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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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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 | 10 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 | 14 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 | 19 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
We are sitting in the hole at Woodward, Ontario for a meet with the southbound Super Continental train number 4. Power for number 4 is all "Western Lines" units in the form of 6506-6603-6501. Map location is approximate.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/09/1974
Location: Woodward
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 25 Favourites
An eastbound CN train makes a heavy brake application as it prepares to duck under Yonge Street in Toronto. With only 80 cars and 14,000 HP in the form of 9401 9436 2532 9502 and 9620, all cut in and working, the train had no problem making track speed before having to slow for Doncaster.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/03/1979
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
On a typical Northern Ontario winter morning, train 221, with typical power for that time period, bounces over Regional Road 80 and the south switch at Hanmer, Ontario at speed. The short Hanmer siding was used occasionally for storage, was never used as a passing track after CTC was installed, and has since been removed. Power for the 103 car train was 9526, 9596, and 9537.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 12/24/1984
Location: Hanmer
Province: Ontario
Comments | 15 Favourites
By April 1967, it was very rare to see a CN F7 east of Winnipeg. Here 9034, leading train 301, takes on fuel at the west end of the Capreol Ontario station platform. The other units are 4465 and 3733. The first car appears to be an MDT reefer, possibly with potatoes from PEI.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/00/1967
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
Comments | 15 Favourites
Seeing the picture posted this week of CP 8156 "smoking it up" in Hamilton, caused me to remember taking this picture of her almost 49 years ago! Apparently the 8156 had a passion for "running hot".
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/21/1971
Location: Agincourt
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
The rain has finally stopped as CP RS-18 8745 and SW1200RS 8171 lead a short train over Lake Huron Drive in the small town of Desbarats as they continue their journey to Sault Ste Marie. The mileage indicated is approximate.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/05/1969
Location: Desbarats
Province: Ontario
Comments | 13 Favourites
An all MLW consist leads CN's Super Continental, train 2, east out of Capreol, Ontario in September 1967. Power is an interesting mix including FPA-2 6752, FPB-2U 6858, and FPA-4 6788. Oh how I now wish I had taken the time to capture all that interesting work equipment visible ahead of the train. And yes, those people did cross in front of the train!!
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/00/1967
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 14 Favourites
Three from CP's massive fleet of SD40-2s lead by 5754, with 5650 and 5575 following, guide a short southbound train under CN's Halton Sub and across Islington Avenue on their way to Agincourt Yard.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/00/1986
Location: Woodbridge
Province: Ontario
Comments | 17 Favourites
Brand spanking new right out of the MLW factory in Montreal, two of International Nickel's RS-18s, 208-3 and 208-2, are being given the "once over" by Capreol's shop staff and the outbound crew. These units which are dead in tow were heading to Thompson, Manitoba.
Name: First954
Railway: Industrial
Date: 05/00/1968
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 12 Favourites
On Sunday September 9 1979, VIA's Super Continental, Train 5 (I think??), heads out of Union Station, Toronto, Ontario and is almost blocked by an inbound GO Transit train. The power for the Super Continental is 6513 6623 6504.
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 09/09/1979
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 22 Favourites
Power for the Toronto section of the Canadian drifts past CP's Sudbury Ontario station.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/00/1968
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 12 Favourites
A comparison of small multi marks at CP's Agincourt Yard in suburban Toronto, March 1975.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 03/09/1975
Location: Agincourt
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 15 Favourites
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