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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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sdfourty's 312 photos on Railpictures.ca:
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | VIA Rail |
| Date: | 02/28/2015 |
| Location: | Port Union |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | VIA Rail |
| Date: | 08/05/1985 |
| Location: | Washago |
| Province: |
Ontario |
![Engine maintenance facilities, always an opportunity !
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Especially old facilities. On dreary winter days.
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Several TH&B units present including the GP- 7 #72 ( the future CP Rail #1682, retired 2011) coupled to GP- 9 #401 (the future CP Rail #1688, retired 2013 (!)) ; and right centre an unknown TH&B geep with an unknown GMD built CP Rail unit in the back ground.
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No specific date for this black & white negative, a guess would be circa 1976 or 1977. I believe all the structures ( coal towers, fuel storage, and in the background the roundhouse ) shown here are history.
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B & W negative, at Hamilton, by S.Danko.
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Interesting:
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Just envision – at one time – that the TH&B Aberdeen Yard was a prime candidate for an operational steam and rail museum given the facilities: concrete (solid fuel) coaling towers, (liquid) fuel storage, turntable, brick roundhouse - Chatham Street ( demolished 1991) , mechanical shop(s), rail yard for storage, a wye and most importantly a lightly used branch line (Waterford Subdivision) with a westward grade to Summit, as well as access to a mainline with a heavy grade eastward up the escarpment. [ imagine a modern heavy Pacific (or Northern (!)) tackling the Welland Subdivision eastward to Smithville ( then onto Dunnville branch ( the Erie & Ontario Railway))] !
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More TH&B:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7325"> westward </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12998"> extra east </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=3102"> Shwa Turn </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16801"> great shot ! </a>
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sdfourty.](http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/71770008-31-200x150.jpg)
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Toronto Hamilton a… |
| Date: | 01/xx/1977 |
| Location: | Hamilton |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian National |
| Date: | 01/02/1977 |
| Location: | Toronto |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Waterloo Central |
| Date: | 09/13/2014 |
| Location: | Elmira |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian National |
| Date: | 10/09/1984 |
| Location: | Concord |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian National |
| Date: | 06/26/1984 |
| Location: | Charney |
| Province: |
Quebec |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | VIA Rail |
| Date: | 02/13/1983 |
| Location: | Scarborough |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | VIA Rail |
| Date: | 06/xx/1984 |
| Location: | Scarborough |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Terra Transport |
| Date: | 08/07/1982 |
| Location: | Clarke's Beach |
| Province: |
Newfoundland and … |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Waterloo Central |
| Date: | 09/13/2014 |
| Location: | St. Jacobs |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian National |
| Date: | 05/07/1977 |
| Location: | Hastings |
| Province: |
Ontario |
![Just another Canadian.
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Or is it?
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Please do consider how exceptional this Train is.
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And the fact this Train exists at all.
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[especially given the anti passenger rail attitude(s) of many present and past government(s) and possibly future government(s)].
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Via's Flagship train #2 at 12:43 on southbound approach to CN Zephyr, Bala Sub mile 47.0 (mile 46.9 northbound).
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Via's arrival hotline reported #2 expected at 12:55 and with another 47 miles to go, make that a likely 13:55 Union arrival, possibly four hours twenty five minutes off the advertised.
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And today the time is exceptional (hopefully not regular) – and the noon hour light is a challenge.
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Re-built F40PH-2, class GPA30H #6439 - #6401 on the head end (hence the tail end shot – fewer Park's around than F40PH-2's)
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June 26, 2014 digital by S.Danko.
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What's interesting:
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Sixty years after: Budd built Yoho Park continues daily duty - today on the tail end along with other venerable Budd built equipment on #2 including: sixty six year old Coach 8144 (ex CR (NS) 5678; ex Amtk 5678; ex PC 4053; ex PRR 4053, ex NYC2925 (built 1948)), along with sixty year old Budd built for CPR: Fraser Manor and Dining Room Empress.
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The box below the CN signal 470 is an arrow lamp pointing left – that will light when necessary - to alert a crew that their southbound is required to take the siding – on the east side of the main - at Zephyr.
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More Via Canadian:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7292"> #1410 at Bradford </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2439"> CP#8529-8473 at Bathurst Street </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9804"> CP colours at Washago </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7285"> at Maple </a>
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And do make the effort to photograph and ride this train, 'cause who knows how much longer the Via Canadian will be...
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sdfourty](http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CSC_4975-2-200x150.jpg)
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | VIA Rail |
| Date: | 06/26/2014 |
| Location: | Zephyr |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | VIA Rail |
| Date: | 06/08/2014 |
| Location: | Kitchener |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian Pacific |
| Date: | 05/22/1983 |
| Location: | North Bay |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian Pacific |
| Date: | 10/20/1984 |
| Location: | Clarington |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian Pacific |
| Date: | 06/04/2014 |
| Location: | Clarington |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian Pacific |
| Date: | 05/01/1983 |
| Location: | Agincourt |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian National |
| Date: | 07/24/1980 |
| Location: | Toronto |
| Province: |
Ontario |
| Name: | sdfourty |
| Railway: | Canadian Pacific |
| Date: | 05/03/1980 |
| Location: | CP Rail Galt Sub m… |
| Province: |
Ontario |
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