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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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...two Edwardian* Era ex C.P.R. passenger assets meet again....
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ex C.P.R. 12-1 sleeper Hungerford ( 07 / 1913) as viewed from the ( 'original' ) boat tail lounge of the ex C.P.R. S.S. Keewatin ( 07 / 1906).
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September 6, 2013 digital by S.Danko on board the S.S. Keewatin at the Port McNicoll dock
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coupled to ex C.P.R. Hungerford is ex C.P.R. Coach 1431
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ex Ossawippi Express Dining Car / ex CP Safety Instruction Car 41 / ex C.P.R. Coach 1431 ( built December 1923)
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ex Ossawippi Express Dining Car / ex Leaside Station Restaurant dining room / ex C.P.R. Vision test car 65 - ex C.P.R. 12-1 sleeper Hungerford (built July 1913),
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....prior to the 1955 introduction of the C.P.R. 'The Canadian' and the 1960 completion of the northern Ontario section of the Trans Canada Highway (Agawa River to Marathon ) , I am informed that the classy way to travel to the Canadian West was NOT by train, the C.P.R. 'Dominion' being somewhat lacking in fine amenities and with the slow schedule ... the S.S. Keewatin and sister ship S.S. Assiniboia both built 1907 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Scotland fulfilled that need ….. then the 2012 return of the ex C.P.R. S.S. Keewatin to Port McNicoll ….. Refer the web for history.
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* The Edwardian period is portrayed as a romantic golden age of long summer afternoons and garden parties, basking in a sun that never sets on the British Empire. This perception was created in the 1920s and later by those who remembered the Edwardian age with nostalgia, looking back to their childhoods after the horrors of the World Wars. (credit: Wikipedia)
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Port McNicoll harbour update: since my 2013 visit the re-development of the Port McNicoll harbour lands stalled, a 2017 sale of the harbour lands property (excluding the S.S. Keewatin) to another development company may re-start re-development plans, as far as I know the rail cars remain on site.
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Trivia: if you had dined at the Leaside Station Restaurant ( circa 1975 to 1983 operated by CP Hotels ), it is likely that you were in the Hungerford ( appropriately named ) passenger car.
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	09/06/2013
Location:	Port McNicoll
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 4 Favourites

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Get your Scarborough Kingston Subdivision pics soon..

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...this will all change with Metrolinx adding a third track (south side) Guildwood east to Pickering....including a re-build of the Highland Creek and Rouge River bridges...
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Another ubiquitous F40PH power LRC coach train rumbles across the near century old Rouge River bridge.
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March 22, 2015 digital by S.Danko at the Rouge River.

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	03/22/2015
Location:	Scarborough
Province:	Ontario

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…North Bay 82 Miles....Toronto (Union depot) 146 Miles.....
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South (West) view of the Huntsville Freight Shed / Station....
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And the Station has an active lease to an independent small business – a revenue generating restoration !
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June 19, 2017 digital by S.Danko
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The local job locomotive GMD GP9RM, CN #4132 ( nee CN4605; nee NAR#204), is in the yard.
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more Huntsville
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16945"> circa 2007 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=4961"> same engine circa 2012 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30251"> station north side </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/19/2017
Location:	Huntsville
Province:	Ontario

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<br><br> mixed freight CN#369 with 2344-8916-8819 ( ES44DC GE 10/2010 – SD70M-2 EMCC 9/2010 - SD70M-2 EMC 7/2007)<br><br> at mile 280.6 CN Belleville Sub., the Newtonville Road Bridge, <br><br>April 18 2012 digital image by S.Danko<br><br>What's interesting: <br><br> the CN#2344 is the last ES44DC built by GE for CN <br><br>(and the CN #2339 (M-636 MLW 1971 )was the last M-636 built by MLW for CN, retired 1998 )<br><br>see same location: <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30847"> 34 years earlier </a>

