Halifax Consists of 2 CN Subdivisions. The Bedford Sub runs from the Halifax Ocean Terminals to Truro. The Dartmouth Sub runs from Windsor Junction to Autoport in Eastern Passage.

Dartmouth Sub

The Dartmouth Sub is unsignaled, and relies on an occupancy control system. the dispatcher issues a set of rules governing the allowed limits of a trains movement.

The Train geek has a 2 part post that explains OCS
Part 1: OCS Basics   Part 2: Finer Details

The Dartmouth Sub runs several trains.

Trains 407/408: runs Dartmouth to Moncton and back Daily. 408 arrives in the early predawn hours of the morning, and 407 returns mid morning.

Train 503  is the Burnside Industrial Park Switch Assignment. it is unscheduled. this is also the train assignment that takes autoracks to autoport.

Train 511 (above) is the Gypsum Train, running from Wrights Cove to Milford and back.  Runs Week Days.

		Westbound		Eastbound
Mile	Station	CN 407	CN 511	CN 408	CN511
16.25	End of Track Autoport
15.1	Imperial Oil
	Dartmouth	0710		0515
10.1	Wrights Cove Wrights Cove Spur National Gypsum		0700		1510
8.72	Burnside Industrial Spur “D” 1.2 Miles N
8.52	Burnside Industrial Spur “B” 0.5 Miles N
8.39	Burnside Industrial Spur “A” 1.5 Miles N
0.2	Windsor Junction………. Connection to CN Bedford Sub	0739	0710	0444	1500

Standby CH 1 161.415mhz
RTC Call in CH 3 160.935mhz

Bedford Sub

The Bedford Sub Uses CTC – A dispatcher sets signals and remotely configure switches in preparation for the trains. Trains get their clearances from the signals.

Clear and Stop Are pretty easy to understand. The other signals, Limited, Medium, slow and restricted reffer to speed limits

• Track speed. This means whatever the pre-approved speed limit for the track.
• Limited speed. 45 mph.
• Medium speed.  30 mph.
• Slow speed.  20 mph
• Restricting speed. This means an absolute maximum of 15 mph, and the crew must be extra cautious as well as being able to stop in half the distance of vision.

There is a 4 part Video Explanation of the Canadian Signalling System Available Part 1: The basic three light system
Part 2: One and Two Light Systems
Part 3: Diverging and Limited speeds, to and at signals
Part 4: Dwarf Signals

Trains 120/121 : These are the Inbound and outbound Container Trains. 120 Arrives in the morning – typically around 9 or 10 am. 121 assembles itself around 7pm, and departs between 8-9pm. Run Between Toronto BIT and Rockingham.

Train 501: CN Local from Rockingham to Kinsac, and Back. Runs Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. This serves Bedford Quarry, and likely picks up and delivers cars for 407/408 at Kinsac.

VIA Rail – The Ocean: train 15 Departs Halifax at 1200 Wed, Friday, Sunday. Train 14 Arrives at 1735 Monday, Thursday, Saturday.
Via publishes a Schedule in PDF  and allows for near realtime tracking by train number, but this third party site shows everything.

Eastbound						Mile	Station	Westbound
VIA 14	CN 120	CN 408	CN 511	CN 501	CN 507			VIA 15	CN 121	CN 407	CN 511	CN 501	CN 507
17:35						0.0	Halifax Ocean Terminal VIA Rail Station	12:00
						5.0	Fairview Deepwater Branch (HIT) 2.4 miles N Fairview Maintenance Depot
	0945			0500	1800	6.0	Rockingham Yard		2000			2100	1000
						7.96	Millview
						10.6	Bedford
						15.6	Junction with CN Dartmouth Sub
17:10	0930	0444	1500		1730	15.8	Windsor Junction……….	12:25	2025	0739	0710		1030
						16.33	Hotbox detector
						20.0	Kinsac Siding 3553’
						27.0	Sandy Cove Siding 3800’
1649	0900	0415	1305		1700	30.3	Hotbox detector	1245	2125	0830	0800		1100
			1300			36.6	Junction with National Gypsum				0805
					1500	38.4	Milford						1430
						44.3	Hotbox detector
						51.2	Alton Siding 6300’
						56.0	Brookfield Canada Cement Spur 2.8 miles S
						61.3	Hotbox detector
						61.5	Hyde
16:05	0820	0305				64.0	Truro East………. Connection to CN Springhill Sub	13:31	2200	0940

Standby CH 1, 161.415mhz
RTC Call in CH 8, 161.025mhz

Other Trains
CN 308/305 is a Daily Run from Toronto Macmillian to Moncton (and Return) This is the main East/West General Freight.
CN Runs Local 515 from Truro to Brookfield (Canada Cement) weekdays. Also Train 534 runs Moncton to Amherst (no schedule)