Canadian National Railways

GMD-1 1200 hp A-1-A and B-B

Unique Canada-only model of light roadswitchers designed specifically for use on light CNR branchlines.
78 units (1000-1077) had A-1-A trucks. 18 units (1900-1917) were built with normal B-B wheel arrangement, originally geared for 89 mph and equipped with steam generators these units were later re-geared to 65 mph for freight service.

1000 A-1-A trucks and equipped with mountain lights. GMD A1420 8/1958 Deerholme, VI 5/31/1965 Peter Cox

Port Mann BC September 14, 1980 Claude Prutton/Mark Forseillie Collection

1002 passing Toronto Municipal Abattoir at foot of Niagara Street eastbound towards Bathurst Street in Toronto.

1913 and 1904 with Hamilton commuter train arriving in Toronto one of two trains just one year away from discontinuance. Only one train operated on Saturday. Last public time table effective April 30, 1967.

Effective May 23, 1967 GO Transit would begin train operations between Oakville and Toronto.
It would be some years later before GO buses connected Hamilton with Toronto and many more years before GO trains did.

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1915 equipped with B-B trucks. GMD A1589 1/1959 Thunder Bay 2/21/1994

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