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Best hobby in the world ! A photographer friend recommended the Nikon brand, bought my first used Nikon in 1976 and continue to use that Nikon body regularly. Best ever train ride: Extra 6060 west, a seven car train, Ottawa to Toronto via the (now lifted) Smiths Falls subdivision (mostly at 25 mph) then onto the Kingston sub, west of Napanee the engineer let 6060 really run: at 80+ mph 6060 sounded like the Turbo ! Then a brief stop at Port Hope demonstrated that the 'grape vine' really worked (who needs "social media" ! ) : the whole town showed up! sdfourty.

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Breaking News – circa April 1977 – the invasion has begun: Seventies Super Power makes Spadina appearance !
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Second generation MLW 1970 built M-636 class MF-36a CN #2307 is in first generation company, identifiable:
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GMD 1958 built FP9A VIA CN #6540
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MLW 1959 built RS-18 CN #3113
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Budd 1957 built RDC-1 CN #6120
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GMD 1956 built SW1200RS CN #1246
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MLW 1949 built S-2 CN #8139
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At CN Spadina, April 23, 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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CN 2307 lived on with:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 7879"> new livery </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/23/1977
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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CP Rail 916 blasts through the Cobourg station site,
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a pair of MLW M636's are a very welcome sight on an otherwise slow boring hot and humid Saturday
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at Cobourg, June 23, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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more Cobourg:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 47546"> FPA-4's </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/23/1979
Location:	Cobourg
Province:	Ontario

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North Shore Meanderings
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CP Rail MoW #90 is the former CPR #9069 RDC-1 Budd built 1957, now resides at Saint Constant
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Behind CP Rail 434029 is a 1100 series Control Cab
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RS-18 8741 is the future CP Rail 1821
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At Schreiber, August 30, 1984 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Interesting: at a future date CP Rail 90 will have permanent ditch lights installed
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more North Shore:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 11907"> L.Pic River </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/30/1984
Location:	Schreiber
Province:	Ontario

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three builders...
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VIA 905 – with GEXR's RLK 4095 - LLPX 2236
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GE 2001 built P42DC - GMD 1966 built GP40 - EMD 1976 built GP38-2
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VIA # 84 at Kitchener, June 8, 2014 digital by S. Danko
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Noteworthy: Rumour has it the P42's days are numbered, in fact 4095 and 2236 may out last 905
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	06/08/2014
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 14 Favourites

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Twenty three years before CPR Hudson 2816 made a re-appearance, the 1978 Royal Hudson "Discover British Columbia" Tour steamed into Toronto Union Depot on April 11, 1978
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BCR 2860 at the Toronto Union platform, April 11, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Note: yes, 2860 rolled down the Don Branch, CP Rail Belleville subdivision miles 206 to 209.6
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more Royal Hudson
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 7412"> Regal </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	BC Rail
Date:	04/11/1978
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

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VIA #190, Sunday only, departs Leaside
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Havelock Budd's last trip September 6, 1982; restored June 3, 1985, finale trip January 14, 1990.
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At VIA CP Rail Leaside, January 20, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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More Havelock Budd's:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46428"> awaiting the crew </a>
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Noteworthy:
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This month, June 2022, the former CPR Leaside station will be demolished by Metrolinx.
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/20/1980
Location:	Leaside
Province:	Ontario

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new LRC car on a test run.
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VIA #62 Rapido with FP9A #6533, on the approach to CN Guildwood, May 13, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Noteworthy
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Scarborough Golf's clubhouse (circa 1913) in the upper left, note the early season golfers on the course visible above the B unit (circa 1954).
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at the 1913 course opening: “A friendly GTR conductor would allow golfers 'a free drop' at the pathway near the (SG&CC )clubhouse....this tradition continued for many years....” [per Scarborough Centennial Book page 10]
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more:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46435"> FP9A # 6523 </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/13/1983
Location:	Guildwood
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 16 Favourites

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Mile 174.2 on the north side of the Belleville Subdivision, west of the Simcoe Street overpass at the end of Centre Street.
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Final passenger trains to stop at CPR Oshawa: CPR overnight pool Trains 21 & 22, October 1965
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CPR Oshawa: 1914 – 1989, February 13, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
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Noteworthy:
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And the last regularly scheduled passenger trains to pass by CPR Oshawa: for a three month period commencing October 1965 CPR rescheduled and renamed train 21 The Royal York and train 22 Le Chateau Champlain and re-equipped same with surplus cars from The Canadian, however these trains were non stop between Leaside and Smiths Falls. Final runs for #21 & #22 January 23, 1966
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interesting: CPR trains 3 & 4 (Montreal – Vancouver) and 12 & 13 (Toronto – Sudbury) The Dominion final runs January 7, 1966
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	01/23/1983
Location:	Oshawa
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 10 Favourites

