Caption: Burlington to Allandale* train 661 makes its stop at Caledon East, exchanging passenger, mail, and express before continuing on their way. CNR oil-electric 15836 and trailer C1 only have a short time left rattling along the old Hamilton & North Western right of way before this service draws to a close on July 2, 1960. The Caledon East station, built by the Grand Trunk in 1903, survived until demolition in November 1971.

Though undated, spring 1960 can be estimated based on the equipment assigned to 661/662. Per Charles Cooper's book, Hamilton's Other Railway, oil-electric cars began operating on this run in 1933 with CNR 15830 and a trailer, as seen on numerous branchlines. This equipment remained until January 1952, when streamlined CNR D-1, and trailers C-1 and C-2 were assigned to the run. The unique equipment served the communities along the line until the end of 1958, when D-1 and C-2 were transferred to northern Ontario, with CNR 15832 and trailer C-1 replacing it until a time near the end of service. As seen above and in other photos by Ian MacDonald (see below), 15836 appears to have been the last oil-electric assigned to the run with trailer C-1. One constant throughout the years of the oil-electrics was their mechanical issues, resulting in conventional equipment frequently relieving them of their duties, as captured below by Clayton Morgan.

*Over the course of its daily except Sunday trip, this equipment carried six train numbers: 660 (Hamilton - Burlington), 661 (Burlington - Allandale), 61 (Allandale - Meaford), 62 (Meaford - Allandale), 662 (Allandale - Burlington), and 663 (Burlington - Hamilton).

Scenes from this operation:
CNR 15836 arriving at Caledon East (Ian MacDonald)
15836 and C-1 southbound at Stewarttown (Ian MacDonald)
Conventional equipment at Inglewood (Clayton Morgan)
CNR D-1 in its later appearance (Al Chione)

Basil Headford Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection.