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CPR Diesel Roster website is back online.

 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMT

Preserved Added 1311 with 603 an Electric Generator Unit (converted from SGU).

 

INDUSTRIAL

BC

Granby Co. (Anyox Ry) Steam and electric mining operation inc. narrow gauge and electric.

 

Quebec

Added (scroll down to K) KRONOS Titan car mover. Fewer industries have their own locomotive.
Furtheremore, many railways have reduced frequency of switching often from 5 or 6 days to twice a week.

 

 

 

Rolling Stock

Reused businesses etc. other Museums etc. Scroll way down to Ontario, Campbellville.

Added CN 78337 sitting next to CPR main line!

 

 

 

Stations

GTR Ontario

Added Thorndale.which still exists!

 

Interurban Rys. CNR

 

... Montreal and Southern Counties.

Added M&SC 611

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

OCTOBER 1, 2023

 

 

 

ARTICLES

 

.. Algoma Central

Diesels Added (scroll way down) 204.

 

CPR Ontario District

 

.. London Division

Power Gallery

Added two photos of steam.
.. .882 apparently running light downgrade returning to Quebec Street.and 1087 at Quebec Street roundhouse.

 

 

...Toronto Division

..Stations:__ Don

Added two better quality photos of very early years plus two very big enlargements showing much detail..
..Including view of Queen Street overhead bridge under construction inclduing a surprise!

 

 

.. Toronto Terminals Ry.

. Old Union Stn

Added higher quality ENLARGE photo.

 

 

. PHOTOGRAPHS

. .Photo Galleries

.. Predecessors of The Dominion.

Added great old photo (and enlarged) of passenger train at Glacier House

 

 

 

.. Locomotives

 

.. BCOL

Diesels

Added BCOL 623 freshly repainted.

 

 

.. CPR Steam Gallery

.. D10 Added 1085.includes men posing for the photographer! All unknown.

..G5 Added 1235 and 1266.

..P2 Added 5433 plus recent photo displayed at Chapleau.

 

 

.. CPR Steam Preserved

Added (scroll way down) 5433. Also, (scroll to very bottom) 6947 (ex Manitoba & Saskatchewan Coal 6947).

 

 

.. CPR Diesel Subsequent owners US roads.
Added PN 5577 nicely repainted also see what else they have. .

 

 

.. ETR steam

Added 0-6-0 12

 

 

.. GO Added (scroll down) B&W photo of 9803 with one time used destination sign Pickering.

 

.. ONR/T&NO

Added TNO 1100 named Quintland for tourist ttraction in honour of the famous Dion Quintuplets.

 

. .TH&B

Added 103 inside TH&B Chatham Street roundhouse. Note that this was the only TH&B steam engine preserved.
Also (scroll way down) 502 outside CPR John Street roundhouse Note what is coupled behind it!

 

 

Shortlines

.. NBSR scroll down to Maine Northern. Added 6340 newly painted former leased HLCX plus all former RR photos

 

.. Interurban Rys. CNR

... Montreal and Southern Counties.

Added M&SC 324 in great old scene!

... Vancouver Downtown Historic Ry. ex BCER 1207 one of two such cars operating.

 

. Shortlines

Maine Northern

Added (scroll down to very botttom) MNR 6340 also ex owners photos.

 

 

SCOR

Added recent photo of LDSX 1597 on CN Cayuga running rights in the middle of St.Thomas.

 

Trillium

Added LDSX 7920 crossing the Welland Canal on old bridge.

 

Tourist railways.

Huntsville Lake of Bays Algonquin steamboat and number 1.

 

 

 

Rolling Stock

Preserved at Museums

Added (scroll way down to Ontario). Chapleau van CP 434627 Note: P2 class 2-8-2 5433 also there.

 

 

 

Stations re-used

CPR North Bay Museum

 

Library

 

 

 


 

 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

 

ARTICLES

Canadian Pacific Railway

Quebec Central

Added 40065 snow plow preserved in USofA.

 

SHORTLINES

 

Roberval Saguenay

Steam roster (Scroll way down)

Added Saguenay Power 106 ex RS 16 displayed at large museum and park.

 

Toronto

 

Toronto Terminals Ry.

Major expansion south side track level and below. Many enlargements as well!

 

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

Locomotives

 

CNR

Mogul

Added a bunch of ancient photos from Bud Laws vast collection which he continues to supply; 414, 418, 423, 619 and 741.
With interesting histories before and after.

 

 

 

Newfoundland

Added103 in earliest years.

Added 599 near the end of steam.

 

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CPR

Predecessor (scroll way down) QMO&O rare photo of this short-lived Ry.

 

VIA Preserved

Added 6309 (ex CN 6528)

 

2816 over the years. Empress cab interior.

 

Locomotives Preserved

Added (scroll down) 2850 (link in caption)

Aerial of Exporail/Canadiian Railway Museum. Delson, QC 5/28/1973

 

 

Shortlines

 

CANDO

CCGX 1204 Lithium-battery-electric designed for IYO (In Yard Operations).
Alberta is contributing $2M of expected $4M+ for this project.

 

 

Alberta

Battle River

Added detailed map of this shortline and excursion operation.

 

 

 

Dealers

Lambton Diesel Specialists

Have been busy!

Added two units LDSX 7224 and 269 for GIO Rail/Trillium

 

 

Industrial

Ontario

Johnstown

CREWS

Added LDSX 4102 also (scroll down) CEFX 1569 newly repainted by LDS.

 

Sarnia

Pembina (scroll down) new industry added . 0176 leased LDSX 7316 and 9359. Additional photos WANTED

 

Rolling Stock

 

CNR work service

Added 55351 snow plow preserved at Rocky Mountain Rail Society.

 

 

Preserved

Reused business, museum etc.

Added (scroll down to Alberta) CN 55351 snow plow preserved at Rocky Mountain Rail Society.

Added (scroll down to Quebec) Added QCR 40065. snow plow.

Added GT 78447 van at Caledonia (Haldimand) previous nearby fast food ? Photo and/or details of prior use etc.

 

 

 

 

Facilites


CNR Water Tanks Added Barrys Bay also link to station museum etc.

 

 

Electric Railways

Kingston, Portsmouth and Cataraqui Ry.
New page: One of the lesser known electric railways

 

Winnipeg Electric Co.

Added photos Cars 382 and 802

 

 


 

 

 

AUGUST 1, 2023

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph galleries

Locomotives Steam

Preserved and subsequent owner operations.

Added

 

Locomotives Diesel

CP subsequent owners

1555, 1585 ans 8231 scroll down here to Equipment Dealers see LTEX.

 

Shortlines

Trillium

Added LDSX 7920 next to Welland Canal.

 

 

Equipment dealers

Lambton Diesel LDSX

Added a pair of SW14's IC 1504 and 1506.

 

Larry's Truck Electric LTEX

CP 1533, 1585 and 8231 reacquired from DSRR and now leased to Main Switching Services.

 

 

 

CANDO

Continues to expand its transloading and storage facilities.

Industrial Steam other

Scroll down to Nova Scotia.

Added; (link in caption) Canadian Collieries 14 preserved.

Added; Dominion Steel and Coal 5 and 15. Note: Both narrow gauge locos are preserved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

JULY 1, 2023

Happy Dominion Day

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

CNR Predecessors

Added (scroll to very bottom) new entry for Toronto and Nipissing (3' 6" gauge)
Shedden
No.9 articulated 0-6-6-0 Rolling stock and map included

 

Locomotives

TH&B steam

Added 16 (above), 20, 30, 43, 51:1st. Note: 51:2nd is a diesel!

 

ONR diesel

Added 1400 in Toronto Yard one of several ONR diesels run through from North Bay due to CNR power shortage.

 

 

 

 

Shortline diesel

Quebec

C&GT

Added 355 a 44-tonner later traded for first 70-tonner built (ex Demo)

 

Newfoundland

Anglo Newfoundland Development Corp.

.Millertown Ry Added AND 23 inc. enlargement

 

 

Ontario

Trillium

Still some MLW power around!

 

 

Industrial

Lambton Diesel

 

 

 

 

Street Railways

St.Thomas

Added 1902 Time Table with schedules. Last year of operation. .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

JUNE 1, 2023

 

 

ARTICLES

CPR Algoma District

Sudbury Gallery Parry Sound

Added links to great 1909 aerial view of recently built Parry Sound yard and station including closeup.
Courtesy of Doug Welsh (CPR retired)

 

CPR Ontario District

CPR Trenton Division

History Kingston and Pembroke

Added (link) old map (K&P) of roundhouse etc.

