Total Axles Speed: 99 km/h Time: 15h17 3:36 VIA 75 Westbound from Toronto Union Station to Windsor, Ontario Power: VIA P42DC 902 Length: 7 Passenger cars, 32 Total Axles Speed: 120 km/h Time: 17h54 3:55 VIA 98/Amtrak 63 Westbound from New York Penn Station to Niagara Falls, Ontario, then eastbound to Toronto Union Station Power: Amtrak P42 104 Length: 6 Passenger Cars, 28 Total Axles Speed: 76 mph/122 km/h Time: 19h26 4:19 VIA 79 Westbound from Toronto Union Station to Windsor, Ontario Power: VIA P42DC 913 leading VIA P42DC 904 trailing at the back Length: 5 Passenger Cars, 28 Total Axles Speed: 122 km/h Time: 20h07