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About Todd Steinman

I have always loved railfanning. From the age of three - my parents swore I knew where every railway line, railway crossing, or any station was. I was born in Palmerston, Ontario - right beside the old station and rail yard. Although I missed the days of steam, I grew up at the end of what I call the dark period of the railways. Stations were painted in drab, dreary colors - dark colors were also found on locomotive power,etc. However, it does bring me joy in viewing other photos online and remembering how great it was to railfan - especially when I was a kid!I am also happy to share my photos....although my main focus has been of the structures that the railroad companies seem to ignore these days, depsite designation of some. Please enjoy.

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Ex-CN Jordan Station, now a private residence. This station along with current homeowners (at time of photo) were featured in the Hamilton Spectator. The article had great photos of the interior and the work done to transform it into a home.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/14/2005
Location:	Jordan Station
Province:	Ontario

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Beside the station, a pair of trucks sit on what was the Newton Subdivision in Palmerston. These trucks belonged to a caboose - whose body was undergoing restoration in 2011, and has been completed since then. Beyond the trucks is what used to be the old rail yard.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/11/2011
Location:	Palmerston
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 4 Favourites

<b> STOP! </b> Signal 309D shows an all red signal on the ex-Harrisburg Sub switch, now downgraded to a siding at Paris Junction on this very warm summer's day. In the distance (although blurred) is zebra striped CN 2420 and CN 2438 being used as teaching facilities for CN office staff. They were being taught coupling / uncoupling on the north main track. Beside is CN 4119 performing switiching duties on the north siding. When completed, it will head back with it's consist to the Brantford yard.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/30/2011
Location:	Paris Junction
Province:	Ontario

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Much has changed through the years at the Kitchener station. The first change, would be in the form of the city's name change from Berlin, Ontario. The second most notable change would be the removal of the large tower on the station. Around this time, many of the factories that surrounded the station and were serviced by the railway began to disappear. Most recent changes include an overpass. This replaced the level crossing on adjacent King Street, since Metrolinx extended GO Train service to the area.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/04/2010
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

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The former Canadian National Coldwater station. It sits well back off of the old right of way (the ROW is in the foreground). Note the semaphore still attached to the station. It is still a private residence. Photo taken from River Street.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/28/2008
Location:	Coldwater
Province:	Ontario

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The ex-CN Princeton station in a happy retirement as a private residence. It still retained it's railway colors, and had slight exterior alterations. Today you can find the former station grounds in Princeton. It's that big grassy area in behind the post office on Main Street.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/28/2003
Location:	Princeton
Province:	Ontario

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In the late day sun, the ex-Canada Southern station in Essex looks impressive. At the time of this photo, it housed an Art Gallery. Sadly, the Canada Southern is no more. The last remaining rails of this once mighty railroad were torn out around 2012.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canada Southern Ra…
Date:	12/11/2003
Location:	Essex
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 8 Favourites

<b> MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH! </b> On this cloudy day in May, I found myself in Centralia shaking my head in disbelief. The GEXR namesign on the post, the freshly turned over soil...could this station have been demolished? After driving around town for a restored station to quash my fears...I happened upon a citizen and he confirmed just that - my fears! It was too late...I had missed getting photos of the station by months as it had only been torn down in March. <b> TWO MONTHS TOO LATE! </b>

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/12/2003
Location:	Centralia
Province:	Ontario

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The once busy yards in Stratford are all but quiet during this peaceful break in the day. My trip up to the station was anything but peaceful. Many snow squalls, high winds, sleet and even rain was overcome to do some early Christmas shopping in Stratford. And this station always brings back many memories of when I lived in Stratford. Many trips to the station would see the old VIA dayliners unloading passengers, and picking up new ones to take to their destination of London and beyond. <br> I couldn't imagine what it would be like to ride the rails here, as evidenced in the photo it must be a fairly bumpy ride!

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	11/26/2010
Location:	Stratford
Province:	Ontario

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This photo was taken on my first trip to Kinmount. I never really realized it at the time, but I saw something that day. Now looking at this photo, I never realized how centred everything was around the bay window at the front of the station. Everyting is perfect...flowers, wagon and all! <br> The station was beautifully painted in GTR (or CN) colours amd had been restored shortly after the rails were pulled up around 1984-1985. At one end of the station, you could visibly tell that the foundation had crumbled, as it caused the station to sag. On my last trip to Kinmount in 2008, the foundation was fixed, and a wooden ramp was added to the front of the station for wheelchair accessibility. This station has stood the test of time.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/XX/2003
Location:	Kinmount
Province:	Ontario

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On thi cold and chilly March day, I was able to get some photos of the train derailment that happened in Nanticoke a few years back. Only these seven tankers remained with their trucks scattered about - all sitting in a famers field. The track was already repaired with fresh ballast. There was also some environmental concern, as evidenced in the ditches beside the tracks. This leads me to believe that the tankers were full when they derailed, although I don't know what or how this derailment was caused.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Southern Ontario R…
Date:	03/21/2009
Location:	Nanticoke
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 6 Favourites

While on vacation in 2008, I did a day trip with a longtime friend. I had never been to South River before, and in my opinion, this was the first surprise out of that trip.

The South River station in midst of restoration, on a warm summer's day in July of 2008. This shot, looking southward, just took my breath away. Here, you start entering Northern Ontario. And what a view! Nothing but trees, sun, and clear skies.

Name:	Heavy T
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/28/2008
Location:	South River
Province:	Ontario

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I have had the pleasure to photograph this station only a couple of times.

The first time, I saw that the owner was on site, walked up and into the station where he and a few of his friends were having a couple of beers - politely introduced myself and asked if I could wlak around and take a few photos of the old station. Before I knew it - he grabbed the hand that was holding the camera - and in a polite way, asked if he could comphiscate my camera! When I politely refused, and explained further why I wanted to photograph the station, he gave me permission and apologized because he thought I was with the Building Commission for Norfolk County. The owner apparently had secret plans to sell the land and the station, to a developer who wanted to demolish the station and build condos overlooking Silver Lake. He didn't want those 'historical preservationists' to know about his plans so that they could fight to save the staton. He limited me to the outskirts of the fence around the station.

This photo was my second time photograhing the building, and I never forgot the owners words. The station still stands, and hasn't been torn down yet.

Name:	Heavy T
Railway:	Lake Erie and Nort…
Date:	03/26/2006
Location:	Port Dover
Province:	Ontario

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Ex-GTR / CN "Outer" Station located on Montreal Street in Kingston, Ontario. It was in rough shape when I took this photo in 2006....and it hasn't improved. The roof was removed a little later, as the station had been previously damaged by a fire some years before.

It was with hope that something would be done with this station, and that CN would build a new roof. Political and other aspirations apparently won the day, and a new roof has not been built. Last I had known when passing this station again in mid-2013 - the walls of the structure were held up with wooden beams so as not to collapse inwards (or at all!)

Sad that something is still not done - that there is still room to let these historic buildings whither to the elements, whether historically designated or not.

Name:	Heavy T
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/28/2006
Location:	Kingston
Province:	Ontario

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