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/12/2012
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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VIA #6437 (F40PH-3 GMD 4/1989 ) – Canada 150 wrap - with train #61
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at mile 280.6 CN Belleville Sub., the Newtonville Road Bridge,
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August 23, 2017 digital image by S.Danko
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see same location: <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30847"> 39 years earlier </a>

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	08/23/2017
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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<br><br>VIA Power Cab #153 ( United Aircraft / MLW 1967 * ) is in charge of VIA train #61<br><br> a k a Turbo ( UACL / MLW 1967 * ), three train sets, was a regular sight on VIA trains #60, 61, 66, 67 twenty four trips per week. <br><br> Replaced in 1982 by the LRC 6900 series locomotives and 3300 series LRC coaches...such is progress.<br><br> see the future now past - from 1978 perspective: <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7750"> the future </a><br><br>November 4, 1978 at Newtonville Road bridge, CN Belleville Sub mile 280.6, on Kodachrome 64 film transported by a **Nikkormat EL, photo by S.Danko <br><br>( * THAT is a unique Builder combination)<br><br>( ** the EL is in service today, reserved for the occasional excursion....try that forty years from now with one of today's fancy di-gi-tal's ! )<br><br> ( this is an experimental K64 slide, taken with a newly acquired used Nikkor 28mm F2.8 lens, a true, fast wide angle lens - had to wait two weeks for the K64's return to see the outcome)<br><br> What's Turbo Interesting – a nice break from the constant parade of FP9A's and FPA4's ( ! ! )<br><br> 1977: Montreal to Toronto 335 miles, two scheduled stops, 4 hours 10 minutes Central to Union<br><br> 1977: average speed 80.3 m.p.h. On jointed rail. <br><br> By 1980: Turbo slowed to 4 hours 30 minutes with three scheduled stops. <br><br> October 31, 1982: all Turbo's retired. <br><br>More:<br><br><a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1825"> Cherry Street </a><br><br><a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7447"> Scarborough Jct </a><br><br><a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6555"> Scarborough – two track - Hill </a><br><br>sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	11/04/1978
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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Where's Vimy ?
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The Invictus Games Mascot aboard Skyline #8512 on train #2 (08-29) somewhere in Ontario
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September 1, 2017 photo by Greg Danko, sdfourty collection.
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Notable: the Invictus Games Flag Run team aboard #2 (entrained at Winnipeg), with Vimy ( the Invictus mascot ( yellow Lab)
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VIA Rail is an Invictus Games travel partner
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Invictus Games in Toronto September 23 to 30, 2017
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More VIA Canadian #2
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30589"> train #2 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30558"> head end #2 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8227"> really remember </a>

Name:	sdfourty collection
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/09/2017
Location:	onboard VIA Canadi…
Province:	Ontario

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….just imagine appearing this good....looking nearly new after 63 years......
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Skylines 8511 and 8512, Via #2 The Canadian
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with F40PH-3 #6436/6406 and prestige series Glacier Park holding the markers.
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three hours late ( one of the better 'on time' performances = thanks CN ! ),
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#2 is following right on CN #114 (CN 2835/CN2967/CN8951 - COFC) block
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and a meet with CN#107 (CN 2550/CN2144 - COFC) at CN Quaker
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mile 40.5 CN Bala Subdivison, at Mount Albert, Ontario, 11:05 September 2, 2017 digital by S.Danko
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Notable: the Invictus Games Flag Run team are aboard, entrained #2 at Winnipeg, with Vimy ( the Invictus mascot ( yellow Lab), the Games are in Toronto September 23 to 30, 2017
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#2 consist arriving Toronto Union September 2 at 12:30:
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# 6436 (Canada 150 wrap),
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6406 baggage # 8604
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coach # 8116
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coach 8123
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Skyline # 8511
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Skyline 8512
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dining room Alexandra
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Hunter Manor
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Cameron Manor
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Brock Manor
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Bliss Manor
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Carleton Manor
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Hearne Manor
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Stuart Manor
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Grant Manor
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Chateau Latour
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Skyline # 8500
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dining room Acadian
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Chateau Lauzon (prestige)
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Chateau Maisonneuve (prestige)
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Glacier Park (prestige)
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(a thank you to Tim Hunter for the consist)
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More:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30558"> head end </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5257"> remember </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8227"> really remember </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	09/02/2017
Location:	Vandorf
Province:	Ontario

