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Originally from Dundas, Ont, always had an interest in trains. Worked briefly with the TH&B Rly in Hamilton and then went west to BC Rail 1973 to 2008 working mostly in Williams Lake BC as Locomotive Engineer. Now retired in Nova Scotia.

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Train 570 thundering along with BCOL 4642, CN 5647 & 2652, BCOL 3901 at Tatton Station Road. I had been enjoying my first few months of retirement when good friend and railfan buddy came up from Vancouver for a visit. He dragged me along chasing couple of trains that day. I had been by this particular spot countless times in the cab of a locomotive but had never been here at ground level let alone taking pictures. Ah well, it was a fun few hours chasing two trains and spending time with a friend.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	BC Rail
Date:	05/05/2009
Location:	near 100 Mile Hous…
Province:	British Columbia

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Early evening grab shot, a Kodak Instamatic Moment of N&W train #91 flying along westward into the sunset after having clattered over the diamond of the CN Dunnville sub. Notes from the day indicate the train had 58 cars and went by at 19:40 on a beautiful summer evening.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Norfolk and Wester…
Date:	06/17/1971
Location:	Canfield
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 12 Favourites

Early evening, N&W train #91 is flying along about to clatter over the diamond of the CN Dunnville sub at Canfield Junction. On this particular day, Bruce Mercer and I spent numerous hours at Canfield Jct and E&O tower, total trains seen that day was 14 from 5 different railways, CN, C&O, PC, N&W and TH&B.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Norfolk and Wester…
Date:	06/17/1971
Location:	Canfield
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 13 Favourites

A sunny afternoon and N&W train #91 is flying westward into the sunset with three F units throttled up after banging over the diamond of the CN Dunnville sub. Canfield Junction was a great spot for raifans with the double track CASO bisected by the CN Dunnville sub and the parallel CN Cayuga sub. Trains of the NYC/PC, CN, C&O and the N&W passed through here on a regular basis, hard to believe that it is all gone now.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Norfolk and Wester…
Date:	06/11/1971
Location:	Canfield
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 17 Favourites

A trio of GP35's, C&O 3523,3528 & 3537 on a eastbound freight have just clattered over the diamond at Canfield Junction on the now long gone CASO sub. The C&O had running rights on this track from St.Thomas. I was about half way between the diamond and Junction Road which crosses the double track mainline. If I recall Junction Road crossing was protected with the old style "wig wag" light and of course it never occurred to me to take a picture of the wig wag arm and light. On this day, Bruce Mercer and I spent time at Canfield as well as E&O Tower further east of Canfield. 9 trains were seen this day, from 4 different railways, including TH&B at E&O.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Chesapeake and Ohi…
Date:	02/19/1971
Location:	Canfield
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 9 Favourites

Train #52 with PC 4022 & 4046 (E7 & E8) is banging across the diamond of the CN Dunnville sub at Canfield Jct. Perhaps this passenger train had 4 or 5 cars and a very lite load of passenger on board for the quick trip through the countryside on the long gone CASO sub. Oh for the want of a better camera that day.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Penn Central
Date:	10/24/1970
Location:	Canfield
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 11 Favourites

Penn Central westbound freight symbol LS3 with three GE "U boats" PC 2850, PC 2545 & PC 2868 on the double track CASO rapidly approaching the diamond at Canfield Junction. The diamond crosses the single track CN Dunnville sub. The track on the right of this image is the CN Cayuga sub and behind me is the diamond of the CN Cayuga and Dunnville subs. Canfield was an interesting place, lots of trains to be seen and quite often four different railways. The tracks are all gone, with only my Kodak Instamatic memories left.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Penn Central
Date:	10/24/1970
Location:	Canfield
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 20 Favourites

On the CASO sub, hotshot train NY-4 with a GE U25B NYC 2527 leading is about to bang over the diamond at E&O tower. Trailing in the consist were PC 3258 and 3026. Note the "one piece" front windshield on 2527. It is hard to comprehend that this great double track mainline as well as the TH&B Dunnville sub are all ancient history now.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	New York Central
Date:	02/19/1971
Location:	near Attercliffe
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

A dreary winter afternoon, Bruce and I went on a jaunt to Canfield Junction and then to E&O Tower on the NYC / PC CASO sub. A Kodak Instamatic Moment captured the westbound C&O train not long after it clattered over the diamond of the TH&B at E&O.We spent about 2 hours at E&O and saw 4 trains, C&O, PC(2) as well as the TH&B Port Maitland job. Previously we spent couple of hours at Canfield Junction and saw five trains, C&O, CN and PC. Oh for the want of a better camera those days.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Chesapeake and Ohi…
Date:	02/19/1971
Location:	near Attercliffe S…
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 14 Favourites

A fine image from Ron Tuff shows TH&B 402 leading a westbound, perhaps at Dewitt Rd. I imagine that this train is the crew returning to Aberdeen after an early morning jaunt to Welland. Sadly on this day the units are looking a little shabby.

