Railpictures.ca - Marcus W Stevens Photo: Conductor John Sharpe is keeping an eye for pedestrians and motorists alike that are not aware they are sharing the road with a larger force. This is the once a week SOR train 598 that serves the only remaining customer on the old Burgord spur. The one time Southern Pacific GP9 has one car in tow and will lift four more before returning to the CN yard in town. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Conductor John Sharpe is keeping an eye for pedestrians and motorists alike that are not aware they are sharing the road with a larger force. This is the once a week SOR train 598 that serves the only remaining customer on the old Burgord spur. The one time Southern Pacific GP9 has one car in tow and will lift four more before returning to the CN yard in town.

Caption: Conductor John Sharpe is keeping an eye for pedestrians and motorists alike that are not aware they are sharing the road with a larger force. This is the once a week SOR train 598 that serves the only remaining customer on the old Burgord spur. The one time Southern Pacific GP9 has one car in tow and will lift four more before returning to the CN yard in town.

Photographer:	Marcus W Stevens [1069] (more) (contact)
Date:	04/27/2016 (search)
Railway:	Southern Ontario Railway (search)
Reporting Marks:	SOR 4003 (search)
Train Symbol:	598 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Burford spur (search)
City/Town:	Brantford (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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3 Comments

Taylorover9001

April 28, 2016 at 7:35 pm

When did CN stop serving this spur?
James Gardiner

April 28, 2016 at 9:30 pm

CN’s last run was on December 30th, 2014. RLHH’s first was January 7th, 2015
Stephen C. Host

April 29, 2016 at 3:32 pm

James – you mean the second time CN made their last run.

The first ‘last run’ was on September 20 1997, when Raillink took over the Hagersville and the Burford spur.

Raillink gave up the Burford spur and Brantford yard around 2000 in order to run the Steel train – CN subsequently abandoned 10 miles of the Burford and ran it until the ‘second last run’ as above to get where we are today.

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Taylorover9001

April 28, 2016 at 7:35 pm

When did CN stop serving this spur?

James Gardiner

April 28, 2016 at 9:30 pm

CN’s last run was on December 30th, 2014. RLHH’s first was January 7th, 2015

Stephen C. Host

April 29, 2016 at 3:32 pm

James – you mean the second time CN made their last run.

The first ‘last run’ was on September 20 1997, when Raillink took over the Hagersville and the Burford spur.

Raillink gave up the Burford spur and Brantford yard around 2000 in order to run the Steel train – CN subsequently abandoned 10 miles of the Burford and ran it until the ‘second last run’ as above to get where we are today.