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A wave from the CN Engineman,
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CN#107 (CN 2550/CN2144 - COFC) at Vandorf, Ontario
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after a double Quaker meet with CN #114 (CN 2835/CN2967/CN8951 - COFC)
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and VIA#2 #6436/6406
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at Vandorf, 11:37 September 2, 2017 digital by S.Danko
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More at Vandorf:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5342"> remember </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5407"> one day will return </a>
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Notable: blistered burnt paint below the exhaust, 2550 overheating recently
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/02/2017
Location:	Vandorf
Province:	Ontario

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Via #2 The Canadian at Mount Albert, On.
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with F40PH-3 #6436/6406 and prestige series Glacier Park holding the markers.
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three hours late ( one the better 'on time' performances = thanks CN ! ),
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#2 is following right on CN #114 (CN 2835/CN2967/CN8951 - COFC) block
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and a meet with CN#107 (CN 2550/CN2144 - COFC) at CN Quaker
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September 2, 2017 digital by S.Danko
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Notable: the Invictus Games Flag Run team are aboard, entrained #2 at Winnipeg, with Vimy ( the Invictus mascot ( yellow Lab), the Games are in Toronto September 23 to 30, 2017
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#2 consist arriving Toronto Union September 2 at 12:30:
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# 6436 (Canada 150 wrap), 6406
baggage # 8604
coaches # 8116, 8123
Skylines # 8511, 8512
diner Alexandra
Hunter Manor
Cameron Manor
Brock Manor
Bliss Manor
Carleton Manor
Hearne Manor
Stuart Manor
Grant Manor
Chateau Latour
Skyline # 8500
diner Acadian
Chateau Lauzon(prestige)
Chateau Maisonneuve(prestige)
Glacier Park (prestige)
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(a thank you to Tim Hunter for the consist)
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more Mount Albert location:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28417"> another season </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5256"> another another season </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	09/02/2017
Location:	Mount Albert
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 13 Favourites

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Move over and slow down....
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...glad the former...
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CN Foreman's crews are busy picking up surplus rail from the recent rail replacement project...
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...VIA #6408 west, #43, slams by at track speed allowing the Foreman's crews some extra whistling.
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May 16, 2017 at 10:38 digital by S.Danko
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more CN mile 280.6
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7750"> another season, different era </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=836"> another era, three builders in one shot </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=27992"> another other season </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14320"> a foreigner </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/1602017
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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Certainly a pleasant surprise....
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Hats off to the Huntsville Train Station Society for a job well done !
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And the Station has an active lease to an independent small business – a revenue generating restoration ! ( maybe GO Transit / Metrolinx can take the hint?)
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June 19, 2017 digital by S.Danko
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Oh, and the local job locomotive is GMD GP9RM, CN #4132 ( nee CN4605; nee NAR#204), in the yard.
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more Huntsville
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16945"> circa 2007 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=4961"> same engine circa 2012 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26318"> same engine circa 2016 </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/19/2017
Location:	Huntsville
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

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The Meet
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CP #8523 east (with CP8807, COFC), #142 is creeping eastward in the siding,
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CP #8877 west ( COFC) rolls westward on the main
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CP Belleville Subdivision mile 156.0; Lovekin, Ontario
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Digital by S.Danko at 10:20 July 18, 2017
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More CP Lovekin
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15329"> circa 2014 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23067"> circa 2012 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15339"> circa 1984 </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/18/2017
Location:	Lovekin
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 4 Favourites

