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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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A photo from Dale Miller taken on a bright and cold winter afternoon. Dale had been for a visit with me in Williams Lake during a highway trip north and chased our train along the way. Anytime Dale was out and about chasing trains, BCOL 4601 always seemed to be in the area. Seen here at mile 357 on the BC Rail Prince George subdivision my three unit consist has just crested 4 miles of ascending grade including a nasty one point five percent one mile segment. We were really bogged down and eventually discovered that the second unit had returned to idle with some computer fault and no alarm indication on the lead unit.
Name: Dale Miller, collec…
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 12/17/2007
Location: Alexandria
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 11 Favourites
An imposter. BCOL 4615 sporting new coat of CN paint. It just doesn't look right. Anyhow, my Conductor and I wandered around the shop track looking for something red, white and blue with 4615 on the side, then we found this.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 11/10/2008
Location: Prince George
Province: British Columbia
8 Comments | 14 Favourites
A beautiful autumn afternoon, with a very short train I made a quick stop for a few photos at Deep Creek bridge. The bridge was built by Canadian Bridge Co of Walkerville, ON in 1920. Approximately 1200 feet long and 322 feet high, Deep Creek bridge actually spans Hawks Creek. Mile 330 Prince George sub is at the north end of the bridge on the opposite side of the tracks where I was standing. It certainly was an awe inspiring moment to open the front door and step out. link to another previous photo taken on the other end of the bridge. http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=29877
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 11/09/2008
Location: Deep Creek, near S…
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 10 Favourites
On BCOL 4618 a view of the Central Display Unit (CDU) which relays info to and from the Sense Braking Unit (SBU) on the tailend of the train. At the time this image was taken we were stopped at Colebank doing some work at Pinnacle Pellet plant which was a fairly new operation making heating wood pellets for export. We were cutoff from the train and the CDU is displaying a "low pressure alarm", train length dialed in at "9679" feet, "0" air pressure on the rear and the SBU light (marker) is "on" and the rear of the train is "stopped".On the right just below the "comm test" button is the toggle switch for emergency brake application on rear of the train.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 11/08/2008
Location: Colebank siding
Province: British Columbia
2 Comments | 11 Favourites
Early morning at Bayview Junction, east bound freight drifting off the Dundas sub. Just another plain jane SD-40, no dynamic brake and no ditch lights. American crane parked in the Helper spur and I did not get any pictures of it. Anybody recognize the auto parked on the left, can't recall if there were any other railfans there that day.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/??/1974
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 12 Favourites
A sunny day at Bayview. Passenger train east bound off the Dundas subdivision. I think this would be train 142.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/??/1974
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 15 Favourites
A bitterly cold and gloomy afternoon at Bayview Junction. Pretty sure this is the Starlight heading to Hamilton and the TH&B. These were the good old days at Bayview, just drive in, behave yourself and watch the trains.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/??/1974
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
A rather tattered looking C&O 5732 at the roundhouse area in St. Thomas. Perhaps Mr. Mercer might have an explanation of the fresh yellow paint on the short hood. I was "home" in Ontario for a family visit and spent sometime with my Grandmother in St.Thomas. Did a short time railfanning while there and got a few images of the C&O. My Grandfather was an Engineer for the Wabash in St Thomas and the street he lived on there were railroader neighbors that worked for the CN, Wabash, NYC and the PM (C&O). Oh what a joy that would be to chat with those folks now. St Thomas was a great railroad town for many years, sadly the railroads are all gone now.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Chesapeake and Ohi…
Date: 10/??/1978
Location: St Thomas
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
Taking a break in the siding at Onward on the BC Rail Lillooet sub. 644 with white flags as a "work extra". I recall we were doing some odd jobs in conjunction with MoW crews finishing a major tie, rail and ballast project .Great afternoon light for a picture, in hindsight, sadly I did not take a picture of the caboose. It's all long gone history.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 09/22/1985
Location: near Williams Lake
Province: British Columbia
1 Comments | 10 Favourites