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

Tourist

Aspen Crossing

Added CP van 434059 used as rental cabin. One of there inc. ex UP and ex CP painted NAR

 

Shortlines

Alberta Battle River

Added 3434 (ex 34) with a tourist train.

 

Locomotives

Diesels

CPR Subsequent owners. NRE Added 3050 ex CP 5589

 

 

Preserved

Added (scroll way down to Ontario) 7020 first diesel maintained at West Toronto). Third order 5 diesel units.
Note this order built 10/1944 although builders plate on 7020 shows 9/1944.

 

TH&B

Added 72 one of many TH&B units rebuilt (1683) by CP as part of their yard unit program.

 

 

Shortlines

 

Arnaud

Added several photos three new units moving as CFAX 1007, 1005, 1006 (plus. prior owners inc. KCS)
enroute on CSX 410 at Manville, NJ 5/16/2023. (3 days later they were in Buffalo). Where are they now?

 

Quebec Railway Corp.

CFMG

Added 6906 one of 7 secondhand SD40 units. Also, subsequent owner ASDX 6906.

 

 

Industrial

Ontario

GM Oshawa

Add GEXR 1565 nee CR 1649 (above).

NOTE: Confirm if unit went to Oshawa (via ONR) or to Goderich to exchange it.

 

Sarnia

Esso Polymers

Added LDSX 1391 inc. prior owners.

 

 

Nova Scotia

Added (scroll down) National Gypsum 2 enroute from GE part of two unit 45-tonner order. .

 

 

 

Rolling Stock

Shortlines

ONR

Added baggage car 416 part of the 14 new equipment for the Polar Express

 

 

Stations

Re-used; Museums

CNR Burlington (nee GTR Freeman)

Added recent photo also rolling stock CN 78188, box car CP 404109 (ex Memory Junction), TH&B 1 rail automobile.

 

 

ARCHIVES

 

Maps

Added Hamilton, ON B/A Oil 1966 street map showing all Railway lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

May 1, 2023

Anniversary of the creation of this website.

"The Tripleheader" May 1, 1960

 


 

SPECIAL THANKS to Braedan Dunne who answered request for photos of TRMX 101 and 102.
See (below) Industrial Locomotives in Alberta

 

ARTICLES

CPR Ontario District

CPR Lambton Yard

Added (link in caption) Runnymede Road (scroll way down) more street scenes over the decades

Leased power

Added 5 unit UP freight years before CPR leased a bunch of these SOW (Scrap_On_Wheels) units that prevented the return of steam. Read why.

 

GENERAL

 

Sudbury Area Mining Rys.

INCO Added INCO 111. (Including enlargement)

 

 

Toronto Streets

Runnymede Road

Added (scroll to bottom) colour photos in later years inc. link to TTC loop. .

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

Train Galleries

 

CNR RDC

Added (scroll way, way down) D-453 an RDC-4

 

 

Steam Locomotives

CNR Preserved. Scroll way down) CNR 5288 being relocated again and intended to be returned to operation at a tourist RR. Sadly, not in Canada!

 

 

Industrial Locomotives

Alberta

Transmark

Added TRMX 101 and 102 includes several prior owners photos with a long history!

 

 

 

GENERAL

 

Toronto Streets

Runnymede Road over more than a century! Includes original subway under CPR Lambton Yard.

Added great colour scene including TTC vehicles and more. Be sure to click on ENLARGE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

Special thanks to Jacob Patterson who identified this photo from Jim Parker as being a Toronto Train Trip Association excursion that operated from Toronto Union Saturday, September 26,1959.

CNR Diesel train photographs gallery (scroll way down). for details of this event.


 

 

ARTICLES

CNR Predecessors

GWR history

Added LINK early view of Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge. Also, existing colour picture has added ENLARGE link.
An even much larger version of that colour scan is availble via e-mail.

 

CNoR Central Ontario Added (link) system map 1910 and coloured post card Picton 1879.

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

REO motor cars advertisement inc. GTR trainload of them!

 

Photograph Galleries

Locomotives

CNR predecessors

GWR

Added No.41 Spitfire Provincial (broad gauge) Gauge. Includes a HUGE enlargement!

 

CNR Steam

Preserved

Added (scroll down) two photos of 2747 (nee GTR)

 

 

CPR steam

Atlantic type. Added 210 one of only three 4-4-2's on CPR.

 

Suburban tank engines.

Added 1992 4-6-4T (one of only three) on suburban passenger train circa 1912. .

 

CP Diesel

Subsequent owners

FURX

FURX 3052 ex ECRX 3013 nee CP 5632

 

GO Subsequent owners

Added (scroll to very bottom) details WCE 907 (PHOTO WANTED) newest addition to roster account rebuild program.

 

 

 

Stations

CPR Quebec

Added (scroll down) great old photo post card of Rigaud station. Note man on velocipede. Why? Thanks to: Jim Christie.

 

 

Industrial

Quebec

SOPOR

WANTED Photo of recently acquired CP/StL&H/D&H 7306 nee LV 319

Added photos (see link in caption 6055) ERIE 1217 ex CR 5404.
Also, (see links in caption 4998) of former owners GTW 4998 and CV 5801

 

 

Radial railways

Toronto Suburban Ry. Guelph Line. Added (scroll down) this great old scene.

 

Street Railways

Brantford

Added (scroll way down) Brantford Municipal Ry. 131 in a great street scene from years ago! Including very large scan.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

March 1, 2023

 

ARTICLES

CPR Toronto Yard

Added photo of 415384 fire car

Road Engine gallery Added 4708

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

VIA Rail

Added interesting early VIA scene at Brockville. Read details.

Also, (scroll way down) CN 6617 in VIA paint pre-VIA final era.

 

Park Trains

Added photos of Heritage Park Ry. CPR 9 and HPR 6412

 

 

Locomotives

BCR

Added BCOL 640 first M-420 2000 HP new style cab. Also RCL-682

 

CN diesel

RS-18 Added 3126 in Nova Scotia

 

CPR steam

Preserved

Added (scroll to bottom) 5931 numbered as 5934. Find out why.

 

CPR diesel

Added 4215 + getting serviced at St.Luc diesel shop. Great black and white photo in colour era.

Drake Street power

Added 7073 and 8044 plus 4075-8520 and 1408_14xx

POCO Power

Added 5533, 4571 (rare for MLW power here) and 5638.

Demonstrators

Added (scroll down to very bottom) CLC F/M 7005 7006 became CP 4064 4065. Preserved; 4065.

 

 

ONR steam Added (scroll down) Northern type 313 complete with smoke deflectors.

 

 

Shortlines

CANDO

Added (scroll down to West Fraser Ltd. Hinton Pulp Div). CCGX 5206 (inc. prior owner) switching pulp mill.

 

 

Mobil Grain 3147 added photo (caption link) prior owner KCS 6606 (nee CN)

 

 

 

Industrial

Alberta

Transmark

Added 2 units PHOTOS NEEDED (REWARD) long history multiple prior owners. Several photos included.

 

Quebec

New company added (scroll way down) Canadian Vickers, Montreal

 

 

Rolling Stock

CPR freight (steam era) Box cars loaded with apples at CPR dock. Click on enlarge and check out that switch!

 

ONR Passenger equipment. T&NO business car Ontario Added (caption link) subsequent owner ORA 200 TEMAGAMI

 

 

Stations

 

Reused

CNR BC Added GTP Mc.Bride now a visitor centre. VIA stop.

US Roads in Canada

Added several photos C&O Mooretown station, CN 76611, velocipede etc.

 

 

Interurban Railways

BCER

Added photo of sightseeing tour cars built after Montreal tour cars.

 



Niagara Falls Park and River. Added brief history of Niagara Gorge Ry. and photo of open car 45.

 

 

 

 

LINKS

C&O Canadian Division Photos

A great collection of photographs over the years posted by retired C&O railroader Bruce Mercer.

 

Read the best in history, stories and photographs past and present along with the latest in news.

Examples are the two old interurban sightseeing tour photos above.

Subscribe: email Paul Bowen brspaul@rogers.com

Please mention your read it on Old Time Trains website. .

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

February 1, 2023

ARTICLES

 

CPR London Division

Woodstock Branches

Added (scroll down) D10 1051 sitting on shop track.

 

CPR Toronto Division

Weston

Added (scroll down) closeup old photo of typical wooden level crossing tower. See what is in the background.

