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Doug Page is a photographer based out of the Hamilton Area and has been photographing trains since the 1950's. Doug's collection has been graciously handled by Doug's close friends and a group of volunteers pitching in to ensure the public display and preservation of his collection, not only for use in part on this site but also in other realms, including eventual donation to a suitable museum. Doug has provided his blessing on these activities and you may find him occasionally attending a Hamilton chapter UCRS meeting, of which Doug had chaired and organized for many decades. (Meetings the Fourth Friday of the month, except in summer months, at the Peoples Church, 510 Mohawk Rd in Hamilton - all are welcome - Bryce Lee now chairs these meetings) The group of volunteers who have assisted with Doug's photography include: Bryce Lee, Bruce Acheson, John Eull and Bruce Mercer.

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CP FA-2 4042 leads RS-3 8458 and an unidentified GP35 into Guelph Jct with an Extra West, late in the day in March 1970.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 3/ /1970
Location: Guelph Jct
Province: Ontario
Comments | 13 Favourites
What is is that Monty Python used to say..."And now for something completely different!" How about a pair of Illinois Central C-636s solo at Kinnear Yard in Hamilton!?! While these units may not have been a hit with the IC (retired by 1979, if I'm right) or CP (only briefly leased), they certainly were a catch for the fans.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 3/ /1970
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 12 Favourites
Not everything in this picture is what it seems...Here we have Canadian Pacific's Calgary station switcher handling the power for the No. 2, The Canadian (outbound, if I'm correct). The 1432 is not an FP9 but rather an FP7--originally built in 1951 (note the small dynamic brake fan) and rebuilt with FP9 louvres after a 1964 grade crossing accident. MLW 6610 is not an S-3 but rather the later S-10, one of only 13--all built for CP. And the GP9 is interesting, too--one of only 29 steam generator equipped geeps in CP's fleet.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 8/ /1971
Location: Calgary
Province: Alberta
3 Comments | 13 Favourites
Normally found in Western Canada, today we have GP9 8688 leading FA-1 4015 through Guelph Jct during the winter of 1970.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 3/ /1970
Location: Guelph Jct
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 10 Favourites
The last of CP's 24 GP35s leads an eastbound through Guelph Jct. Another GP35 is trailing, along with CP's first C-424--the 4200-- and two other C424s. Hard to believe that 50 years have passed since this shot was taken...
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 7/ /1970
Location: Guelph Jct
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 12 Favourites
CP SW1200RS 8143 leads four other "pups" (8130, 8168, 8146, and 8147) out of Guelph Jct on a nice late winter day in 1971. Lash-ups like this were a fairly common sight on weekends when such units were gathered up and moved from branch line assignments to Toronto Yard for servicing.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 3/ /1971
Location: Guelph Jct
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 26 Favourites
As the late afternoon gloom descends, the "Starlight" makes its daily trip through Burlington on its way from CP's Toronto Yard ("Agincourt") to the TH&B's Aberdeen Yard in Hamilton. Note that the Brant Street crossing tower is still standing. Power is CP Rail GP35 5012, GP30 5000, and PC GP9 7431. Maybe after the train passes, we'll go into the station to warm up and see if Mercer's working this afternoon...
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 1/ /1971
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 10 Favourites
A late Toronto-Hamilton-Buffalo run-through train TF-2 crests the escarpment at Vinemount on a winter's day in March 1972. Note the TH&B "puller engines" (a GP7 and a GP9) assisting the through power (PC F7As 1752, 1791, and 1773).
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Toronto Hamilton a…
Date: 03/ /1972
Location: Vinemount
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 25 Favourites
Another demonstration of the rule that "the best trains run on the lousy weather days". Here we have a westbound CP freight, likely the Starlight, easing through the track diversion due to the construction of the Brant Street underpass in Burlington. It is led by an interesting lash-up of CP RS18 8751 in "script", GP35 5021 in the then-new CP Rail colours, and leased Illinois Central C-636 1101.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 5/ /1970
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
Hard to believe that 50 years have passed since this shot was taken--the processing date on the slide is May 1970! An extra west crests the hill at Guelph Jct behind RS18s 8738, 8740, and steam generator equipped RS10 8464.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/ /1970
Location: Guelph Jct
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
A train from Niagara stops to work at Parkdale Yard in Hamilton. While waiting for delivery of GP38-2s and M420Ws in 1972-73, CN had many C&O GP9s on lease; here we see 6041,6054, and CN SD40 5047.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 4/ /1972
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 15 Favourites
CN C-424s 3230 and 3229 lead a freight through Aldershot on fine spring evening in 1969. Note the block of reefers on the head end, both mechanical and ice cooled!