A hot August afternoon and CN 8512 is hostling some RDC units to or from Toronto Union Station. So much has changed in this area since this image was taken. Personally I like it the way it was.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/??/1980
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 15 Favourites
A very colourful ONR passenger train departing Toronto Union. A TEE train?? Such a long time ago, can't recall if I was on the Spadina Ave bridge or perhaps likely Bathurst Street. Details vague in my mind and perhaps some of you fellows can fill in the details of what the train number was etc.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Ontario Northland
Date: 08/??/1980
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
On the main track at Mackin, VO symbol freight is waiting on a meet with southbound train. Notice the white flags /white lights indicating "run extra" Williams Lake to Prince George BC. Early spring morning with difficult light for photos. Anyhow, this was perhaps my favorite freight job out of Williams Lake with an early morning departure, a good snooze in Prince George and then a late evening trip back to Williams Lake. Quite often northbound we had work at Williams Lake, setout and pickup, perhaps setout some empty covered gondolas at Gibraltar for copper ore loading. Quesnel we would setout numerous cars and make a large pickup. On the way home from Prince George, the train was easy handling with a lot of TOFC empty traffic, a quick setout and pickup at Quesnel and sometimes making a quick stop picking up loads at Gibraltar. Special thanks to Joe Bishop for helping with this image.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 04/??/1976
Location: Mackin
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 7 Favourites
A hot summer afternoon, a brief stop at Retaskit, stretch my legs, snap a few images and carry on to Whistler.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Rocky Mountaineer …
Date: 08/22/2008
Location: Retaskit siding
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 10 Favourites
Late evening at Bayview on a humid smoggy holiday trip to Ontario. Anyhow east bound Tempo train coming off the Dundas sub and ready for the mad dash to Toronto Union Station. If I recall correctly this was train 148.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/??/1978
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
stopped just inside the south portal of the 3,800 foot long Shalalth tunnel. I seem to recall that we had had a meet at Seton siding and had just pulled out of the north end and were in the process of "restore to normal position" the north switch. I don't know if it was coincidence or convenience that the Conductor's portable radio failed and while stopped waiting for further communication, I had the opportunity of a good image inside the tunnel. Eventually the Conductor arrived in the cab, confirmed that the switch was lined and locked normal and we could proceed. I have been in numerous tunnels and they all seem to have the same dank, sour smell, leaving me with a strong sense that it is not normal to be underground.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Rocky Mountaineer …
Date: 07/17/2008
Location: near Seton
Province: British Columbia
1 Comments | 10 Favourites
Pumping air at Quesnel on this overcast fall morning.The overhead haze is a combination of cool weather fog and some pulp mill smog. With four units on the headend, most likely the trailing unit was setup for DPU. Due to number of powered axle restrictions one of the units would be in idle, bet it was the lead unit. Soon we would continue south to Williams Lake.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 10/07/2006
Location: Quesnel
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 4 Favourites
idling away the time at the diesel shop in the south yard of the former BC Rail.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Wisconsin Central
Date: 07/09/2008
Location: Prince George
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 9 Favourites
BCOL 4652, resting on the shop track in the "south yard" of the former BC Rail. These units were perhaps my favorite to operate, they looked good, had a comfortable cab, were heavy with good ride and pulled well. The real delight was they have a "standard control stand / console" not the horrible back breaking desktop control stand.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 07/09/2008
Location: Prince George
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 7 Favourites
In the siding at Crysdale, "VO" symbol freight, white flags & white classification lights "run extra" waiting on a meet with south bound train. It was a drab afternoon and we were anxious to leave for our final destination Prince George.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 05/??/1980
Location: Crysdale
Province: British Columbia
3 Comments | 10 Favourites
A scene from the past, some CN, VIA and GO on the east side of Toronto Union Station. Busy spot with lots to see and is all changed now. Fond memory from a trip to the area summer of 1980.
Name: Doug Lawson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/??/1980
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
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