A Manitoba Sojourn Part 2
Diamond on Google Earth One spot that I haven't been to in quite some time is Diamond, just west of Winnipeg on Highway 427 which is the western extension of Wilkes Avenue. At this location a CP branch line crosses the CN mainline at grade. It is a popular spot among local railfans (it even has a Mayor!) so I wanted to pop in to see what was happening. I had some time on the evening of August 4th between family events to venture out to (hopefully) do some railfanning there. I arrived to find that I was the sole resident of Diamond on this evening. Initially it wasn't looking too promising as there was no indication of anything coming in either direction. Fortunately I had a good book so I parked so I could see in both directions and started reading, occasionally checking to see if there was anything coming. Such is the life of casual railfanning without a radio scanner. My patience was rewarded with a headlight to the east. I set myself up and caught ...