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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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An eastbound train on the York Sub has a couple of interesting loads consisting of narrow gauge box cars. Origin and destination of the cars are unknown to me. My best guess would be built by National Steel Car and destined to Africa.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/03/1979
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 12 Favourites
One of CN's early ventures into containerization were from rebuilt 40' outside braced boxcars. CN 631017 is shown in Capreol in January 1966 with a pair of express service containers.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/00/1966
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
Comments | 8 Favourites
CN train 218 takes the siding at Barrie, Ontario for a meet with the northbound Super Continental. Normal power for most trains at that time, but a somewhat abnormal routing for 218 going down the Newmarket Sub. Power for 218 was 9579 9590 and 9545. Unfortunately, the track shown here is just history.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/01/1979
Location: Barrie
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 20 Favourites
CN SW1200RS 1325 shoves hard on a cut of cars on a pleasant December 1982 afternoon.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 12/04/1982
Location: Burlington West
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 15 Favourites
CN train 218 has pulled into Toronto (MacMillan) Yard, dropped the head end cars in the yard, backed out on the York Sub, and prepares to take the piggyback cars to the new intermodal yard in Brampton. They have just received their signal to proceed.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/21/1980
Location: Snider
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 13 Favourites
Canadian National's first GP40, 4002, leads two newer versions and a northbound (most likely westbound) freight just south of Richmond Hill, Ontario on July 19, 1980. Power for the train is 4002, 9444, and 9475.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/19/1980
Location: Richmond Hill
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
Train MW-1, with F7Au 9164 for power, backs off one of the shop tracks in Capreol, Ontario. It will back out to the east crossing (Dennie Street) before pulling forward to load passengers in front of the station. 9164 was rebuilt from the 9128. Train MW-1 was an employee only train that ran weekly between Capreol and Armstrong.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/17/1987
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 12 Favourites
VIA LRC units 6901 and 6904 fly westward near Guildwood, Ontario with three cars on one of their test runs.
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/09/1981
Location: Guildwood
Province: Ontario
Comments | 13 Favourites
Canadian Northern early rotary snowplow 61303 enjoys the summer along with other snow equipment. Location and date are a total guess, but Capreol, Ontario is a reasonable guess based on location of water tank (cropped out of image) and yard tracks. The 61303 was scheduled to be renumbered CN 55070 in the 1920 master renumbering plan and may or may not have actually been renumbered. Apparently, there was also a 61301 of similar design. Any additional information would be appreciated.
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Railway: Canadian Northern
Date: 00/00/1920
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
Canadian National Super Continental train # 2, arrives at the Canadian Pacific yard in Sudbury, Ontario after running as Second CP # 2 from Franz. A pair of CP SW1200RS units will couple on to the tail end of the train and haul it backwards to CN Junction where it will regain home rails. CP S-2 7090 has already coupled to the end car of the real CP # 2 to begin switching the train.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/07/1969
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
CN # 2, the Super Continental, has just arrived at CP Sudbury, Ontario. The CN train had travelled down the ACR from Oba to Franz and east from there on the CP. From Franz to Sudbury, it ran as Second CP # 2. A pair of CP SW1200RS units, 8104 and 8158, have coupled on to the tail end of the train and are about to pull the train backwards to CN Junction on the Sudbury Terminal Subdivision where it will regain home rails. It will then back track to Capreol, Ontario where it will be split into trains 2 and 52 and continue its eastward journey only a couple of hours late.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/07/1969
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
Road Repair Car 52352 sits one on the old B&B storage tracks (where the Capreol South sign is now located). Road repair cars would be sent out to remote locations to repair cars that were bad ordered and unable to move to a terminal with repair facilities. Usually, two carmen manned the car which contained basic (very basic) living quarters and enough equipment to enable the repair of just about anything.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/26/1971
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
Comments | 13 Favourites
[Editors note: Shots of these in service with GO are rare. There's only two on this site. Now three] For a brief period in Apil 1976, GO Transit leased a set of 10 double deck commuter coaches from the Chicago and North Western Railroad. The leased cars were numbered 1-5 and 11-15. In this photo, a westbound train with GO 9804 approaches the Long Branch GO station at speed.
Name: First954
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 04/23/1976
Location: Long Branch
Province: Ontario
Comments | 13 Favourites
GO Transit briefly leased a train set of double deck commuter passenger cars from the Chicago and North Western Railroad in April 1976 to test the concept of increasing passenger capacity and comfort without increasing the number of cars in a train. I can't recall how long the cars remained in Canada, but the test was obviously a great success.
Name: First954
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 04/22/1976
Location: Long Branch
Province: Ontario
Comments | 12 Favourites
A CN work train unloads ballast along the Craik Subdivision near Chamberlain, Saskatchewan on a very hot afternoon. A pair of relatively clean GP9s, 4112 and 4237, provide the power for the train.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/21/1978
Location: Chamberlain
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 10 Favourites
I'll be home for Christmas!!!! Well, maybe!! DW&P RS-11 3602 pauses at Capreol, Ontario on December 22, 1968 fresh from rebuilding and repainting by CN in Montreal.
Name: First954
Railway: DWP
Date: 12/22/1968
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
A perfect meet as seen from the head end of the Panorama. Train 302 with a pair of SD40s lead by the 5039 pulls down through the siding at Raphoe, Ontario in October 1968. Perfect in the sense that neither of the trains stopped!!
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/00/1968
Location: Raphoe
Province: Ontario
Comments | 14 Favourites
One of CN's many intermodal trains roars through Sudbury (Jct) ON on its way west.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/10/2022
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
VIA #1, the Canadian, with 6456 and 6459 for power, makes an on-time arrival at Sudbury (Jct), Ontario on Sunday July 10th 2022. But it is in the hole for a meet with a south bound intermodal. It was over an hour later before it backed out of the siding and made its second, and passenger, stop at Sudbury. Only in Canada, eh????
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/10/2022
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
No one in their right mind would believe what was happening here, but here is the photo as proof. VIA #1 arrived at Sudbury (Jct) on time, but was routed into the passing track for a southbound CN intermodal train. After more than an hour delay, the Canadian was allowed to back out of the siding and proceed forward to make its station stop. It should be noted that the Canadian could have held the main line and made its station stop on time while the southbound intermodal could have passed through the siding without stopping as the last car of the Canadian was well clear of the south switch. As it was the freight proceeded by the station and waiting passengers at slow speed, no faster than it would have if routed through the siding. The opportunity for a good meet lost. So glad I am no longer in railroading as I could not take this madness!!!
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/10/2022
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 10 Favourites
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