 

CPR Lambton Yard

Added (scroll to very bottom) Extra CP 896 West so designated as it is on its way to run on the CN Oakville Subdivision
and train orders must clearly identify non-CN trains on account a similarly numbered CN locomotive might also be running.

 

 

Toronto Terminal Railways

New Union Station Gallery Must be a Sunday! Not much traffic.

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

Trains

CP Rail

A meet with 5651 stopped in front of the station as another freight passes by higher up. 30 years ago!
Also, CP 9574 on CN directional running trackage in the Fraser River Canyon. 18 years ago.

 

Tourist

Port Stanley Terminal Rail

Added (scroll way down) L4:2nd including (links) prior owner photos.

 

 

Locomotives

 

CPR steam

D10 class 4-6-0

Added (scroll way down) 1100 on Western Lines.

 

Jubilee type 4-4-4's

Added 2929 at Steamtown in Vermont looking spotless like the famous "John Street polish!"
Sadly, for many years it has suffered from neglect at Steamtown in Scranton, PA. A disgrace!

 

DAR Added (scroll down to locomotive gallery) D10 1040.

 

BCR diesels Added better quality photo of MLW 676. Read about its history and subsequent owner.

 

CPR Diesels

FA and FB units.

Added B-unit 4410 with comparison to identical unit facing in opposite direction. Good for modelling details.

 

CP Rail

M636 Added 4726 at St. Luc.

 

 

Shortlines

Huron Central

Good news department!
Federal and Ontario governments come through with additional financial support to a maximum of $31.5M shared 50/50.

 

 

New Brunswick Southern

Added (scroll way down) NBSR 6315 finally repainted after about 10 years! Old owners (3) right below it. Guess who!

 

 

Industrial Steam (other than Ontario) Added (scroll to very bottom for Nova Scotia) Wallace Quarries dinky.

 

Industrial Diesel

Alberta

Added (scroll way down to L) Lafarge Cement leased FURX 5510 GP38-2 (replacing after over 20 years) old GP10 1749.

 

Ontario

Added (scroll down to E for Elmira) LANXESS switched by Waterloo Central Ry. Freight Solutions.

Added (scroll down to P for Princeton) drone views of Stubbe's Cement in tiny Princeton 5 miles west of Parris.
Only a Car Mover to switch their two private sidings. See what remains from the distant past!

Johnstown

CREWS contract switching. Exchanged photo of JLCX 1202 DIT (Dead In-Transit) for better quality/size image.
See also notation re: additional photos needed.

Port Robinson

Geon Added #NIL ex Falconbridge 104 including prior and subsequent owner photos and current PSTR.

 

 

Labrador

Added BMEX 523 the last all-electric loco enroute to Carol Mine. Also, photo 520 in the current paint scheme replacing the short-lived original paint scheme in old photo. Note too the detailed description of these unique locomotives.

 

Nova Scotia

Added (scroll down to very bottom) Wallace Quarries #NIL Plymouth with great history! Also, it is preserved!

 

Stations

Stations resused/preserved

DAR Middleton Railway Museum.

Adding even more equipment! Former CNR (nee ICR) 7260 0-6-0. Also, two dinky engines. A Vulcan and a Plymouth.

 

Stations

 

DAR Kentville, NS Added old photo of this HUGE old station.

 

GTR Ontario

Guelph Added great old photo circa 1908 courtesy Jim Christie.

Added (scroll down) Princeton. Also, link to more recent photo!

 

 

 

Radial Railways

Toronto and York Radial (1877)

Added predecessor dating from 1894.

Toronto & Scarboro' Electric Ry. and Power Co. Inc. maps, history, subsequent owners up to TTC.

Toronto and Mimico Electric Ry. Added two photos of earliest (small) double decker open cars.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January 1, 2023

 

STORIES

I REMEMBER by Herb Stitt

Stories by a retired CPR locomotive engineer 1915-1962. Pocket book 100 pages.

 

 

ARTICLES

 

CPR Toronto Division

Parkdale Added photo of CPR and CNR yard jobs switching industries. Inc. enlarged image and closeup of yard office.
New contributor Ed Helmich.

West Toronto diamond.

Added photo (scroll way down to CP Rail) of 955 with MLW covered wagons about to head north on the MacTier Sub.

 

 

CPR Trenton Division

Passenger service 3100 and 3101 having a meet around 3 AM in the middle of nowhere!

 

Ontario Southland....Added photo of 1249 in new paint! Also, old view of 501 and 502.

501 and 502 (nee PGE 1001 1002) both now on Waterloo Central as 1001 1002.

 

 

GENERAL

Toronto Streets

Humberside Avenue with first TTC double deck bus service.

Added old 1923 photo of street scene nearby that shows a footbridge still in use and historically designated.

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

 

Trains

 

CPR E&N

Added 9199 see what was added to this RDC and why. What was "outlawed" by the Canadian Transport Commission.

 

Tourist

Park Trains

Nova Scotia

Added photo of former Upper Clements 2 foot gauge train at it s new location at Trueman Blueberry Farms.

 

 

 

Locomotives

 

CNR Steam

Ten-Wheelers Added 1274 working a yard job.

 

Preserved

Added 1521 (ex 1274) at its current location in Nova Scotia. Inc. prior locations.

 

CPR Steam

Added (scroll down) 1292 at the depot in Austin, Montana. Uncertain what a CPR engine was doing in Montana!

 

 

CP Rail

S-3 Added 6554 in first CP Rail paint scheme.

SD40-2F

Added photo of a long line of new units rejected by CP Rail due to numerous faults. GMD refused to take them back allegedly telling CP "you bought them, your problem." Unsure if GMD did any corrective work on them howver CP cancelled a subsequent order!

 

TH&B

Diesels Added 53 in CP Toronto Yard.

 

VIA Rail

RDC Budd Cars

New gallery created just for RDC's along with several added photos of early years original Budd Cars (inc. ex CN) and RDC-2 converetd into all-baggage. Several rare interior photos. Plus, subsequent owners.

 

 

Shortlines

Trillium

Added (scroll way down) old photo (2+ decades) of pre-decessor PCHR 308. See also prior and subsequent owner photos.

 

Dealers

Lambton Diesel Specialists

Added MVPX 904 newly acquired SW900 with an interesting history.

 

 

Industrial

 

 

Labrador

Added another brand new electric locomotive for Iron Ore Co. of Canada's Carol Mine Railway a non-common carrier
which is why this is not catagorized as a shortline gallery entry.

 

Ontario

Hamilton

New location added. Railcare Inc. a G&W subsidiary acquired in 2014.

 

Johnstown

CREWS added aerial views of repeated expansions.

WANTED REWARD photos of CREWS diesel units roster shots and switching.

 

St.Marys

Added entry new industry Roslin Enterprises collecting organic waste (used cooking oil) and shipping it to their plant in USA to be recycle into bio diesel. This property was previously used by Hayes-Dana to make vehicle chassis.

 

Nova Scotia

Fundy Gypsum Added 647 with train.

 

 

Rolling Stock

Re-used Other

Added (scroll down to Alberta) CP 437083 on display in Lethbridge. Notes former and subsequent preserved locations.

 

Private

Added (scroll down to Mobile Grain ) also, clikc on link in title for more photos inc. many locomotives.

MGLX 625156 ex Saskatchewan government grain service now private.

 

 

Station Galleries

CPR Western Lines

Saskatchewan

Added photo of opening ceremony 1908 Saskatoon and later years view of passenger train.

Businesses reused

New listings for Island Stone Pub and Saskatoon Station Place.

Added multiple photos inc. night and interior views former CNR and CPR stations.


 

DAR

Added Middleton Railway Museum inc. ex CNR 1274 relocated from Upper Clement Park, Nova Scotia

 

 

Radial Railways

London & Lake Erie Added combine 84 (later NS&T 68/113).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

December 1, 2022

 

 

STORIES

German Spies Caught in the Junction!

World War II in West Toronto Junction only recently revealed to the public.



ARTICLES

Ontario Southland

Woodstock area Added (scroll to bottom for other views of this style diamond) this great drone view at Carew.

Power gallery. Added 1245 in its brand new paint job!

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Locomotives

CPR

Diesel

Genset subsequent owner.

 

 

Shortlines

Arnaud-Wabush PRLX 4844 CFAQ 1001

NBM Rys. Maine Northern 6406 leads containers by the Saint John River. Photos of former owners included. .
Also, photos of leased power and former owners. See details of photos wanted. REWARD!
NOTE: Eastern Maine is acquiring (from CP) CM&Q trackage connecting NBM Rys. Read details.

 

St.Thomas, Aylmer, Tillsonburg Ry.

