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About Stuart Streit

I've had a life long interest in trains since receiving a Triang Hornby set for Xmas at age 10 (might have been my 10th birthday?). Started with the usual 4' x 8' sheet of plywood layout and with expansion managed to take over approximately 1/4 of my parents basement. Following engineering at McMaster worked for a small manufacturer prior to obtaining employment in the rail industry. My wife says I'm the only person she knows that turned a hobby into a career!

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A late December (Boxing Day’s Boxing Day!) morning finds Stelco SW900 No. 84 (GMD November 1959) quietly awaiting her next assignment. Note the alternate AAR Type B trucks styles; converted under the front end, roller bearing under the rear of the unit. Note also that her safety orange dress appears to match the lower section of the pipe bridge support tower to the left. For an updated view see Steve Host’s image; <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16419>http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16419</a>

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	12/27/1987
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 6 Favourites

Canadian National GP9RM 4115 is shown eastbound approaching Bayview Jct. with a diminutive one car consist. Originally constructed by GMD in London, Ontario as light weight GP9 No. 4322 in 1959 with Flexicoil trucks and half sized fuel tank, she would carry her original number until being remanufactured by CN’s Pointe St. Charles facility in 1984. Having achieved ‘Freedom 55’ status the venerable unit is currently still active.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/23/1988
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

Remote Control equipped SW900 No. 85 (GMD December 1959) is shown against the back drop of one of the Hamilton landmark’s massive mill structures painted in classic Stelco olive green. Since acquiring the massive complex most of the activity by new owner has involved painting everything that doesn’t move with a coat of USS blue. Sadly, steel making is but a memory. No. 85??

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	12/27/1987
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 11 Favourites

CN SD40-2(W) No. 5358 and IC SD40-2 No. 6139 are down on their knees climbing Dundas hill at a labouring 5 MPH as they prepare to duck under the Inksetter Road Bridge. No. 5358 was from the last build group (10) of six motor wide nose units supplied by GMD London in December 1980 and is wearing the relatively short lived CNNA Map or ‘peeling paint’ scheme. No. 6139 was purchased new from EMD in August 1991 and is wearing the still current WWW.CN.CA scheme, most likely applied when the unit was rebuilt to SD40-3 status in February 2000. While No. 5358 is still active, No. 6139 was retired in 2010.

Name:	Mark MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	2/24/2008
Location:	Copetown
Province:	Ontario

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The quartet of locomotives shown includes every type of unit rostered by Stelco at the time. Featured in the foursome are the following models:
No. 51 - GE 65 Ton, built April 1950 (ballasted to 80 Tons)
No. 54 - GE 80 Ton, built May 1952
No. 74 - GMD SW8, built April 1953
No. 84 - GMD SW900, built November 1959
At the time the venerable GE center cabs were not active and considered to be ‘spares’.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	12/27/1987
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

Future RPca contributors Peter and Mark are shown honing their photography skills on CN 5744 as she leans into the right hand sweeping curve past the Brantford train station. Fall colours on this Thanksgiving holiday Monday are clearly emerging as the shade of the tree in background almost matches the red-orange applied to the wide nose of the GMD built (10/1997) SD75I.

Name:	Stuart Streit
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/8/2007
Location:	Brantford
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 3 Favourites

Canadian Pacific M636 4711 is shown along with 4723 and an unidentifiable sister resting at the former T, H & B Aberdeen Yard in Hamilton. In an attempt to prolong the lifespan of the veteran six-axle MLW fleet, in 1988 CP had M636 4711 rebuilt with a like horsepower Caterpillar 3608 Marine Service prime mover at Peaker Services in Brighton, Michigan. Apparently the new prime mover required considerably more breathing capacity as evidenced by the enlarged and expanded carbody filter arrangement (compared to 4723). Note also the relocated horns and lack of multi-mark emblem at the rear of the hood. While successful, the overall expenditure was considered to be cost prohibitive and no further units were so modified. Nevertheless, the transplant did by her an additional three years of service with CP compared to the rest of big MLW’s which had been displaced by the incoming horde of GE AC4400CW’s. Sold to Minnesota Commercial Railroad in July 1998 and renumbered, the venerable unit continues to soldier on with her replacement power plant. Following a period of storage 71 returned to service in mid-2011. The Caterpillar sound is quite distinct from the original Alco 251 ‘chug, chug, chug’. For a sample of her music go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYUcRqIsHE

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	8/10/1990
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 6 Favourites

