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Caption: You could say a TH&B train with CP power on CN track.
What a crummy day. I remember this Sunday rather well. It was early spring (yep!) and it was totally miserable but a lot of guys were out as the 'spring fever' was in the air. Until today. Damp wet snow took away the sharpness we would have otherwise had in the days' photos.
Having nothing else in mind, I hung in for the Starlite after almost everyone else had left; and it rolled along just before the dinner hour with 7 units. Can't find my notes. Only notice lead unit is CP 5725 and there is what looks like an CP RS-18 on the end behind the 4 horses of the TH&B.
Of note in the extreme background is the chimney of the old Burlington Brick plant, long demolished.
This image, BTW, was shot with Sakuracolor print film using a Pentax K-1000.
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I guess the whopping two TOFC loads were heavy, so they needed extra power.
Is this the same train?
http://www.railpictures.ca/upload/its-a-crappy-looking-day-so-out-i-go-there-is-always-something-of-interest-along-the-rr-on-a-crappy-day-and-it-is-a-sunday-the-thb-starlite-to-me-often-was-earlier-on-a-weekend-and-this
Ya know, Jacob; I have so much trouble with the Search Engine here and lack of memory from posting too many photos………YES, you are right, it is the same train!!!
I had not realized I had posted a shot of this one before. Glad it is not the same photo.
THANKS
I guess that’s one reason for not being able to see the names on the trailers ….there weren’t any. Nice shot and thanks Jakob for digging up th earlier pose.
I didn’t see the flatcars at first figuring it was just a power move. Maybe that’s why so many units anyway?
Neat shot. I like how the helper track also has a signal. Was the dundas directional running in these days? Curious why one signal would be a high mast and one a dwarf for the mainlines.
Steve, the Dundas sub CTC was installed from Hamilton West to Paris West in 1973 (if I remember correctly). The dwarf signal at Bayview remained until the reconfiguration with the No. 3 track to Burlington West about 10 years ago. CTC from Paris West to Frauts was placed in service in the early 2000s (2002?).