Railpictures.ca - Bill Thomson Photo: Ontario Southland van 4900 trails the freight lead by RS23′s 503 and 505, running along the Speed River in Guelph on the Guelph Junction Railway. 4900 was an older steel center-cupola caboose (or van, in CP parlance) acquired by OSR from CP in 1998, and was formerly CP 434900 (it had been renumbered into that 4349xx international service number series from a previous 4341xx-series number). In recent years, it has been out of service and stored at Guelph Junction. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Ontario Southland van 4900 trails the freight lead by RS23's 503 and 505, running along the Speed River in Guelph on the Guelph Junction Railway.

4900 was an older steel center-cupola caboose (or van, in CP parlance) acquired by OSR from CP in 1998, and was formerly CP 434900 (it had been renumbered into that 4349xx international service number series from a previous 4341xx-series number). In recent years, it has been out of service and stored at Guelph Junction.

Caption: Ontario Southland van 4900 trails the freight lead by RS23's 503 and 505, running along the Speed River in Guelph on the Guelph Junction Railway.

4900 was an older steel center-cupola caboose (or van, in CP parlance) acquired by OSR from CP in 1998, and was formerly CP 434900 (it had been renumbered into that 4349xx international service number series from a previous 4341xx-series number). In recent years, it has been out of service and stored at Guelph Junction.

Photographer:	Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date:	02/21/2001 (search)
Railway:	Ontario Southland (search)
Reporting Marks:	OSRX 4900 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Guelph - Guelph Junction Railway (search)
City/Town:	Guelph (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

BradKetchen

November 6, 2019 at 7:05 am

The CN Lumber/Pulpwood car is interesting too.
Stephen C. Host

November 7, 2019 at 8:35 am

IIRC this caboose is still at Guelph Junction and has not seen service since around 2002 or so

Also based on traffic reports, in 2001 lots of lumber was going to Guelph Junction (from CN) to be transloaded and was a mainstay of GJR traffic until the lumber tarriffs took force in the early 2000′s.

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BradKetchen

November 6, 2019 at 7:05 am

The CN Lumber/Pulpwood car is interesting too.

Stephen C. Host

November 7, 2019 at 8:35 am

IIRC this caboose is still at Guelph Junction and has not seen service since around 2002 or so

Also based on traffic reports, in 2001 lots of lumber was going to Guelph Junction (from CN) to be transloaded and was a mainstay of GJR traffic until the lumber tarriffs took force in the early 2000′s.