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Caption: Prolific railway enthusiast Al Chione has provided us this duplicate image of NS&T Sweeper #23, circa 1955. The town name was not identified on the slide, but the location is remarkably unchanged nearly 70 years later. The NS&T had a Wye connection to the Canada Cement Spur (west side of Elm) and the catenary can be clearly seen in the image. #23 is parked on the south side of the Wye, a location where she often resided. Behind the unit is the Lion's Field Ball Diamond, one of the few such parks that enjoyed lights in the mid-50's. Beyond that, the large home that can be seen, still stands but a modern apartment building was built around the property perimeter (Elm and Killaly Street), so the house is less pronounced now.... the great Detroit Rocker Bob Seger would likely characterize this scene today as "Still the Same"...minus the track and associated catenary of course. Thanks to Steve H for helping out with this and some other recent posts...
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Thanks for posting that Michael. Nice to see some 1950′s Work Equipment. While the equipment looks much different some 60+ years later in these 2020′s, the basic functions utilizing side wings & rotating track brooms on a self-propelled chassis remain the same. Love that CNR circle logo!
Thanks Paul…certainly looks like the NS&T had pride in their Sweeper/MOW units… Cheers Michael
Michael, a very nice picture of a unique piece of equipment. On the farewell UCRS Excursion at the end of March 1959, we posed interurban cars 83 and 623 with this sweeper in the same location. It was posted there in the winter months for clearing snow off Elm St Humberstone to Port Colborne.
Thank you for posting, John
Thanks John for this, I hope to see that photo someday, it would be an iconic NS&T image…Cheers Michael