GIO Rail has struggled to operate this small piece of the former CNR Cayuga Subdivsion previously run by OSR and Trillium.
Operation was usually once a week frequently handling 2 loads! Considerable tie replacement took place unnoticed throughout the summer. This permitted increasing speed. Recently (November) a month-long back log of fully loaded tank cars (held in St.Thomas CN yard) was freed-up when CP gave permission for a one-time movement over the St.Thomas Sub. and on November 23 OSR hauled those 22 loads! The problem lay with CN whose ancient trestle on the former L&PS radial railway being unable to support the heavy tank cars. The answer will likely require tank cars to be loaded to a lesser weight. Another option may be stopping off the cars beyond the bridge (CN London Yard?) for top up from either extra tank cars or tank trucks shuttling back and forth. Time will tell.

 

Industrial

 

Saskatchewan

K&S Potash (scroll down to K) Start with KSPX 8806 enroute to join older LEAF loco at this potash mine.

 

 

Ontario

Hamilton HOPA Aerial photos of Pier 15 where a large transload truck/rail for steel shipments is to be built.

Port Robinson Oxy-Vinyls Added newly leased LDSX 6089 ex STELCO replacing LTEX 1014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

November 1, 2022

 

Library

Limited time offer: This excellent hardcover book of history is available FREE (pay shipping/postage only)
Great Christmas gift! Even if for yourself!

 

 

STORIES

CPR Branchline Memories by Bob Shaw
Part 3 Working on the Goderich Subdivision

 

 

 

ARTICLES

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

Trains

Tourist

Rocky Mountaineer Has branched out into the USofA.
Added two photos RMRX 8020 (above) and 8021 with a long history of prior owners!
Check out what is in the background of SCL 1553!

 

 

Locomotives

 

BCR Diesel

Added BCOL 809 one of a dozen Alco C-425's acquired from bankruptcy of Erie-Lackawanna.

 

 

CPR

Diesel

CP Rail Added (scroll way down to Delaware & Hudson) 7311 nee LV 324 one of a dozen Lehigh Valley GP38-2's

SD40 SD40-2 Added 5622 at POCO. Also, subsequent owner.

 

Subsequent owners

Added new entry (scroll down) First Union Rail
starting with FURX 3021 ex St.L&H 5449 nee D&RGW Also, 3051 nee CP 5622

Subsequent owners#USRoads

Added new entry (scroll down) Lycoming Valley including map of shortline also LVRR 3025

 

HELM Added HLCX 6229

 

 

ONR

 

Diesel Subsequent owners. Added (scroll to very bottom) ITSX 1736.

 

Shortlines

 

CANDO Sturgeon Terminal

Added CCGX 4212 and three sisters handling a big train of Dow Chemical traffic. See their units as well.

 

CEMR Gallery Added CCGX 1501 and 1502 along with several photos prior owners.

 

New Brunswick Southern Added EMRY 6403 (ex NS) in an autumn scene.

New Brunswick Southern Added (scroll down) NBSR 6304 (ex PLM 3021)

 

 

Industrial

BC (scroll down to R)

Richardson International

Added FWDX 0006 TP90

 

Ontario

Hamilton

STELCO

Added No.84 brand new late in 1959!

 

Sarnia

Lambton Diesel

Added LDSX 6084 and 6089 before and after photos. Nee STELCO Hamilton 84 and 89

 

 

Rolling Stock

CPR steam era

Added (scroll down) 272007 old wooden truss-rod horse car! Link to 1911 detailed article for these cars

 

CPR Service

Added (scroll way down) 401028. Snow plows are still necessary including basic wedge plows unchanged after decades!

 

 

 

Street Railways (scroll down to Street Railways)

New entry for Port Stanley Electric Street Ry. Co. starting with a letterhead. (That's all!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

October 1, 2022

 

ARTICLES

 

Algoma Central

Diesels Added several photos of subsequent owners (PREX BUGX) covered wagons ex VIA nee CN.

 

Guelph Junction Ry. (OSR)

Added map (link) colour coded to give you a better idea of the trackage, spurs and connection to CN and CP.

 

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

Trains

 

Park trains BC

Added several photos of narrow gauge Kimberley Underground Mining Ry.

 

 

Locomotives

AMT Added (link in caption) 1301 on Durbin and Greenbrier Valley RR tourist train.

 

 

BCR

Subsequent owners.

Added (scroll way down to Mexico) FNM 730 leaving town possibly after power switch. Note 3 other photos same place.

 

CNR Diesel Preserved US roads

Added (link in caption) "B&O 800" Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR nee CN 6780

 

CPR DIesel

SD40-2F

Added (scroll to bottom) 9022 brand new! Also, 9022 freshly repainted in new CP paint scheme after CM&Q acquired. .

 

Subsequent owners

AMT 1301 Added (link) Durbin & Greenbrier 1301. A long history of owners, many tourist RR's. .

Subsequent owners INDEX US Roads

Adirondack Scenic

Added 1845 with 30th Anniverary train (see what he is hauling next to the power!) Also, 4243. All ex NBEC.

Canton RR) CTN 1204 ex 8114.
Anyone know if Weyerhaeuser and/or Colgate Business Park still exists in Maryland? QUESTION

Central Maine & Quebec Added 9022. One of several remaining on roster when CM&Q acquired 12/2019.

Clinton Terminal

Added CTR 1650 relocated to another switching operation replacing shut down operator.

MVPX Subsequent owner.

MVPX 1507 ex CP nee 8417 now Cargill CRGX 615.

 

CP Rail

GP9 Added (scroll down almost to bottom) 8835 rebuilt 8242.

 

Self-propelled

Early RDC images. See 9116 added link in caption to prior owner LV 41.
For subsequent owner see CP Rail era image 9116 and links for modified as 9306 RDC-5 and VIA RDC-1 6143.

 

 

US Roads in Canada

Added (scroll down) aerial of Pere Marquette roundhouse in St.Thomas

 

 

 

Shortlines

 

British Columbia

Kelowna Pacific Added GMTX 2258 nee DEVCO 224.

 

 

Ontario

Trillium/GIO Rail

Added LDSX 7920 (ex ESSO Chemical 7920 nee CN) fresh leased "power" for Trillium replacing leased JLCX 3502.
Sadly, for rail enthusiasts MLW/Alco power has been on standby status for sometime now.

 

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Southern.

Added PRLX 6767 just acquired. Be sure to click on link 5507 in caption for interesting scene.
Also, see interesting "things" in link CR 3327 caption next photo 3028.
Plus notes for other recent acquistions. Especially don't miss 3068 see what it is pulling!
Lots of interesting prior owner images too. Enjoy!

Also, NBSR 9801 leading three other units across a bridge 21 years ago! . Ex owners details and some photos.

 

 

 

Nova Scotia

DEVCO Added subsequent owner (scroll to very bottom) GMTX 2258. Kelowna Pacific.

 

 

 

Industrial

 

BC

Alliance Grain Terminal Added NREX 7004 replacement gen-set for their indentical unit.

 

Alberta

Sturgeon Terminal

CANDO Added 4023_4024 at LDS. Ex CP GP9u/GP w/photos as well.

 

Ontario

Oshawa General Motors GEXR switching contract.

Added QGRY 3548 3539 switching towards CN yard with CP passing overhead after setting off and/or lifting at GM.
Huge enlargement! Check out several prior owners images including a surprise!
New contributor Andrew Brown. Special thanks to Dennis Wu for his assistance.

 

 

 

Rolling Stock

BC Hydro

Added BCH 502 an all-door box car for lumber loading.

 

BCR

Added BCIT 800603 a double plug door box car (compare to old style double doors car in below photo).
These cars were used for loads going into USA to ensure they are loaded back to Canada immediately or sent empty.
CP had to set up fleets of equipment for subsidiary railways such as E&N, QC etc. to stop US railroads from using them to move their own traffic to/from USA points which caused shortage of cars to load at home in Canada.

 

 

CPR

Freight equipment Newer era. Added CP 268911 International of Maine Division (US built/owned) box car.
Created new catagory for subsdiary roads. Includes a surprise!
Started with E&N 292172 and QCR 75266. Both box cars in USA. CPR did this to stop US RR's from using their equipment for US destined traffic. AAR regulations required cars to be loaded back to Canada or returned empty.

 

 

OCS equipment

Added 401391 Stores Dept. box car. Ship supplies from Main Shop Stores to local stores across the system.

 

 

Interurban Railways

L&PS Added (scroll down below end of thumbnails) C-3 caboose in 1939!

