Railpictures.ca - Paul O'Shell Photo: Cruising around in my brand new 1973 Plymouth Duster I stopped in at the CP/TH&B Aberdeen Yard and caught this ‘newer’ CP steel caboose sitting by itself at the entrance to the yard. The switch points are well oiled and the weed killer is starting to take affect on these ballast free yard tracks. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Caption: Cruising around in my brand new 1973 Plymouth Duster I stopped in at the CP/TH&B Aberdeen Yard and caught this 'newer' CP steel caboose sitting by itself at the entrance to the yard. The switch points are well oiled and the weed killer is starting to take affect on these ballast free yard tracks.

Photographer:	Paul O'Shell [439] (more) (contact)
Date:	Summer 1974 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 438879 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Aberdeen Yard / Hamilton Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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3 Comments

Eric May

October 16, 2012 at 7:06 pm

Interesting that this ‘new’ van relies on old fashoned marker lights.
poshell

October 18, 2012 at 9:24 pm

I believe these particular vans were manufactured at CP’s Montreal shops in the early 70′s. I think the electric marker lights were still a few years away.
RonaldB

April 4, 2021 at 4:44 pm

There’s a possibilty that this was off an Aberdeen Turn out of London & the crew was taking rest in it. The blinds are down on the end of the van with bunks, and back in 1974, we were still using vans rather than hotels if we took rest at Aberdeen.

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Eric May

October 16, 2012 at 7:06 pm

Interesting that this ‘new’ van relies on old fashoned marker lights.

poshell

October 18, 2012 at 9:24 pm

I believe these particular vans were manufactured at CP’s Montreal shops in the early 70′s. I think the electric marker lights were still a few years away.

RonaldB

April 4, 2021 at 4:44 pm

There’s a possibilty that this was off an Aberdeen Turn out of London & the crew was taking rest in it. The blinds are down on the end of the van with bunks, and back in 1974, we were still using vans rather than hotels if we took rest at Aberdeen.