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 5/ /1969
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
Comments | 17 Favourites
An eastbound freight powered by an A-B set of Bessemer & Lake Erie F7s pulls into the Eastward siding at Copetown. Copetown had sidings on both sides of the main line (63 cars on the Eastward track and 61 cars on the Westward Track). A footnote in Timetable 22, February 19th 1961 stated "East switch of Westward siding at Copetown is an interlocking, operated from station. When stopped by fixed signal trainmen will communicate with Operator at Station and be governed by his instructions." This locally controlled switch, of course, facilitated helper engines on the front of a train ascending the Copetown hill clearing the mainline.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 4/ /1964
Location: Copetown
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 20 Favourites
CP Rail RS-10s 8584, 8594, and an FB-1 still in the "old colours" struggle up to Guelph Jct late in the afternoon of a snowless winter 1973 day.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 12/ /1973
Location: Guelph Jct
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 15 Favourites
I don't have any records of the train ID; however, a check of the October 25, 1964 public timetable suggests that this is train No. 77 a daily except Sunday schedule between Toronto and London with 14 stops. Like No. 18--which also made its last run on December 31, 1964--this train was a "milk run" express-handling train--note the 7 head end cars and a single coach. Interestingly, the train departed Toronto first but was "scooped" by Toronto-Windsor train No. 29 while making its Hamilton station stop (departing at 9:33 AM). No. 77 did not have a scheduled stop at Dundas; passengers were accommodated on No. 29. Power is an FPA-4/CPA-16-5 combo!
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/ /1963
Location: Dundas
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 19 Favourites
Between showers on a summer afternoon in 1963, train No. 646 from Niagara Falls and Hamilton handles express traffic at Burlington. If the train was on time, it's 3:29 PM and the train will arrive in Toronto at 4:15 PM. Note the fruit on the baggage carts, visitors in the cab of the RDC, the train order semaphores and the "flag stop" lights on the mast of the train order signal. If you look closely, you can also see the van of a CP train in the distance. My, how times have changed...
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/ /1963
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
8 Comments | 22 Favourites
On a fine summer evening in 1962, train No. 18 pauses at Burlington behind FPA4s 6786 and 6785. Largely an express train (with a sole "rider coach" at the tail end), this train originated in London at 4:45 PM daily except Sunday and was scheduled to arrive in Toronto at 8:50 PM then depart four hours later for Montreal's Central Station, finally arriving at 10:40 AM. In prior years, this train originated in Windsor (for example, the April 30, 1961 public timetable shows No. 18 departing Windsor at 12:50 and arriving London at 3:42 PM). In April 1962, CN made changes to service in southwestern Ontario, so perhaps the express traffic from Windsor was moved on No. 106 which was scheduled to depart Windsor at 11:35 AM. A review of public timetables turned up a note stating the last trip of No. 18 from London to Toronto was December 31, 1964; the train was still shown between Toronto and DORVAL in April 1965 timetables and no longer listed a year later.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 7/ /1962
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 16 Favourites
CN GP9 4535 leads another GP9 and an RS18 past the station at Copetown. Note the operator out on the platform, giving the extra east an inspection and the train order signals showing no orders to be delivered.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/ /1962
Location: Copetown
Province: Ontario
Comments | 18 Favourites
CN 391 waits its turn at Paris Jct. Power is CN 5718, BNSF 4319, and UP 3620.
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 3/11/2007
Location: Paris
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
Prior to last "Great Recession", railfanning at mid-day was almost an obligation...there was plenty of "Foreign Power in Ontario (FPON)" and CN train 394 normally had power running through from BNSF. Today is no different, as we see BNSF SD40-2 7033 and CSXT GP38-2 2514 heading east through Copetown while 385 approaches with CN 2533, BNSF 8606, CN 5558, CN 2570. I wonder what else we might see...
Name: Doug Page
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/11/2007
Location: Copetown
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 10 Favourites
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