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Werkspoor ' TEE ' #1981 powers Saturday only Northlander equipped VIA train #120 on approach to CN Washago.
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Daily except Saturday Trains 121 and 122 were ONR operated Northlander service, while weekend trains 120 on Saturday, 123 Friday and Sunday and 124 Sunday were Toronto / North Bay service only and operated for VIA.
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The four Werkspoor 'TEE' * units powered the four Northlander train sets at the 1976 introduction to Canada until mid 1980 when all trainsets were repowered with modified ONR FP7a units ( ONR 1519 to 1984 ; 1518 to 1985; 1501 to 1986; 1510 to 1987 ). Apparently the Werkspoor power was challenged by the northern Ontario operating conditions.
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CN Washago was impressive at one time with a four track main passing under the highway #11 overpass: nearest track is the service track, next two is the Bala Subdivision siding and main, far side is Newmarket Subdivision siding and main, certainly looks different here today.
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Also impressive, even up to 1989, Washago was well served weekly with 44 through passenger * trains stopping...(only find that number of weekly passenger scheduled stops in corridor service London, Kingston etc): those weekly 44 trains at Washago:
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14 VIA #9 & #10 ( Toronto section daily VIA Canadian);
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12 ONR #121 and #122 Northlander daily except Saturday;
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14 VIA / ONR over night pool trains #128 & #129 daily Northland;
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and the four weekend trains #120, #123, #124 ( shown on the Timetable as conventional, normally Northlander equipped).
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* built for and originally designated Trans Europe Express service
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May 12, 1979 Kodak Kodachrome 64 transported by a Nikkormat EL, by S.Danko.
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What's interesting, even five years after the September 2012 ONR Northlander discontinuance the Northern MPP's continue to receive constituents requests for a return of the Northlander service , and note a Provincial election is looming within the next year (2018).
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More Northlander:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6773"> by Albert </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14873"> by Bill T </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19916"> Trout Creek </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12654"> GTA </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8047"> Nipissing </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	05/12/1979
Location:	Washago
Province:	Ontario

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GO snow day
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Kingston Subdivision mile 319.5
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approach Rouge Hill
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March 13, 2014 image by S. Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=27467"> cold GO </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	03/13/2014
Location:	Guildwood
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

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Ode to Hopkins Street: October 2016 - wide angle.
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After / Before
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23540"> Feb 2016 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=29501"> Michael - 2015 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16148"> Darrell - 2014 </a>
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October 12, 2016 image by S.Danko
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What's interesting:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23258"> 3 way meet Feb 2016 </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	10/12/2016
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

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daylighted !
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after 80 + years in the train shed shadow, with reconstruction of Union train shed, the platforms / tracks at Union are subject to daylight revealing 1930's era engineering steel frame structure
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imagine the variety of steam and diesel power that has rolled through the Union shed over 80+ years
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get pics of those 200 series GO Control Cabs in the lead position, most are now replaced with the new nose coned 300 series, relegating the 200's to regular coach service.
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July 21, 2016 Image by S. Danko
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	07/21/2016
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

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Michipicoten
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...conjures the raw mysterious lands and waters of the Gitche Gumee...the ancestral and ancient lands of the Ojibway and their predecessors...
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...and imagine my surprise – during the Lake Superior circle tour - after driving that Tremblay Flats Road down to the Michipicoten Harbour, to find an ACR train, with three Geeps, ready to load up raw material for the (surprise – even at that time - operating ! ) Wawa Sinter Plant.
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ACR 103 - 101 – 102 (GMD GP7L-m rebuilt in 1978 by GMD from ACR GP7's 155 – 169 – 165 (original GMD built 1951)), with ACR hoppers at Michipicoten Harbour
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June 25, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko at Michipicoten Harbour, Ontario.
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P.S. For an excellent dialogue on the Michipicoten Harbour, Sinter plant and related rail operations, see images and comment box dialogue ( & merci on this dossier to A.W. Mooney and Chris van de Heide ) :
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7796"> Sinter Plant </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8918"> alternate dock view </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8177"> unique ACR ore cars </a>
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PPS: that old rail dock in the foreground demonstrates the power of Lake Superior shoreline spring ice flows. Compare the remains of the dock in this image with Arnold's 1998 image.
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Sinter plants agglomerate iron ore fines (dust) with other fine materials at high temperature, to create a product that can be used in a blast furnace. The final product, a sinter, is a small, irregular nodule of iron mixed with small amounts of other minerals. (Wikipedia)
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The sinter (processed iron ore & other material) from the Sinter (Wawa )plant was all shipped by rail to the Algoma Steel mill in Sault Ste. Marie.
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Gitche Gumee ( Otchipwe-kitchi-gami - the sea of the Ojibway people )
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Algoma Central
Date:	06/25/1985
Location:	Michipicoten Harbo…
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