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Three distinct car bodies
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Three builders
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MLW 1960 built RS-18m CN #3152, one of six modified (1967) for Tempo train service ( 3152 renumbered from CN 3856), geared for 80 m.p.h., engine ALCO designed 251B V12.
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BBD 1980 built LRC-2 VIA #6900 geared 125 m.p.h., engine modified by MLW from an ALCO design 16-251F rated at 3700 H.P.
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MLW 1959 built FPA-4 VIA #6784 ( ex CN 6784) geared 93 m.p.h., engine ALCO designed 251B V12.
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the background: an unidentified GMD FP9A
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Inside the CN Spadina Roundhouse, January 23, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
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What's interesting: in 1982-3 VIA modified some Tempo cars electrical to 480 volts from 575 volts allowing the LRC 6900 series units to power the Tempo trains. VIA returned the six leased RS-18m's to CN, ending the RS-18m's careers. In 1983 two RS-18m's were leased to GO Transit: CN 3152 and 3154. All RS-18m's retired by the end of 1983.
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/23/1983
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 19 Favourites

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GO Transit EMD's: Class GC-430f, geared for 83 m.p.h.
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Acquired 1982 from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, EMD 1967 built GP40-M-2's await the next assignment
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GO 720 to 726 active on the GO roster until 1993-94 then traded to EMD for the F59PH's #562-568;
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EMD resold all seven to LLPX, numbered in the 3203 and up series.
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At GO Willowbrook January 23, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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More Willowbrook:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 14288 "> round noses </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	01/23/1983
Location:	Mimico
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

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Four GMD 1956 to 1960 built NF210 power daily TT#204,
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TT#910 - TT#940 - TT#917 - CN#919 (noodle),
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the fifth and last unit TT#918 in CN zebra livery is in tow due to ground out relay issue.
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Near Wreckhouse Newfoundland, August 2, 1982 Kodachrome, by S.Danko
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More #204:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46482 "> on the high rail </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	08/02/1982
Location:	Wreckhouse
Province:	Newfoundland and …

2 Comments | 8 Favourites

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Certainly one of the shortest VIA #9,
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All Budd (built for CPR): baggage, coach, Skyline, 2 Manor sleeping cars, and Assiniboine Park
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GMD 1954 built FP9A 6510 leads the daily VIA #9, the Toronto section of the Canadian Canadien, to a 19:50 arrival at CPR Sudbury to meet with daily Train #1 originating from Montreal CN Central station where #9 will be combined with the Montreal coach, the dining car and the Montreal sleeping car.
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VIA #9 at CN Don, (CP Don), TTR Don, January 31, 1987 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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More Don: Canadian Canadien:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 48151"> FP9A 6510 </a>
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That automobile, with the bashed in driver door, is motoring on the Bayview Extension and is likely a late seventies (1978) Oshawa built Pontiac LeMans / Oldsmobile Cutlass / Chevrolet Chevelle.
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/31/1987
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 16 Favourites

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Before VIA, the VIA CN was the marketing department of CN Passenger Service
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Sporting unique VIA CN livery, FP9A 6540 also has the lower portion of the body length grill painted VIA blue.
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Do not recall another VIA unit with the grill blue painted.
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And that shade of blue seems lighter than the standard VIA blue we are all accustomed to.....
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And the senior unit(s) present ?
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Those GMD 1951-53 built ONR FP7A's: 1501 and 1521
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And the junior unit(s) present?
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That is MLW 1970 built M636 2307 coupled to the nose of 6540
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The reason for the 70's super power: unknown, suspect the M636 may have been rescue power.
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Those MLW 1959 built FPA4's: 6769 and 6781
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at extreme right is MLW 1957 built S-7 8229
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also present, but out of view: CN 1246, CN 6120, CN 8139, CN 3113
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At CN Spadina, April 23, 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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And those big bank towers are older than you may think.....
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/23/1977
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 22 Favourites

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While awaiting VIA #1, CN extra 9509 west leads two sisters ( 9648 9664) 'elephant style' towards Mac Yard.
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The ubiquitous GMD 1974-6 built GP40-2L(W), CN owned 278 examples.
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At Yonge Street, January 17, 1987 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/17/1987
Location:	Thornhill
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 19 Favourites

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Green Eye for CN transfer Extra 9547
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Following Via CN train #98 Northland – due into Union at 08:00 – a CN transfer with empty bi level auto racks for Oakville rolls through the Don Valley,
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powered by GMD 1976 built GP40-2L(W) #9647
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and three ubiquitous Geep9's: GMD 1956 built GP9 #4575, GMD 1957 built GP9 #4102, and sister #4523,
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At mile 6 Bala Subdivision, 7:50 a.m. April 23, 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46656"> head end </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/23/1977
Location:	East York
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 18 Favourites