Busy Junction. Three year old LRC-2 6900 leads older cousin FPA-4 6785 on VIA 73 upbound through Bayview past a stopped lower priority CN freight train. The LRC, MLW’s final passenger locomotive effort, though temperamental and often unreliable, would prove to be the last Alco Schenectady descendant to see main line service. Delivery of newer power would end the careers of both of the 251 engined units; GMD supplied F40PH-2’s in 1987 would idle 1959 built 6785, whereas P42DC’s from GE in 2001 would cause VIA to set aside class unit 6900. Sadly, neither unit would be preserved.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	9/2/1983
Location:	Burlington
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

A near Christmas Saturday afternoon finds opposing ends of weekend stored GO Transit push-pull commuter equipment at CP Guelph Junction. GO GP40-2(W) 709 was built by GMD London in 1975. Following the introduction of F59PH’s she would be conveyed to Canadian National in 1991 and renumbered to CN 9676. The former GO unit continues in service to this day, currently in the province of Alberta. Note the brass bell above the cab windows. Cab control car 103 was constructed by Hawker Siddeley in 1967. Ultimately displaced by 200 series double deck cab cars, the remaining 100 series cars were sold the province of Quebec in 1994.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	12/13/1986
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 7 Favourites

An early fall Saturday morning finds recently rebuilt Canadian Pacific GP9u No. 1682 switching the Stelco warehouse located immediately adjacent to the Chatham Street Roundhouse. Built by GMD in London Ontario as T, H & B GP7 No. 72, the venerable unit would soldier on until 2012, becoming rebuild fodder for the GP20C-ECO rebuild program at EMD’s new Muncie Indiana facility.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	9/24/1988
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 11 Favourites

A mid-spring Sunday afternoon reveals a potpourri of all GMD power assembled at CN’s Hamilton waterfront Stuart Street Yard facility. Left to right are GP9 4536, GP40-2L (W) 9631, freshly rebuilt GMD1u 1411 and mostly out of frame GP9 4537. Origin and disposition of the assortment as follows:• GMD1u 1411 – built by GMD in 1958 as GMD1 1009, rebuilt by Pointe St. Charles as GMD1u 1411 in 1989, retired in 2006.• GP9 4536 – built by GMD in 1957, rebuilt by AMF (Atelier Montreal Facility) as GP9u (GP9RM) 7053 in 1992, retired in 2010.• GP9 4537 – built by GMD in 1957, rebuilt by AMF (Atelier Montreal Facility) as GP9u (GP9RM) 7071 in 1992, still in service.• GP40-2L (W) 9631 – built by GMD in 1975, retired and sold to Watco in 2004, renumbered to WAMX 4021.Recently announced Metrolinx plans call for the shop building to be razed in order to provide a new right of way related to expanded, all day GO Transit service.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/21/1989
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 9 Favourites

Canadian National GP9 4380 hammers west through Bayview Jct. at the head of a short six car consist. Built by GMD in London, Ontario as CN 4125 in 1957 she would carry her original number until 1984. Rebuilt as a GP9RM (GP9u) by CN’s Pointe St. Charles facility in 1991 and renumbered 7021, she would ultimately be retired following a wreck at Coteau-du-Lac on September 5th 1997.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/10/1990
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

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Last of class Canadian National M-636 2339 powers past Bayview Jct. accompanied by MLW cousin M-420(W) 2563. During 1970, 1971 CN acquired a total of forty (Nos. 2300 -2339) of MLW’s highest horsepower production six motor locomotive. No. 2339 would soldier on until 1995 and be retired. Hope there are no rolled down windows in the open style autoracks. If so, the salesman will have a difficult time explaining why the new car smell has been replaced by the smell of brake shoes!

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	8/31/1984
Location:	Burlington
Province:	Ontario

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In something of a ‘BEFORE & AFTER’ staging, CN SW1200RS 7303 and SW1200RSm 7104 portray Pte. St. Charles’ effort to create a super switcher or ‘SWEEP’; SWitcher + gEEP. Between 1985 and 1987 CN’s rebuild facility created a total of eight (CN 7100 – 7107) SWEEP’s by combining a SW1200 frame cab and prime mover with the hood, main generator, cooling fans and traction motor blowers from donor GP9’s. All were sold to subsidiary CANAC in February 2000. Some of the SWEEP’s were subsequently conveyed to shortlines/industrial customers and remain in service to this day. CN 7104 was originally constructed as CN 1248 in 1956.

Name:	Keith MacCauley
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	4/11/1993
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 12 Favourites

CN GP40-2L(W) 9498 is shown eastbound past the long abandoned Dundas train station in the company of M-420 2515, and GP9’s 4505/4581. Note the ‘extra’ flags on 9498. Sadly, a few months after this photo was taken the ‘Insulbrick’ clad station was torched by vandals and severely damaged. Despite follow up local preservation efforts the station was razed by intentional fire in January of 1988.

Name:	Stuart Streit
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	5/10/1984
Location:	Dundas
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 4 Favourites

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