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

September 1, 2022

 

ARCHIVES

Added front cover of CNR Ottawa Terminals employee time table 8 effective 1953.
Likely for passenger service conductors, a convenient vest pocket size for tidy appearance not sticking up out of side pocket. Plus, safety of not catching arm against larger bulky ones including when collecting tickets with jacket open.

Also, (scroll down) CNR Time Tables added scan of large map Ottawa Terminals 1956 inc. CPR & NYC connections.

 

 

ARTICLES

 

CPR Ontario District

London Division

. Branch passenger service.

Added (scroll down) the busy scene shown above. See also existing photo of this same train arriving in Guelph!
Note that the relocated station still exists! Beach Street Station.

 

Yard diesel gallery

Added 1597 and subsequent owners inc. LDS (leased GIO Rail)

 

 

INTERURBAN RAILWAYS

Toronto Suburban Ry. Junction Weston Line (scroll way down) to Heydon House a historic building still in existance although in very poor condition. Added photos of Heydon familiy Junction residence. Learn what other business Heydon operated nearby and local pronuciation of Osler.

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

Tourist

. E&N Div. CRHA

Added two more diesels acquired this year. Grand Forks 6703 (ex CP) and Paper Excellence 696 ex M&B nee SP.

 

 

 

Locomotives

 

CP Rail

Subsequent owners

NRE Added 1283 ex UP. Note: Previously leased to Kidd Creek mine.

 

 

 

Shortlines

CANDO

Sturgeon Terminal

Added aerial view of completed terminal including HUGE enlargement!

 

 

Essex Terminal

No loco photo but added aerial view with news of $11.2M expansion of Morterm warehouse capacity funded by ETR and Federal governemnt through the National Trade Corridors Fund.

 

Hudson Bay OmniTRAX era

Subsequent owner Added (scroll to very bottom) CBGR 2510 nee C&NW.

 

 

Trillium

Added new shortline St.Thomas, Aylmer, Tillsonburg including newly leased LDSX 1597

 

 

 

Industrial

 

 

Manitoba

. Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting

Added (scroll to very bottom) FDDS 406 m.u. equipped 70-tonner one of 4 acquired.

 

Ontario

Added (scroll way down to T click on thumbnail) for great aerial view of Richardson International's elevators in Thunder Bay complete with an Algoma laker and two GE center cabs switchers. Also, current photos of all three GE center cab units.

 

Johnstown

. CREWS Added recent photo of newly painted JLCX 1202 GMD-1 enroute.

HOLD above and below

Port Robinson

. Oxy Vinyls Added LDSX 6089 nee Stelco 89.

HOLD for better photo. emailed (RLK) editor re forward request to photographer . Kyle Stefanovic.

 

Timmins

Kidd Creek Mine Glencore Note: Includes detailed history of a number of mine owners over the years.

Added NREX 1684 nee ATSF 2299. Also, NREX 1283 nee UP.
LINK aerial view of Kidd Creek Mine.
Also, LINK their Matagami mine closed 6/2022.

 


Toronto

Andrew Merrilees (D) Added DCI 700 one of a large batch of GE 70-tonners

 

 

. Quebec . scroll down to G

Added G3 elevator at Port of Quebec City FURX 5563 and newly arrived EFCX 1005 transferred from G3 in Brewer, SK

How did a single NS unit wind up Canada? Part of a fleet of 80 FURX (5501-5580) lease units upgraded to GP38-2 from N&W GP38AC units. Apparently, NS decided signing a lease renewal was too expensive as was their purchase price.
They returned the units to First Union and instead they leased a fleet of SD40-2 units from HELM.

 

 

Logging

. BC diesel

Added Paper Excellence 696 (ex M&B 16 nee SP) recently donated to E&N Div CRHA on VI.

 

 

Rolling Stock

CN Work Service Equipment

Added 59328 auxiliary cable car ex oil-electric long preserved (with ex CP BC) at Dundas Valley Conservation Sulphur Station (photo wanted of station). Also 60027 cable car ex 15836 "doodlebug". Photos of both. See what else!

 

 

 

Toronto Streets

. Sunnyside

Added great old photo circa 1927 of Sunnyside Amusement Park as well as Edgewater Hotel in later years as a Days Inn
and more recently a Howard-Johnson's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


AUGUST 1, 2022

 

ARTICLES

CPR Ontario District

Toronto Division

Former CPR Ticket Office main building.

New owner is converting offices into condominiums (a.k.a. condos).

Perhaps a new address (1 King St. E.) would be a good selling point!

The Shopper's Drug Mart will remain (unfortunately) as per their lease.
Hopefully, something can be done about all the crappy looking red everywhere.

 

 

 

North Toronto

.Grade separations

Added Lansdowne to later years subways.

 

West Toronto

Royce Avenue

Added photo of subway (scroll to bottom) under Galt Sub. tracks just at east end of West Toronto Depot platforms.
One pedestrian crossing the street on a Saturday during the Great Depression. Can you find two other pedestians?

 

 

 

CNR

Predecessor roads

GTR

Northern Ry. of Canada

Toronto, Simcoe & Muskoka Junction

Ever hear of it? Me neither! Added historical plaque describing this little very early railway that was absorbed into another small railway itself also to be taken over before long.

 

 

GENERAL

Sudbury Mining Railways

VALE (INCO) diesel gallery added aerial view VAEX 2006 switching (closeup) loads from their Coleman Mi

 

 

Toronto Streets

Royce Avenue

SEE (scroll up this page): CPR Toronto Division West Toronto.

 

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Locomotives

 

CP Rail

Subsequent owners

Salt Lake Garfield and Western (Patriot Rail) 8223 and 8201 looking pretty nice freshly repainted!
Also added (scroll to very bottom) links to ex KCS 2903 nee CN 9559

 

 

GO

Subsequent owners

Added (scroll way down) RNCX 105 one of several ex GO units converted into cab control units for commuter service in North Carolina.

 

 

QNS&L

Added 409 and 408 looking well-worn after more than 20 years hauling iron ore. Part of entire 11 unit trade-in.

Also, added 448 and other units enroute completing current order of 19 GE remanufactured BNSF units.
This further modernization of roster should release 4 leased units (3 SD70ACe nee CSXT and 1 SD40-2 nee BN)
plus possible retirements.

 

TH&B

Self-propelled.

Added 301 gas-electric car and coach on local branch passenger meeting NYC E unit hauled train.

 

 

 

Shortlines Steam

Sydney & Louisburg Added (scroll to bottom) combine 4 preserved at Exporail.

 

Shortline diesel

 

Manitoba

Hudson Bay

Added 6000 first unit of large new order. Prior RR identified and photos (links) added.

 

Ontario

SOR

Added RLK 4001 and GEXR 2303 (ex B&O photo inc.) handling switching around Nanticoke on the small portion of
former G&W lease.

 

Quebec

Roberval & Saguenay

Added (scroll down to colour photo 27) one of their two very rare MLW M420TR units at subsequent owner; ADIX 27.

 

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Southern

Added 3028 new acquisition enroute! Inc. ex photos. Check out the vehicles in old CR 3327 photo!
Added 911 in brand new paint.
Also, 8144 leading three other units on train 907. Not exactly "shortline" looking!
Multiple former owner photos for units.

 

 

Industrial

Steam

Ontario

Added Electro-Metallurgical 6 one of 3 0-4-0T's. Also, latest relocated photo.

 

 

Diesel

Ontario

Merrilees Toronto (Dealer)

Added (scroll down to IREX section) link to RDG 103. Also, added IREX 0176 and link to ex SBD 176.

 

Mc.Kinnon Industries St.Catherines

GMD one-of-a-kind hydraulic preserved.

 

 

Rolling Stock

 

CNR

Freight

Added (scroll down) 429407 "storage car 1" old wooden car for use by unknown entity. MofWay ?

 

Facilities

CP Rail

BC facilities

POCO diesel facility Added 4523 on the turntable also 7047:2nd and 5013:2nd at the complex sanding facility.

 

 

 

Stations

CPR Toronto Division Added 1912 group of photos.

 

 

Street Railways

Toronto Suburban Ry. Junction

Added (scroll down to Weston Line) Heydon House. c.1920

 

TTC

Junction Later Years

Added (scroll to bottom) view Dundas & Keele showing no tracks or trolley coach wires nor any Hydro wires.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

HAPPY DOMINION DAY!

July 1, 2022

 

 

STORIES

Bob Shaw is back with another episode of his CPR Branchline Memories Part 2 Braking on the St.Marys' Way-freight.

