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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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There is a song about dashing through the snow, this is Dashnine through the snow. A shot from November 30, 2006, south bound, south of Kersley BC. Kicking up snow and I recall the Conductor using some polite industrial language for me to close the window as the cold air was freezing some of his personal anatomy. I was not able to find this location on the GPS map account clouds.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 11/30/2006
Location: near Kersley
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 6 Favourites
No doubt a "winter weather advisory" was in effect this day as we prepared to head north into the storm.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 11/29/2006
Location: Williams Lake
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 7 Favourites
A sign of the times and beginning of the end for BC Rail. This image taken 2 plus years after the Budd car last run, no staff left at the station to remove the notice from the window.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 02/12/2005
Location: 100 Mile House
Province: British Columbia
1 Comments | 6 Favourites
Another photo from Ray Hoadley in my collection of TH&B X-766 at or near Adams Yard, the industrial east end of Hamilton. The 250 ton Industrial Brown Hoist was used to clean up a derailment in the area. The TH&B crews sure gave this machine some TLC and a great paint scheme.
Name: Ray Hoadley, collec…
Railway: Toronto Hamilton a…
Date: 04/04/1984
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 14 Favourites
A photo from Ray Hoadley, taken at Beach Rd, Hamilton as TH&B 53 heads up the Belt Line with Industrial Brown Hoist TH&B X-766 in tow as well as a couple of other cars. Ray must have been standing on the embankment of the subway underpass of the CN Grimsby sub. There had been a derailment in the TH&B Adams Yard and the "big hook" had attended to the scene. In the image there is a bulk head flat loaded with cast iron pipes, one of the cars that had derailed. I recall going through this spot numerous times when I worked for the TH&B. Beach Road was a nasty crossing and mid 1972 a transfer job was heading up the Belt Line and hit a truck at the crossing, killing the driver, some crew members receiving minor injuries and TH&B 56 more or less wedged in the subway overpass.
Name: Ray Hoadley, in col…
Railway: Toronto Hamilton a…
Date: 04/04/1984
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 23 Favourites
North bound on the Rocky Mountaineer "Fraser Discovery" and my view of Lone Butte BC, mile 246.2 on the BC Rail Lillooet subdivision. The old water tower is still there and the local villagers have created a small park with some railway artifacts, picnic tables, tourist info booth and a nice grassy area for people to enjoy. I'm not sure when the water tank was built, the railway first went through here in the early 1900's so I imagine there has been some sort of water tank located here since then.It was a long climb south and I can well imagine steam locomotives needing the water tender filled when they reached here. Lone Butte was an "additional flag stop" for the passenger train when it ran. A few miles prior to this image we had passed the highest elevation on the BC Rail system at mile 243.3 with an elevation of 3865 feet above sea level.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 09/19/2006
Location: Lone Butte
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 6 Favourites
My view heading north on a work train and approaching the short Azouzetta tunnel at mile 598.5. The tunnel at one time had doors on the portal to help prevent icing inside. The doors were protected and opened by a watchman,he inspected the tunnel and then would authorize trains through. This was the only tunnel on the Chetwynd subdivision and after the right of way was re-surveyed the mileage was corrected to mile 597.9. Another Kodak Instamatic Moment from long ago.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 07/??/1973
Location: near Azouzetta
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 8 Favourites
From December 1973 or January 1974. My view from the caboose near mile 809 or at Nig Creek on the BC Rail Fort St. John sub. We had departed our crew change point at Beatton, mile 816.5 and heading south to our home terminal at Chetwynd mile 659.3. Looking at the images it was a bitterly cold morning. Thank goodness for the two oil heaters in the caboose. The images show a typical train of that era, logs, boxcars and tanks. Also we could have pellet sulphur, wood chips and other general freight as well as TOFC. The track at the time was in reasonable shape and we would rock & roll along at 25 mph. I do not recall why the RS3 was mixed in with the loaded log cars although there are two RS18's on the head end and I don't recall any unit weight or axle restrictions on bridges etc. When I left Chetwynd for the last time in 1976, the track was in rough shape north of Fort St. John with 90 continous miles at 10 mph, making for some incredibly mind numbing trips. Note the TH&B boxcar, a long way from home. Perhaps it had been previously loaded with track spikes from Stelco or farm machinery from MF in Brantford. At the time of this image I had been "out west" less than a year and the TH&B box car was a fond memory of my previous employer, the TH&B. all ancient history and memories. thanks for looking.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 12/??/1973
Location: Nig
Province: British Columbia
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
On a cold morning in Chetwynd BC, engine 566 is trailing in the consist, most likely just arrived from a Taylor or Fort St John turn. 566 is not showing any railway logo and most likely the PGE logo has been painted over and the British Columbia Railway dogwood emblem has not been applied. The new logo will be made of a stick on type of durable vinyl material.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 12/??/1973
Location: Chetwynd
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 9 Favourites
An early morning in the mountains, running lite engines north on the Tumbler subdivision after pushing and assisting a coal train from Tumbler to Wakely. Not our usual push up the mountain and it turned into a long night and another sunrise. Unable to locate this scene on the satellite. As near as I can recall the picture was taken couple miles or so south of Whitford siding.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 02/??/1985
Location: Mile 24
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 6 Favourites
A view from the cab, looking at the north portal of the Wolverine Tunnel at mile 47.3 on the BC Rail, Tumbler subdivision. This tunnel is a non-ventilated 3.7 miles long. A typical mid-winter scene.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 01/??/1985
Location: mile 47.3 tumbler …
Province: British Columbia
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
In my collection, a slide from Bruce Mercer. IREX 5 looking pretty clean and capped stack at TH&B Aberdeen yard. I'm not sure but think this unit was out bound on a CPR "Aberdeen Turn" or "Hamilton Turn" and would go up the Goderich Sub to Guelph Junction and perhaps the IREX unit would be setout there for furtherance to Toronto. Perhaps Bruce can add some details.