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The end of operational life * .... replacement CN trailer and CN Train Register box operational....
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CN Scarboro ** , mile 60.4 Uxbridge Subdivision, mile 325.2 Kingston Subdivision, ** CN's spelling.
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The second CN Scarboro station – the first CN Scarboro station burnt December 18, 1960 taking a load of Christmas presents in the fire. ( Similar location: the GTR's first station built 1856 ( also served the Toronto & Nipissing Railway) the second, also a GTR built 1871) - was removed shortly after this image.
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CN Scarboro, in it's later years was a Train Register station only (no passenger service) for daily except Saturday and Sunday (CN commuter, then VIA CN) trains #630, 631, 632 and 633 between Union and Stouffville. Trains 630 and 633 were equipment moves. Over the years the passenger equipment varied between three Budd Cars and a Geep or GMD-1 with steam generator with heavy weight coaches ( 5100 series).
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The three main tracks in the image are the Kingston Subdivision, the nearest (south) track #3 put in for GO Pickering (1967) service and commenced west of Scarborough GO to east of Guildwood GO. The Uxbridge Subdivision mile 61.0 switch to the Kingston Subdivision is west (left in image) of GO Scarborough. The switchstand in the foreground, off track #3, is for Combrie Lumber over the photographer's left shoulder.
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In this image the Uxbridge track is behind the CN Scarboro station and immediately in front of the Train Register box.
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* likewise for my ancient Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens: very soft at f1.4
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At CN Scarboro, March 12, 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Submitting this image given historical significance: to date I have not seen any other pic of CN Scarboro
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In Remembrance:
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To the left (not in image) is the St.Clair Avenue rail crossing (west of the station) and the GO Transit kiosks and platforms. This crossing was the site of the 4:45 p.m. December 12, 1975 collision: a westbound express GO train hit a stalled TTC bus with fifty passengers. As the TTC bus rattled over the quadruple track crossing the rear door(s) jammed open which applied the bus brakes. At the time of impact most passengers had disembarked with some standing too close the bus: nine TTC passengers died and 21 injured.
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After being deferred for years, the St.Clair Avenue and Midland Avenue grade separation projects were expedited and completed by 1979
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	03/12/1977
Location:	Scarborough
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 17 Favourites

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While waiting for CP Rail #11 ….
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… the eclectic CP ...
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CP Rail power lash ups circa 1978 – these type of scenes are what made us look for more !
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two GMD 1960 built SW1200RS'S; a MLW 1958 built RS-10; a GMD 1950's built FP7A
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8156 – 81xx – 8564 – 40xx
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'Highballing' North: daily CP Rail #955 near Kleinberg, August 26, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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interesting: 8158's third stack is the watch man heater, essentially an engine block heater: fueled by oil (diesel).
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Only about twenty five (of 72) 8100's were: “equipped with safety devices to operate in the lead position”
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and seems to me that this location is near the present day intermodal facility.
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/26/1978
Location:	Kleinberg
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 26 Favourites

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CNoR 1906 built Duncan Ontario, CNoR Mile 11.1 located at the Leaside Spur junction.
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Renamed Oriole by the CNR in 1923, this station was replaced by a new CNR Oriole station (until 1978) at Mile 11.3 Bala Subdivision ( to the north), and at that time the imaged building was re-purposed as a Sectionman's dwelling.
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Amazing this building existed until April 7, 1987 then demolished by Temperman & Sons
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And look closely the bird house is on the far side of the hydro pole – the picnic table is just out of the pic on the left beside the evergreen tree – and per google maps it appears that the willow tree remains in place.
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At CNoR mile 11.1, near CNR Oriole, June 29, 1986 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Interesting:
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The CNoR Leaside Spur built to access the O & Q at CPR Donlands mile 204.8 Belleville sub (east of Leaside), and also to connect with the future (at time of construction) 1919 built CNoR Leaside Shops ( immediately north of O&Q Leaside).
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In Leaside the CNoR main locomotive shop building, a 12 railway stall building (92 x 46 meters ) is in situ, re-purposed as commercial space and today is occupied by a supermarket.
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CNoR Duncan south side view by AWM nine months later:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 38448 "> March 15, 1987 </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Northern
Date:	06/29/1986
Location:	North York
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

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More sights of RP's favourite station G U Operator
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On a glorious June spring day.....
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The fanning was very good .... the second of three heavy freights within two hours....
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The G U Operator stands her ground to hoop orders....
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CP Rail daily train #52 at Guelph Junction, June 8, 1986, Kodachrome by S.Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 47897 "> more G U </a>
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So Eighties: those open auto racks...do I see Plymouth / Dodge products?
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/08/1986
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 25 Favourites

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A ' Workhorse ' of the Spadina coach and freight house yards .....in the 'shadow' of the CN Tower – completed 1976,
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MLW 1959 built S-13 CN #8515 and an ex CN Budd Car
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At CN Spadina, December 15, 1984 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Most of the S-13 retired by 1990, about eleven rebuilt renumbered to the 8700 series and by 1997 sold to various short lines.

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	15/12/1984
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 26 Favourites

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