Name:	Ron tuff photo, in …
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	03/20/1979
Location:	Stoney Creek
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 26 Favourites

Light at the end of the tunnel and thank goodness the headlight at the other end was extinguished and in the siding. A muggy July afternoon southbound on the Rocky Mountaineer "Fraser Discovery" exiting the 3800 foot long Shalalth tunnel on the BC Rail Squamish subdivision. We are approaching the north siding switch at Seton siding, our meet was "in the clear". This being "dark territory" OCS we would have a restriction(s) at the south siding switch to "restore to normal" "do not proceed until XXXX north arrives at", identify the train we were meeting, restore the switch and then we would proceed to our final destination at Whistler.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	BC Rail
Date:	07/25/2008
Location:	Seton
Province:	British Columbia

3 Comments | 14 Favourites

TH&B 54 taking a break on the shop track at Chatham Street round house on a beautiful autumn afternoon. Note the plain bearings (friction bearing) axles, the heavy tow chain and the poling pole.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	10/??/1978
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

A cold and sunny New Year Day and some of the local railfans have gathered at Bayview Junction to enjoy the first day of the year train watching. The train with CN 6531 is easing off the Dundas sub on it's journey to Toronto.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/01/1971
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 28 Favourites

TH&B 73 & 74 on the East Local at E&O Tower. The crew had been to Port Maitland switching the plant there and now on the way back to Smithville and then to Hamilton. It was a pleasant summer evening, nice time for a train ride.The train shortly before had gone over the diamond of the CN Cayuga sub and is now on the diamond of the NYC-PC double track CASO sub. The tower is gone as well as the double track CASO and portions of the TH&B Dunnville sub.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	06/17/1971
Location:	E&O Tower near…
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

A view of a Erie Lackawanna detour train east bound on the CN Oakville sub. If I recall this train had departed from the TH&B and was heading east to perhaps Montreal for routing back to the USA. It was a busy time for the local railfans. Another "Kodak Instamatic Moment" from long ago.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Erie Lackawanna
Date:	06/27/1972
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 22 Favourites

Late June and early July 1972 saw numerous detour trains from south of the border account damages from Hurricane Agnes. Pictured here is an Erie Lackawanna detour having departed Hamilton (TH&B) and is east bound on the CN Oakville sub. Most likely this train went to Montreal and then back to the USA. My Kodak Instamatic did it's best to capture the scene.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Erie Lackawanna
Date:	06/27/1972
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 19 Favourites

A gloomy winter afternoon and TH&B 73 is struggling along with the East Local southward to Port Maitland. On this day Bruce Mercer and I had been on a jaunt to Canfield Junction and then to E&O Tower and a visit with the Signalman on duty. It was a fun day,lots of trains as well as fond memories. The TH&B at "railway crossing at grade" went over the NYC / PC "CASO" sub and shortly beyond went across the CN Cayuga sub and at Dunnville crossed the CN Dunnville sub. A "Kodak Instamatic Moment" at E&O Tower.

Name:	Doug Lawson
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	02/19/1971
Location:	E&O tower
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 20 Favourites

TH&B 56 doing some work at Kinnear Yard and on the "east leg" of the wye to the Belt Line. The east and west wye legs at Kinnear were equipped with electrically operated derails as well as an interlocked switch with signals. Crews needed clearance authority from the Train Dispatcher before operating on the Belt Line. Numerous "special instructions" were in effect while using the wye at Kinnear as well on the Belt Line.
Oddly enough in the satellite image of this area, it appears that the east leg has been removed since this image was taken.
Thanks to Ron Tuff for this great image from the past.

Name:	Ron Tuff photo, Dou…
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	05/06/1979
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

A great photo from Ron Tuff. Ron has this labelled "Montrose Job" which has me wondering if this was the joint CP-TH&B-PC symbol FT-1 TF-2. The train, in my opinion appears to be travelling west and Ron notes it at Summit. In the older TH&B time table I have there is no Summit on the Welland sub and I'm wondering if it is at or near Vinemount which I recall was the top of the grade. All in all, it is a great scene from long ago. Thanks Ron for the image.

Name:	Ron Tuff photo, Dou…
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	06/08/1979
Location:	near Smithville
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 12 Favourites

TH&B 74 on the point of the East Local near Stoney Creek. Thanks to Ron Tuff for the image.

Name:	Ron Tuff photo, Dou…
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	03/20/1979
Location:	Stoney Creek
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 14 Favourites

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