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About First954

I was born and raised in Capreol, Ontario. I worked for CN in the Area Engineering Office during the summers of 1965 and 1966. During the summers of 1967-1969, I worked as a brakeman out of Capreol. In the fall of 1969, I transferred to the Great Lakes Regional offices in Toronto. I left CN in 1975 to join the transportation department of Ontario Hydro. I moved to the USA in 1989. I am still an active photographer.

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First954's 124 photos on Railpictures.ca:

VIA train 185 heads west out of Sudbury, Ontario with three RDCs, 6219, 6217, and 6250, making up the train this morning. The CN Sudbury Terminal Subdivision bridge over the CP tracks can be seen in the distance.

Name:	First954
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/28/2018
Location:	Sudbury
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 15 Favourites

Railroading as it used to be!!! A CP westbound freight passes the Sudbury, Ontario station on June 13, 1970. The operator has already hooped up the orders to the tail end brakeman riding on the leading end of the caboose, the conductor is about to hand off the register ticket to the operator, the railroad police officer has decided that there is nothing out of the ordinary on the train, the other railroaders are contemplating getting back to work after the train passes, and finally, I have no idea who the other railfan was. Simpler times.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/13/1970
Location:	Sudbury
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

CN train 215 with very typical power, for the time period, crosses Young Street as it arrives in Capreol, Ontario on August 9, 1986. Units are 9613-9576-9597. The train had 69 loads 39 empties and 6994 tons. With an HPT of 1.28, it will have no problem making track speed as it heads west.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/09/1986
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 15 Favourites

Algoma Central private car AGAWA was a suitable last car on the train which has just arrived in the Soo. Built in 1913 by Barney and Smith, the AGAWA provides a very pampered way to travel. Location shown is approximate.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Algoma Central
Date:	08/05/1969
Location:	Sault Ste Marie
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 10 Favourites

The Toronto section of the Super Continental, train #52, heads south out of Capreol, Ontario with a clean GMD A-B pair complete with stripes matching. Units are 6524 and 6624.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/28/1972
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

INCO Alco S-2 switcher # 203 is shown resting, or rusting, away behind the NRE facility in Capreol, Ontario in August 2010. # 203 began life as Western Maryland 144 in December 1946, then to CIL in 1967, then to INCO in 1983, and finally donated to the Northern Ontario Railway Museum in Capreol in 1998. It appears that the unit never made it to the museum property and I am not certain of the final disposition of the unit.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	08/00/2010
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 6 Favourites

CN GP38-2 5506 and SD40 5171 lift a short but heavy Lowphos ore train away from a stop at the east switch at Milnet, Ontario.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/18/1976
Location:	Milnet
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 12 Favourites

The name on this little beast says it all: ON-TRACK, which it is. This machine was caught at Capreol Ontario on May 26 2019.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Maintenance of Way
Date:	05/26/2019
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

Acting like a bug catcher, VIA FPA4 6760 and FPB4 6862 lead VIA train 72 at Chatham, Ontario on July 10 1983.

Name:	First954
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	07/10/1983
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 12 Favourites

CN 6218, running as Passenger Extra 6218 North, is shown approaching the Barrie (Allandale) Ontario station with an Upper Canada Railway Society special heading to the Barrie Winter Carnival.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/00/1967
Location:	Barrie
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 13 Favourites

Once equipped with steam generators and 89 mph gearing, these GMD-1s have been downgraded and are now working transfer jobs out of Neebing Yard, Thunder Bay, Ontario. CN 1913 and 1914 wearing different paint schemes are pulling a large cut of grain cars, most of which are 40 foot box cars.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/27/1977
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 17 Favourites

CN train 301 pulls down the passing track at Laforest, Ontario for a meet with an eastbound. Power for the train is SD40 5084 C424 3226 and Precision National GP7 970.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/20/1972
Location:	Laforest
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 13 Favourites

VIA train 45 makes its stop for passengers at Kingston, Ontario on May 19 1980. The 9 car train has a mix of CN and VIA painted equipment. Power is FPA-4 6789 and F9B 6633.

Name:	First954
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/19/1980
Location:	Kingston
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 18 Favourites

Canadian National's Super Continental, train # 2, behind a typical A-B-B set of General Motor units, arrives in Capreol, Ontario. In less than a minute the train will be stopped at the station. Power for the train was 6525-6637-6619.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/28/1972
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 21 Favourites

Railways always had a passion for repurposing older equipment to meet specific needs. This truss rod service car is one example. In a previous life it appears to have been a 36' box car, but not certain of its current intended use. Found this car somewhere near the shop area so the location is approximate.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/05/1969
Location:	Sault Ste Marie
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 6 Favourites

Repurposing taken to the extreme!!! This former station baggage cart found a new life at Agincourt Yard working for the Car Department as a miniature parts warehouse. Stationed to the east of the locomotive shops and near the roadway, it contained a variety of journal box lids, brake shoes, and air hoses of varying lengths. An interesting piece of railroad ingenuity.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/09/1977
Location:	Agincourt
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

CN train 214 heads east out of Capreol, Ontario on the now abandoned Alderdale Subdivision with an all MLW power consist: 2534-2519-2500 and 74 loads 3 empties 5585 tons. The train is shown approaching the Ella Lake road crossing.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/04/1983
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 20 Favourites

Running as Extra SRS 123 East, Sperry Rail Services self propelled rail inspection car 123 holds the main at the east switch at Stupart, Ontario for a meet with the westbound Panorama train number 9.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Sperry Rail Servic…
Date:	05/00/1967
Location:	Stupart
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

Just passing through is BN 902, built for Northern Pacific in August 1942 as their 113, then 702 and finally BN 902.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Burlington Norther…
Date:	11/16/1974
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 10 Favourites

CN's train #2, the Super Continental, heads east out of Capreol Ontario on the now abandoned Alderdale Subdivision. Power for the train is 6533-6629-4104. The day was clear and cold and the train was only off the advertised by an hour or so.

Name:	First954
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/01/1971
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 16 Favourites

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