 

 

ARTICLES

CPR Bruce Division Special thanks to Ralph Beaumont for old colour photos and extensive research material.
Branches scroll down to Orangeville Added photos and maps of Superior Portland Cement marl quarry line. + 0-4-0T

 

CPR London Division

Diesel gallery Added 4025 in original paint scheme.

CP Rail era gallery Added 8732 leading three pups and a covered wagon! Also, 8040.

 

CPR Smiths Falls Division

Brockville Subdivision

Added (links) Public Time Table 1912 cover and Brockville Sub. (Ottawa-Brockville) Note typo!

 

CPR Trenton Division

Port Mc.Nicoll GB&S Added (link) public time table 1912

 

 

CNR Predecessors

Grand Trunk Railway System

Added Conductor's ticket for onboard sales, issued 1911. These were common on all railways for all time.

 

 

Shortlines

Algoma Central

Steam locomotives

Added (scroll down) 23 first photo this Baldwin 2-8-0 class.

 

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Locomotives

BCR Subsequent owners Added (scroll far down) FNM 727 one of several units sold to Mexico.

 

 

CNR

Diesel

SW1200RS Added (scroll down old paint scheme) 1291 and while you are at it check out the above scene!

 

Preserved

Added 4 (44-tonner) and NAR 302 ex CN 1079 GMD-1

 

 

CPR

Diesel

GP9 Added 8507 SG equipped passenger unit in Script paint scheme.

 

CP Rail

SD40/SD40-2

Added 5665 (scroll down) also sub. owner 2005 NREX 5665. Re-sold 12/2020 to Luminant (formerly, Texas Utility)
Martin Lake Coal Mine closed. Enroute 5/2022 Kosce, TX mine and power plant.

 

GP40 (ex SOO/MILW)

Added (scroll down) 4615 (new Beaver paint scheme) plus. ex MILW 2035 and subsequent owner Port Harbor 8955.

 

Upgraded yard units

1500 GP7 and GP9

Added 1500 first rebuilt GP7. It wound up wrecked in a very heavy fog (I was there!) when the Herder was wying it and 1517. He did not see some other power whose engineer stopped when he saw approaching slow movement. It was a LOUD collision! What a mess! Eventually scrapped.

 

 

 

NAR

Steam

Added (scroll to very bottom for LINK) great view of interior cab view of preserved 2-8-0 oil-burner 73

Diesel

Preserved added (scroll to bottom) 302 GMD-1

 

 

ONR steam

Added (scroll way down) 1100 with passenger train.

 

QNSL

Subsequent owners Precision National. Added (scroll down to CNW) 4357 nee 111.

 

 

VIA Rail

RDC

Added (scroll down) IRSI 6202 nee CN D-202 and AEAX 6202.

 

Shortlines

Nova Scotia. Added Windsor and Hantsport.

 

 

 

Industrial

Hamilton Ontario Stelco

Slate Management Newly acquired all Stelco property and is seeking new development on this vast (800 acres) site.

 

 

Thorold Multimodal Hub

HOPA Expands into Niagara area with Bioveld Canada's acquiring of the long-closed Resolute paper mill in Thorold and
turning it into a massive warehouse complex that will include marine freight access. Welland and Port Colborne to come.
Includes great aerial view! Also, photo Bioveld 1305 ex Resolute nee CN 1305.

 

 

Lambton Diesel Specialists

Added LDSX 7920 repainted for lease to GIO Railways. Long-time leased to ESSO Polymers, Sarnia.

 

Tractive Power/Curry Rail Services

Added (scroll to bottom) FWDX 0002 at new dealer in UK which plans to have several of these for local industial switching. Unknown where these additional very unique locos would be built.

 

Rolling stock

CNR

Freight.

Added 429049 one of a fleet of 40 foot box cars assigned to Manitoba grain service out of Churchill due to roadbed being unable to handle heavy covered hoppers used elsewhere. Also, rare one-only horse car 830001.

 

 

Facilities

MAPS Added LINK Large historical map of all railways in Greater Vancouver area.

 

CPR

BC Added great old circa 1910 post card of Revelstoke station, hotel and yard with passenger train stopped.

Added (scroll down to Vancouver) ??????????

 

 

Stations

 

CPR BC Note: Same image as above in Facilities)

Added (scroll down to R) great old circa 1910 post card of Revelstoke station, hotel and yard with passenger train stopped.

 

 

Preservation

Added photo of C&D 7456 ex CNR 0-6-0

 

LINKS

Added link to Railway Stations of Ontario. All railways with extensive history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1, 2022

 

ARTICLES

 

CPR Trenton Division

Scroll down to Oshawa

4451-6260 assignment T19 on the CPR Oshawa Spur passes over the CN Kingston Sub. at Mile 301.9.

General Motors resumed vehicle production in November of 2021 as was CP spur reactivated to serve the plant although
CP as well as CN no longer provides plant switching which is now contracted to Genesee & Wyoming Canada. (also shown)

 

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

Tourist

Bayview Place Added dinky 1501. Ideal for moving equipment on/off the turntable! More power to come!

 

 

Locomotives

BCR Added (scroll way, way down) 805 (ex E-L 2455) with a long history.

 

 

CP Rail diesel rebuilt

SW1500 1298 and 1299 Two units with nice paint jobs but a strange history! . Including photos of subsequent owners

 

ONR

WANTED ......... REWARD ........ Contact Us

Looking for photos of ONR 2300 and 2301 as well as 2203 2204 and 2205

ONR Added NS 2642 Canadian built SD70M to be re# 2301.

 

 

QNS&L

Diesels Subsequent owners

Precision National Added PNC 111 one of several units.

 

Shortline

CANDO

Added GMTX 2163 the future CCGX 4210 nee Cleveland Electric Illuminating. Part of 7 unit recent acquisition.

 

Manitoba

Hudson Bay

Added OMLX 1701 and 2000 along with ex "CP" 1299 and its long history!

 

Ontario

Trillium Added (scroll to very bottom) Subsequent owner 3568 very recently.

 

Quebec

Quebec Gatineau

Added (scroll down) QGRY 6908 nee CN 5198. Be sure to click on 5198 to see what is coupled onto it and where it is!

 

Industrial

Saskatchewan

EVRAZ

Added GMTX 196 ex KCS. Also, (scroll down to IPSCO 10) added link in caption ex to Aliquippa & Southern.

 

 

Quebec

United Railway Supply One of several units rebuilt for Mexico by this small short-lived company.

 

 

Stations

GTR predecessor RR's.

Added GWR Guelph.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2022

 

 

May 1st 1960 Remembered

Sadly, the discontinuance of the old Orangeville Subdivision in late December 2021
and its dismantling now underway is eliminating this scenic line once an enjoyable
train ride for people of all ages to relax and enjoy a sentimental journey.

 

 

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ARTICLES

CPR Algoma District

Sudbury Gallery

Added old photo of SS Altadoc at Little Current coal dock unloading. Wrecked not long afterwards in December 1927.

 

 

CPR Ontario District

 

CPR Lambton Yard

Later years. Added (scroll to very bottom) 1932 photo of street view and Wallace Avenue footbridge over main line.

Road Diesels gallery. Added near-new 8584 and 4470 squeezing onto the table. See who is walking towards camera!

 

 

CPR London Division

Galleries CP Rail era

Added 5500 the very first CP SD40 one of 65 units. Followed by many repeat orders for newer SD40-2 units becoming the largest fleet of any model. Also, added 9011 in London.

 

CPR Trenton Divison

Piggyback service Toronto-Montreal . Added 3072-3025 in the controversial Dual Flag paint scheme.

 

 

 

SHORTLINES

Algoma Eastern

Added employee time table (cover and one page) 1930 Note no First Class trains.

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

 

AMT

Added (scroll to very bottom) borrowed CP Rail RS-10s last MLW 244 powered unit.

 

 

CP Rail

Used SD40-2's.

Added 5421 (with long interesting history) on D&H. Includes 4 photos prior and subsequent owners inc. one in Brazil!

 

SD40-2F Added 9014 in Northern Ontario.

 

The Canadian

Added 4066 eastbound #2 in Winnipeg. Also, 1409 leading in Banff.

 

GO Transit Stouffville Line

Added recent view revealing no change decades later. Still a 6 coach train hauled by a F59PH! Brief history of service.

 

 

US Roads in Canada

Wabash

Added 1158A (and 1158 ?), plus 1189A making a meet. Also, 123 SW8 on road job.

