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My biggest complaint about the North Toronto in the spring / summer months was how often evening light went to waste due to the lack of westbounds after 421/101. On most days, 101 would pass around 5pm and the NT would sit vacant of any westbounds until dusk or after dark when H17 would make an appearance around 9 or later. A common theme for myself was watching the monitor like a hawk to see if something got lined out of Agincourt behind 101, as almost always it would end up being something cool / unusual, like this train seen above here. Former SOO SD60 no. 6236 takes the solo lead of a 2-H88 with a healthy cut of traffic for Wolverton & London behind them, mostly consisting of empty auto racks. Above you'll see how I wrote in past-tense almost as if the line has been abandoned or something, which is admittedly not the case. But with every searchlight removed over the course of a couple days last month and shots like the one above no longer possible, the attraction & charm of the North Toronto Sub is undoubtedly diminished, if not eliminated entirely depending on who you ask. With all that being said, I'm appreciative of the opportunities I had to shoot these classic relics, especially with unusual movements like this one. Thanks for all the memories Bartlett Ave, I could write a whole other paragraph about the time spent at this spot alone, but I'll save that for a later date. Thanks for reading.
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Caption: My biggest complaint about the North Toronto in the spring / summer months was how often evening light went to waste due to the lack of westbounds after 421/101. On most days, 101 would pass around 5pm and the NT would sit vacant of any westbounds until dusk or after dark when H17 would make an appearance around 9 or later. A common theme for myself was watching the monitor like a hawk to see if something got lined out of Agincourt behind 101, as almost always it would end up being something cool / unusual, like this train seen above here. Former SOO SD60 no. 6236 takes the solo lead of a 2-H88 with a healthy cut of traffic for Wolverton & London behind them, mostly consisting of empty auto racks. Above you'll see how I wrote in past-tense almost as if the line has been abandoned or something, which is admittedly not the case. But with every searchlight removed over the course of a couple days last month and shots like the one above no longer possible, the attraction & charm of the North Toronto Sub is undoubtedly diminished, if not eliminated entirely depending on who you ask. With all that being said, I'm appreciative of the opportunities I had to shoot these classic relics, especially with unusual movements like this one. Thanks for all the memories Bartlett Ave, I could write a whole other paragraph about the time spent at this spot alone, but I'll save that for a later date. Thanks for reading.

Photographer:
Liam MacDougall [149] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/09/2022 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 6236 (search)
Train Symbol: CP 2-H88 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP North Toronto Sub (search)
City/Town: Toronto (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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2 Comments
  1. by “last month” I mean April 2024, this caption was pasted from another site. :)

  2. Ha. What’s crazy is if you sat there in the mid 2000′s into early 2010′s you’d get a half dozen to a dozen movements in the afternoon.

    The new signal change reflect the lower amount of movement as the blocks are longer.

    Good news is Bartlett is still a nice spot to get ground level shots, or watch trains, legally, on the North Toronto. It’s not gone :)

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