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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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Smoke hangs heavy from early season forest fires in Thunder Bay, Ontario on June 26, 1980, as the first section of an eastbound train arrives behind a pair of SD40-2s and a pair of SD40s. 5655 leads the 5771, 5546, and 5540. Location show is a guestimate as my memory does not go back that far!!
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/26/1980
Location: Thunder Bay
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 16 Favourites
A railroad's ability to reuse and adapt older, no longer needed, equipment for new uses and purposes can be amazing. Take CN 72026 for example: built by CC&F in 1959 as a double deck auto transporter in the 720000 series. After the introduction of 89 foot bi and tri level auto racks, the car was converted to passenger train service (note the passenger trucks) in 1972 as part of CN's car-go-rail program and renumbered to 9503. It was eventually converted again to work train service in 1993 as the 72026. The paint scheme on this car is rather unique as the "CN" is in the passenger red/orange paint versus the traditional white paint on other freight and work service cars.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/00/1995
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 11 Favourites
CN's lowest numbered SW1200RS, 1204, sits just outside the inbound inspection covered area at Toronto Yard. If you look closely the engine appears to have taken a little abuse as the rear handrails are awfully close together and the steps are pushed up under the cab. Just another day in railroading and maybe a form 3903 to be completed.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/02/1975
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 14 Favourites
Locomotive Engineers were treated to their own accommodation when assigned to work trains. On the other hand, the conductor and both brakemen had to sleep, cook, eat, and work in the caboose.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/05/1980
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 12 Favourites
One of CN's many Toronto area transfers kicks up some snow as it makes good time returning to Toronto Yard on January 15th 1978.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/15/1978
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 20 Favourites
Only a few months old, but already showing signs of heavy use, a pair of SD40s, 5039 and 5042, sit at the west end of track 2R in Capreol prior to heading west on the Ruel Subdivision with train 301.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/00/1968
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 15 Favourites
Penn Central GP9B 3800 rests at CP's Agincourt Yard on September 17th, 1977. The unit was built by EMD in November 1957 as Pennsylvania Railroad 7175B.
Name: First954
Railway: Penn Central
Date: 09/17/1977
Location: Agincourt
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 15 Favourites
A pair of CN SW1200RS units from class GR-12f built in 1956 rush back to Toronto Yard with a van hop movement. The units are 1228 and 1237. The units may be from the same order, but there are many differences. 1228: small number board numbers; grey spark arresters; low CN symbol; low cab number. 1237: large number board numbers; silver spark arresters; high CN symbol; high cab number. Hard to believe this photo was taken 45 years ago.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/07/1978
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
A pair of oldies lead a CN freight south out of Capreol, Ontario on July 13th, 2015. 2028 was built for the C&NW in March 1989 as their 8529. It later became UP 9051. The trailing unit is 2423 which was built for CN in March 1990. It is interesting to note the train order board located within the museum's grounds. CN made the museum remove the blades as it might confuse train crews. Train number 314 is a guess.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/13/2015
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 14 Favourites
Still dripping wet from the car washer, VIA Turbo #151 meanders over to Union Station Toronto on September 9th, 1979. A little bruised, dented, and held together with masking tape, the equipment will become the afternoon Turbo to Montreal.
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 09/09/1979
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 20 Favourites
CN train 673, the "Budd cars" from Toronto, have arrived at North Bay and are waiting to head Transfer Yard to be turned. This day, the train was conventional with freight GP9 4523 doing the honors. Former Crusader coach 302 brings up the tail end of the train.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/24/1977
Location: North Bay
Province: Ontario
Comments | 16 Favourites
CN C630 number 2023 leads an extra along the York Sub toward Toronto Yard. Power for the train is 2023 2016 3836 and 9510. Those were the days with no graffiti.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 02/26/1989
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 18 Favourites
CN winterized GP9, 4514, takes a break in front of the Huntsville station on May 21, 1980. The yard looks to be full of cars on this day.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/21/1980
Location: Huntsville
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
CN's first H-16-44, 2200, was having a temper tantrum on a cold December 1966 morning and did not want to start. The mechanic was making adjustments as the Road Foreman provided encouragement. CN had a total of 18 of these FM designed units which were built by Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, Ontario in 1955.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 12/00/1966
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
CN train 474 heads south out of Capreol with an unusual consist which includes SD40 5088, FP9A 6521, and a road repair car first up.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/10/1969
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 15 Favourites
VIA train 3, the Super Continental, looks at a clear signal through the trees as it approaches Milnet, Ontario on August 1, 1981. Power for the 15 car train is VIA 6531-6617-CN 4105. The approaching shot can be seen here: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46484
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/01/1981
Location: Milnet
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 10 Favourites
The Canadian Pacific yard crew is busy getting ready for the arrival of the Eastbound Canadian. Cars have to be pulled from the storage tracks on the east end of the station, sorted, and staged. The new CPRail paint is almost complete, but a few cars still exist in the older version. A lot has changed since this photo was taken, for example, the west half of the station is gone, as are the brick chimney, water tank, and storage tracks. And the view now blocked by the Paris Street bridge.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/12/1969
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 20 Favourites
CN's old wooden and leaky water tank at Washago, Ontario as seen on October 11, 1971. Mileage could also be indicated as Mile 98.8 Newmarket Sub.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/11/1971
Location: Washago
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 9 Favourites
A matched pair of CN passenger units, FPA4 6770 and FPB4 6869, rest on one of the shop tracks at Capreol, Ontario on June 17, 1969 after bringing the Toronto section of the Panorama into town. The units will be turned and head back to Toronto that night on the Panorama.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/17/1969
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 12 Favourites
An all MLW A-B-A set of power consisting of FPA2-FPB2u-FPA4 (6752-6858-6780) are ready to leave Capreol on the Montreal section of the Super Continental. Lots to see in this photo: a half dozen guys roaming around the yard (possibly brakeman trainees), the old water tank, work equipment storage cars, and section gang tool sheds just to mention a couple of items.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/00/1967
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 20 Favourites
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