 

Tourist

PSTR

Added old photo of Port yard north of the station. Includes a very large version!

 

 

Locomotives

Steam

U3 class

Added 6288 an Algoma District engine assigned to Britt to switch the coal dock where CPR received lake boats.
Thought to be Sudbury circa 1952. With a full tender of coal and raising steam judging by the black smoke.
Note the marker lamp! Could be ready to run light back to Britt after being in Sudbury for shop work.


CPR Ottawa West

Added 1231 being sanded.

 

DAR Added predecessor Y&AR 6. Only known photo of this short-lived RR.

 

Diesel

BCR

Added PGE 563, BCOL 573 and RCL-688. Also, 701 first of 30 C/M630 units.

Subsequent owners.

Added (scroll way down to Northern Illinois & Wisconsin) NIWX 629 repowered Cat powered RS-18.

 

CN Diesel

RS-18

Added (scroll to very bottom) 3887 inc. photo later rebuilt for Tempo service plus, re#3155 Tempo unit photo.

 

 

CPRail Diesel

SD40 used Added 5421 in Dual Flag paint scheme ex 676 nee KCS 676 three photos.

SD40-2F Added 9004 and 9017.

 

Green Goat

Added LTEX 1703 enroute in 2018. Inc. Prior owners nee NYC
Now, 3/2022 enroute to unknown new location.
Also, (link) USAX 1704

 

Subsequent owners

SD40

SD40-2 . Added in Brazil ALL 9481 and 3 ex owner photos.

 

E&N

Scroll way down to CPRail era

Added late diesel models (GP38's) following GP9 era and Baldwin diesel eras.

 

 

ONR

Diesels

Added 1735 two photos old and new paint schemes. Also power units 205 ex F7B NP unit and 206 nee CN SGU

 

 

 

Shortlines

Saskatchewan

Stewart Southern

Added GMTX 2237 inc. two prior owner photos.

 

Quebec

QGRY

Added newest unit 3537 (nee MP 904 photo of sister 905 inc.) on connecting SLR in Maine.

 

 

Industrial

Alberta Gallery 1

ADM Agri Industries Lloydminster

Added brand new RSSX 2255 LEAF also weigh scale test car CANX 420926 (nee CP).

Gallery 2

Added (scroll down to Sand Source Services) link in caption ex ILSX 143. Nee GCW 5 ancient EMD SC built 1936!
Current location unknown. 3/12/2022 passing through Minneapolis enroute ? Repainted red.

Gallery Dow Added (scroll to very bottom) NWP 3840 and SP 3840 links in caption RS 3840.

 

Ontario

General Motors (scroll down to O) New entry G&W new switching contractor. First time. Prior CN and/or CP switched.

Canada Cement (scroll down to P) New page for Port Colborne added CC 2 (see LINK in text bottom P portion.

 

 

Quebec

Canadian Refractories (scroll down)

Added No.3 a 25-ton Plymouth inc. subsequent owner and sub. of No.1.Photo of mine area. Plus (link) map of RR.

Francon Construction (scroll down)

Added (shown enroute DIT) unknown numbered GE 90-tonner with a long history of owners!

 

 

Rolling stock

CNR Service

Added 72414 MofWay Engineer's bunk car.

 

CP Piggyback

Added 503518 with a CPRail short trailer!

 

 

Facilities

CNR Bathurst Street

Added (scroll to very bottom) Extra 3887 West and 3886 two near-new RS-18's passing Parkdale.

CNR

Added (scroll way down) second view of Mimico Yard ice house with closeup of carts.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

April 1, 2022

 

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ARTICLES

CPR Bruce Division

Bruce branches. Sadly, with the closure of the entire Orangeville-Brampton Railway in late December 2021 the long history
of this railway has come to an end. This 1855 building remains as a lonely reminder of its long history.

 

 

CPR London Division

Guelph Junction galley part two

Added photo of\tail-end of a westbound freight showing yard back in 1959.

 

 

CPR Smiths Falls Division

Added second view of 1834 wih same freight train "The Falls". Corrected typo original date.

 

CPR Toronto Yard

Road engine gallery Added (scroll down to date 1981) 1804 nee 8740 Also, (1989) added 5682.

 

Toronto Terminals

Looking west in 2006. Scroll to very bottom for this and large sized day view. Also, closeup of GO bus terminal.

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

 

CP Rail

Added 5682 leading other units on D&H.

 

 

Tourist Rys.

Alberni Pacific Added more prior history AP 7 (M&B 1055) inc. photo and detailed spec sheet when built.

 

 

Locomotives

Diesel

BCR

Added 702 and 703 part of first order for MLW M630's. Also, 705 first of a second order and an interesting subsequent owner following rebuild! Plus, added (scroll way down) RCL 684 brand new!

 

CP Rail

6700 SW8/9

Added 6716 also photos of it as 6195 and subsequent owner Evraz (ex IPSCO) "Vote" for the best paint scheme!

 

RS-10/RS-10s Added 8572.

 

Subsequent owners

LTEX

Added 1210 ex 8113.Also, LTEX 6214 added (link) prior owners ICE 6214, NREX 5682 and CP 5682.

 

CPR . POCO Added 5682_5668

 

 

Steam

 

DAR steam

Added (scroll down to Gallery) 503 and 504 also (scroll to bottom) 44 two photos.

 

GO Transit

Subsequent owners

Added (scroll down) NCDOT 1984 in their sharp paint scheme. See also many other photos over their history.

 

 

US Roads in Canada

D&H steam Added two photos of 914 one with transfer caboose.

 

 

Shortlines

Manitoba

Hudson Bay

Started with first of 12 SD60M Canadian built (nee UP units) in new owner-Arctic Gateway Group paint scheme.

 

CANDO

Added CCGX 1502 1504 and 1505 part of five GP15AC ex UP units just acquired. Including many prior owner photos.
Also, Added CCGX 5204 first of three fresh SD38-2M rebuilds. Including FIVE prior owner photos including the above. .

 

 

Quebec

Sartigan Added photo 2047 renumbered from 647. All-MLW roster.

 

 

Industrial

BC

DP World Fraser Surrey (scroll down to F) Added photos of 101 a NRE built genset recently received.

 

Alberta

Dow Chemical

Added new switching contractor units GMTX 213 (MP15DC) , 2217 and 2232 (GP38-2) inc. 9 prior owner photos.

Gibson Energy (scroll way down to G) LTEX 6214 inc. prior owners.

 

Saskatchewan

Evraz (formerly, IPSCO) added link to recent aerial view. Also, photos (links in caption 6195) ex CP 6195 ex CP 6716

 

Ontario

Oshawa (scroll down to O) Added Oshawa new entry for General Motors.

Always switched by CN and CP. Late 2021 Genesee Wyoming Canada got a first ever switching contract.
QG 3547 3548 and RLK (GEXR) 4095. Photos at Oshawa wanted. REWARD

 

Quebec

Glencore Canada formerly Xstrata originally Falconbridge.

Started with JLCX 2002:2nd GP20 with long history prior RR's photos included.

 

 

Logging Railways

Steam

Canadian Forest Products Added LINK in caption for 112 nee Snolqualmie Falls Lumber 6.
Note: 112 under repair for Alberni Pacific tourist railway.

 

 

Station Galleries

Station Signs

Hooping Up Train Orders

Added (scroll to bottom) photo D&H Alco PA powered passenger train on Napierville Jct Ry.

 

 

Interurban Railways

BCER Added 1202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

CORRECTIONS

Always welcome no matter how small.

Thanks to Marc Giard for correcting the name of company LaMarchie McGuinty in Industrial Locomotives in Quebec.
Thanks to Phil Jago for location correction of 6551 it being at the Falls heading to Brockville.

 

STORIES

We welcome retired CPR London Division conductor Bob Shaw with the first of his stories working branchline jobs. Enjoy!

 

 

ARTICLES

 

CPR Toronto Yard

Road engine gallery. Added 5011 also 5524-4508.

NOTE: This gallery has been rearranged in (reverse) date order. Back decades ago to when Alco/MLW covered wagons were still common. Worth a fresh look!

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

Photograph Galleries

 

Trains

 

CNR old diesel. Added 6500 with first run of the Super Continental.

CP Rail Added 1865 4742 on the D&H.

 

 

Locomotives

BCR Added 1001 and 1002 switching pigs. Also, 581 (later 606:2nd) following wreck.

 

CN Diesel

GMD1 Added 1901 fresh out of PSC.

 

 

CPR Diesel

SW1200RS Added 8144

 

CP Rail

RS-18 Added (scroll to bottom) 8800 last unit.

