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Lambton Roundhouse

Photographed Sunday, May 20th. 1960
R.L.Kennedy

Pit Check

Looking west from Ryding Avenue across Runnymede Road
Another view of the "big gate" slightly to the right
A little farther yet
 Looking southwest from corner Runnymede Road and St.Clair Avenue West
Closeup of washroom.lunchroom, lockers, first aid room. Note ambulance gate
St.Clair Avenue West. Hydro transformer. Air reservoir (upright tank)
Machine shop. Boilerhouse at right
Water tank. Bunkhouse. From St.Clair and Castleton Avenue
Automatic oil-fired boilers
Machine shop. Tool room. Note drinking water fountain with salt tablet dispenser above. Time card (out) rack. Time clock hung behind fountain
Lathes etc. being removed through window
Water treatment compound blocks, firebox brick, brakeshoes
Blacksmith area
1057 stored with stack covered with canvas
3422 held for sale
Typical pit
Steam, air and electric lines all ran down columns. Dual grindstone machine against window
2414 and Royal Hudson 2857 which has one last run to make, a railfan excursion to Port Mc.Nicoll. It was the last steam powered train from Toronto
Skylights Firehose cabinet is empty in vacant part of shop 3422 and 3632 both held for sale. Both were scrapped Boilerhouse at left with air reservoirs in front. Pit 1 of house at right Looking east across the table Turntable. Looking south
Looking north from storage yard
Storage track 1. Note typical man door cut into larger door rear 37 pit
 Doubledoors looking west. Here yard 3 straight ahead Shop tracks. Tower with water hose to sprinkle coal in tender of outbound engine for dust control Ash hoist filled with refuse Shop tracks. Water column, incinerator behind
Coal tower, diesel sand tower at right Diesel fuel tank cars in background
Sandhouse
Coal chutes
 Tank cars sit where hopper cars once unloaded coal Looking east near Jane Street. Diesel fuel storage tanks behind tank cars

Aerial view winter 1957 looking west from Runnymede Road. St.Clair Ave.W. at right.
This clearly shows the different lengths of stalls, newer additions to the left. Also,
the skylights at far left. Lunch, locker, toilets and first aid room bottom right building.

 


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