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The ERMF continues to take shape
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“The East Rail Maintenance Facility (ERMF) will be an approximately 500,000 square foot facility located in Whitby that will provide mechanical maintenance, body repair, as well as day-to-day cleaning and operational services – all essential in order to provide backend support for regional rail expansion. “ per Metrolinx website.
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Certainly could make good use of that piece of equipment – the 'cherry picker' that is.
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And a modern historic image – the Hopkins Street Overpass – from whence this image is captured - is now history.
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One of my last images from The Overpass.
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October 12, 2016 image by S.Danko
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P.S. With The Overpass gone, where is your East GTA fave railfan spot?

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	10-12-2016
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

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1977
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CN Belleville
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After a fast westbound run on the Kingston Sub, CN Extra* 6060 West pauses in the CN Belleville yard with more than a full head of steam ( * white markers no flags )
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The Extra is en route to Toronto via the Kingston, Campbellford and Uxbridge Subdivisions
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May 7, 1977 Kodachrome by S. Danko
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What's Interesting:
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The Technical: Kodachrome ( ASA ) 64 transported by Nikkormat EL with Nikkor 135mm f2.8 telephoto lens
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The Vehicle: 1969 Pontiac Parisienne four door hard top (Oshawa build) Chevy powered 350 cu. in. V-8 with two barrel carb.
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The Route: The Campbellford – Uxbridge Subdivisons – 'dark' territory - back route was a favourite for many 6167 / 6218 excursions. To my knowledge this May 7, 1977 Extra was the only occasion that 6060 rode the Campbellford Subdivision – at the leisurely 40 m.p.h. speed limit. Stations include Foxboro (mile 6.5), Madoc Jct.(12.2), Anson (mile 19.8 Jct. With Marmora Subdivision), Campbellford (30.9), Hastings (drawbridge at mile 42.0 ( the bridge is still in place)), Keene (53.7), Peterboro (CN spelling; drawbridge at mile 62.1 and interlocking with C.P. Rail at mile 63.0), Omemee (77.8) Lindsay, Manilla, Blackwater, Uxbridge, Goodwood, Stouffville, Markham, Hagerman, Scarborough Junction.
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The Extra: I believe this 6060 trip was a one way CRHA sponsored trip (a re-positioning) consist included several Montreal open window commuter coaches and a Cafeteria. Perhaps some one out there may recall where this trip originated (Ottawa or Montreal). And how riders returned. Anyway it was mid afternoon, about 13:30 by the time the extra west appeared at Belleville.
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The regular scheduled mainline class 1 steam: CN and CP Rail and your Federal Government introduced the first VIA Timetable effective October 31, 1976 to April 23, 1977, at this time VIA was only a marketing campaign, each railway's passenger operations continued as independent divisions within CN and CP Rail – by 1978 CN passenger operations would be managed from the new VIA office – this would a profound impact on the CN Steam Program: summer 1978 VIA CN Timetable was the final year of the regular scheduled 6060 operation, appeared in the VIA CN 1977 and VIA CN 1978 Timetables ( and CN Timetables 1975 1976): 6060 Toronto – Niagara Falls ( and return) every Sunday and Wednesday months of July and August only.

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More 6060 action
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2581"> on the Oakville Sub </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15760"> on the Campbellford Sub </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6315"> Road Switcher </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2152"> on the Kingston Sub </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1966"> on the Newmarket Sub </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/07/1977
Location:	Belleville
Province:	Ontario

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