 

CP Rail rebuilt

SW1200RS Added 1239 ex 8144 Subsequently ILSX 931

RS-18u Added 1865 ex 8743

 

QNS&L Added 528 enroute, last of 5 units from Australia.

 

 

Shortlines

Saskatchewan

Stewart Southern a WATCO shortline as they expand operations into Canada.

Added CRLX 2022 ex NS nee SOU 5220 once a high long hood forward GP38-2 photos included.

 

 

Ontario

Ottawa Central Added 1865 and subsequent owner Grenada Ry.

 

Dealers locomotives

Independent Locomotive

Added ILSX 931 ex CP 1239 nee 8144. Also, 900 nee AC 140. Plus, 901 ex MNN 901, ex DD-GM 102 nee ETL 102

 

 

 

 

Industrial

BC

Added (scroll down to Delta Alaska Terminal) Added (links) SNCT 51 (above) Napa Valley Wine Train 51.
Canada's only Baldwin 660HP yard diesel new for Crows Nest Pass Coal Co. Preserved in California.

 

Saskatchewan

Parrish & Heimbecker

Added (scroll down to G) PHLX 11 and prior owners STBX, CEFX. MVPX nee SP (phew!)
Added (new) Quill Lake WANTED REWARD photo of PHLX 18 (ex DLCX 6051, GCFX 6051, OK I have these 2). Nee CN 5195 also WANTED No Reward, just thanks. (PHEW 2!)

 

 

Ontario

Haldimand (Nanticoke)

STELCO Lake Erie Works

Added old photo of unique FWDX 0002. WANTED Current photo at Nanticoke. REWARD

 

Johnstown

CREWS

Added JLCX 1202 ex SRY of BC nee CN 1053.

 

Mississauga (Clarkson)

Petro-Canada

Added LTEX 3830 and links to prior owners this unit and others BNSF, ATSF and C&O

 

 

Tourist Trains

Rocky Mountaineer

Added 7488 and 7498 GE B36-7 ex ATSF (included) leased units only power in early years. Craigellachie 1992.

 

 

Stations

Western Lines CPR Kamloops 1910 including a great enlargement! Compare to 1988 structure. Which do like best?

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

February 1, 2022

 

ARTICLES

 

ACR

Rolling stock Added (scroll down) 72 a SGU custom rebuilt.

 

CPR

Construction in the Mountains Added photo of Andrew Onderdonk's private car EVA. Named for his wife/daughter. (?)

 

CPR Ontario District

Toronto Division London engine and van crossing the Diamond. Read what this move was all about.

Smiths Falls Division

Brockville Sub. Added three photos of 6551 (modified for road service w/BTC details) in Brockville next to CNR.

 

Trenton Division

Kingston Subdivison gallery Added aerial colour view of downtown showing station, yard etc. Plus, historic town hall.

 

CPR Lambton Yard After opening of the hump yard.

Added 435857 (Script paint scheme) one of several wooden vans still in use on local jobs.

 

CPR Toronto Yard

Added 550424 open tri-level loaded with new automobiles. In later years multis were shrouded to protect vehicles.

Locomotive gallery 1Pulldown area.

Added (scroll way down) 6560 and 6561 two-of-a-kind ex DAR MLW S3's in a scene that clearly shows the still rural nature of the area more than a dozen years after the yard opened.

 

CPR Subsidiaries

CPEL Added old photo of Preston Car & Coach plant that built streetcars and railway rolling stock.

 

 

Toronto Terminals Railway

History GO street loading view.where GO buses originally used.

GO Bus Terminal

Added night view of almost deserted loading area and day view fully loaded viewed in opposite direction. Demolition view!
Also, new Union Station Bus Terminal interior views of huge waiting rooms and some two dozen loading bays on two levels.

 

 

OSR Port Burwell line.

Added photo of 183 (ex INCO) very late built RS-18 (only a handful built with low nose) having features of Century line of units making it equivalent "C-418".

 

PHOTOGRAPHS Added "Night Lights" sculpture erected in St.Thomas, ON

 

 

Photograph Galleries

INDEX to old magazine articles.

Added 1895 article with map of CGE plant in Peterboro.

 

Trains

The Canadian Added B&W photo 1405 at Sink Lake and Mt. Cathedral/Great Divide

 

CP Rail

RS-18's Added 8734-8741 with RS-10 8568. Also B&M 1225 yard engine sitting nearby.

 

VIA Rail

Added 6767 also subsequent owner Cuyahoga Valley Scenic which has 6771 and 6780 plus ex CP units 1822 and 4241.
Also, "J Train" with 6917 leading. J Train explained.

 

Shortlines Steam

Esquimalt & Naniamo added new gallery for early years including rare 2-4-2T

 

E&N Preservation

Added photo of CP Rail Victoria turntable part of the Bayview Place development.
Also, old water tank resoration at Parksville. .

 

 

Lake Erie & Detroit added century old photograph of men posing with engine number 51 in Port Stanley. .

 

 

 

Locomotives

 

BCR Added (scroll down) BCOL 631 (ex L&HR) Also, PGE 571 part of a three unit order. Also, BCOL 646 M-420

 

CNR Diesel

RS-18 Added 3630 built long hood forward.

 

GTW Added (scroll down) GT 1951 the very last domestic RS-1 built.

 

CPR diesel

SW8 added 6709 assigned to switch GM Oshawa. (Alco's not welcome!)

CP Rail diesel

Added new thumbnail link for used GP40-2 units starting with 4652 nee B&M Also, subsequent owner.

Rebuilt RS-18 Added 1849 ex 8797.

Robot Cars Added Robot-8 1008 ex CLC-FM B-unit

 

MP15 used units

Added 1442 nee USSX 963 subsequent owner GMTX 219.

DAR 9059 on Digby Wharf.

 

 

Shortline diesel

BC Hydro

Added 941 Can you identify its location? New Westminster or Vancouver? Exactly where? CONTACT US ...Preserved

 

CANDO

Added (under contract switching scroll down to Saskatchewan and Co-op Refinery Complex, HLCX 3892 GP38-2

Hudson Bay Added 2506 and ex owner as well as subsequent owner; CRLX 2000

 

QRC Added first photo of Chaleur Bay with SFEX 3000 leading.

Arnaud-Wabush Added photo of CFAQ 1002 1001.

 

 

Industrial

Steam

Quebec Added Brompton Pulp & Paper 4 a rare 2-4-2T

 

Diesel

Ontario

CGE Davenport Works, Toronto. Added old aerial view (ENLARE) of many plants

 

Logging Railways

 

BC steam

Added (scroll down to MacMillan and Bloedel) H.R.MacMillan's rail inspection automobile. One-of-a-kind I would say! Check it out.

 

 

Rolling Stock

Businesses

Food Added (scroll to very bottom) CN 79294 at outdoor market Trenton, NS Check out the ice cream caboose above it.

Reused other Added (scroll down to New Brunswick) CN 79294 Oromocto, NB

 

CN

CNR Predecessor roads. Added (scroll to very bottom) only this photo A&GW 2005 predecessor of NAR.

 

Caboose Added (scroll way down) 79184 CN's first steel van.

Work Service Added 79184 (CN's first steel caboose) reassigned to work service.

 

CP

Vans

Added (scroll down) 437110 one of only two (+7111) SUF (Steel Under Frame) vans shortened 10 feet (24' 10") to allow one additional load to be handled on switchback on steep grade to mine at Trail, BC

 

Facilities

CNR Added (link) aerial view Beach Sub. Stoney Creek QEW.
Also (scroll to very bottom) colour image CN HQ building Edmonton.

 

CPR BC Added photo (50 years ago) POCO shop track etc.

CPR Added (click on ENLARGE link) "Bird's Eye View" huge enlargement Medicine Hat roundhouse circa 1903.

 

 

Stations

CNR

Toronto Added (scroll to very bottom) Weston also GTR Weston. .

 

CPR Toronto Division

Weston

Added old newspaper article and photos of work adding second track to main line. Also, two later years colour photos.
Plus, ex TG&B station. Also, first GO station!

 

 

Bus and Coach Lines

Added new link for GO Transit

 

Street Railways

Toronto Railway

Added section for Toronto & Mimico Ry. acquired by MacKenzie for his TRC.
Photo of two large open cars near Sunnyside in 1896. Map included.

TTC

Added two more views (scroll down to 2nd and 4th) of 1960's era PCC's in great street scenes full of "old" vehicles! .
Check out the price of gas per GALLON!

 

 

 

 

 


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