Name: Bruce Mercer, Doug …
Railway: Other
Date: 01/06/1973
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 11 Favourites
A bad day for trains and a slide from Ron Tuff. Ron's slide is dated August 5, 1978 and shows the location as Lake Ave. Stoney Creek. I was sent a link to A.W. Mooney image posted of this wreck and he shows it at mile 37.6 Grimsby sub.. Also AW Mooney indicates that this was CN train 387 and it encountered a track switch that had been tampered with by some vandals. Quite a derailment ensued involving four locomotives and numerous rail cars. Thank you Mr. Mooney for the information on your image. I have not been able to find out how the engine crew fared in this derailment. Hopefully all survived and it must of been one heck of a ride.
Name: Ron Tuff, collectio…
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/05/1978
Location: Stoney Creek
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 9 Favourites
CN 405 basking in the sunlight at Calder Diesel Shops. Cute little units.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/??/1982
Location: Edmonton
Province: Alberta
Comments | 9 Favourites
A slide from Ron Tuff in my collection, thanks Ron, posted with permission. TH&B 54 doing some work at Kinnear Yard. Not sure what this assignment is or if they have just come up from the Belt Line and switching out the drag. During my brief time with the TH&B, I went on duty at Kinnear Yard 48 times. 47 shifts were various yard jobs that started around the clock. The other time I went on duty at Kinnear was for a east bound detour train June 30, 1972 with EL 2524, 2567 & 2562 for power.
Name: Ron Tuff
Railway: Toronto Hamilton a…
Date: 08/18/1983
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 19 Favourites
An assortment of units at Tumbler siding. It was a busy spot with a large ground camp housing MoW personel, pusher crews and coal train crews as well anybody else on railway business. Eventually the pusher crews and coal train crews would layover in a new rest house facility in the town of Tumbler Ridge. Photo was taken in the vicinity of mile 61 Tumbler sub. I could not locate this area on the satellite map.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 05/??/1984
Location: near Tumbler Ridge
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 10 Favourites
A bright winter day in Calder Yard, 1508 idling away. Thought these units had great lines and had a purposeful look to them.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/??/1982
Location: Edmonton
Province: Alberta
Comments | 13 Favourites
Heading south on a loaded coal train, at the north switch Tumbler siding. Just over the switch is the wye at Tumbler and in the distance is a ballast train in the siding. The roadbed, track and ballast are just in the final stages of completion on the newly opened BC Rail Tumbler Subdivision serving the long awaited BC "north east coal fields" and coal mines. Image taken from the cab of a CN locomotive, no GF6C electric units leading this time. The scenery was fantastic, the train trips were long and this late evening image is no exception, "it'll be an all niter".
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 05/??/1984
Location: Tumbler
Province: British Columbia
2 Comments | 8 Favourites
O&W 9955 one of 8 second hand (O&W) units that BC Rail bought that were previously Oneida & Western. The two tone green does not quite match the BCR two tone green. These units as well as four from Kennecott Copper would be rebuilt and painted in the BC Rail red, white & blue paint scheme. They gave many years of reliable service.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 06/??/1987
Location: Williams Lake
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 12 Favourites
CN 4016 on it's side with 4578 and below that is 4515 with 3641 on the bottom of the heap after a nasty derailment caused after hitting a low boy trailer on the crossing of Nash Road. It was quite an adventure for me getting there to see the wreck. Just a few months shy of my drivers licence I took the bus all the way from Dundas to Nash Road in the east end of Hamilton and I did not even know where Nash Road was. The HSR drivers were very helpful and after paying 35 cents and several transfers later I found Nash Road. Image is from a Instamatic print that is deteriorating and did not scan well.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/05/1968
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
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