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A westbound Canadian Pacific freight passes through Cooksville, just about to pass under the Highway 5 (Dundas Street East) overpass west of the station on October 19th 1959 at 4:30pm. P2g-class Mikado 5405 is in charge of the train, assisted by G1 2228 coupled on the front.
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Caption: A westbound Canadian Pacific freight passes through Cooksville, just about to pass under the Highway 5 (Dundas Street East) overpass east of the station on October 19th 1959 at 4:30pm. P2g-class Mikado 5405 is in charge of the train, assisted by G1 2228 coupled on the front.

Photographer:
Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date: 10/21/1959 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CPR 2228, 5405 (search)
Train Symbol: CP wbnd (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Cooksville - CP Galt Sub (search)
City/Town: Cooksville (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Cdntrainphotog
    June 30, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    It is no wonder I don’t really remember the Dundas Highway level crossing at Cooksville if the overpass has been there that long. That is yet another amazing Toronto Township/Mississauga picture.

  2. PRR5406
    July 1, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    Diesels don’t hold a candle to steam.

  3. Stephen C. Host
    July 1, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    Beauty shot Bill!

  4. wmthomson
    July 2, 2016 at 9:09 am

    Small correction to the caption-the overpass (Dundas St) is just east of the station.
    Bill
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