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One of the scenic highlights of the Algoma Central Railroad is the bridge over the hydroelectric dam at Montreal Falls. For our Labor Day weekend in 1981, several of us arranged with the power company for permission to drive back their private road to hang out and get a few shots at the dam. Once we were back there, one of the employees volunteered that the view was even better from on top of the little cabin they had there. So here's a southbound freight with 2 SD-40-2's and 2 GP7L's and lot of logs on the head end crossing over the Montreal River.
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Caption: One of the scenic highlights of the Algoma Central Railroad is the bridge over the hydroelectric dam at Montreal Falls. For our Labor Day weekend in 1981, several of us arranged with the power company for permission to drive back their private road to hang out and get a few shots at the dam. Once we were back there, one of the employees volunteered that the view was even better from on top of the little cabin they had there. So here's a southbound freight with 2 SD-40-2's and 2 GP7L's and lot of logs on the head end crossing over the Montreal River.

Photographer:
Dave Beach [47] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/04/1981 (search)
Railway: Algoma Central (search)
Reporting Marks: ACR 187 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Montreal Falls (search)
City/Town: Montreal Falls (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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9 Comments
  1. awmooney
    June 29, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    Holy Shheeeeeit !!!! Thats a beauty!!!

  2. Stephen C. Host
    June 29, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Great work.

  3. Chris van der Heide
    June 29, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Very nice. Nice catch to get an extra freight rolling across here.

  4. pierre fournier
    June 20, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Super shot…

  5. Stephen C. Host
    November 5, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    Dave I’m pleased to announce you’ve won our Editors Choice badge for this wonderful photo. Our editors vote on a number of images and the photos with the most votes win. The ACR is always a beautiful railroad and this is just amazing.

    Thanks for sharing and hope to see more !

  6. awmooney
    November 5, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    Congratulations, Dave! My original comment still stands…… “Holy Shheeeeeit!!!!”

  7. fiddler
    January 12, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    Not only is this a superb shot,but the railroad name is just too close to my own!
    Al Giolma.

  8. Marcus Stevens
    September 9, 2020 at 10:21 am

    Beautiful shot! One of those railroads I wish I got to photograph.

  9. peter
    March 5, 2021 at 11:55 am

    very nice shot beautiful
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