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W. G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Blenheim, Rodney and Kent Bridge.
100, GE 44-tonner, #28486 4/46. Blenheim, April 1998. Brian Switzer Ex OSR 100, nee GWWD 100 Kent Bridge
101
relocated from Rodney to Kent Bridge on the CPR mainline following abandonment
of the CASO mainline which provided a connection to the former CSX (PM) mainline
acquired by Thompson at the time of its abandonment.
Still
lettered for the fictitious Buckwheat & Durham RR this ancient Plymouth was
built (#3835 4/36) for the tiny (1/2 mile!) Pioneer & Fayette RR in Pioneer,
Ohio, where it spent its many years. In 1970 it was re-engined with a 1958 Oldsmobile
98. In December 1993 it went to Colasanti's Tropical Garden, Ruthven, Ont. Circa
January 1996 it was sold to W.G.Thompson & Sons Ltd. for their grain facility
at Kent Bridge. September 1, 1997 Gord Strathdee | ||||||
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