Railpictures.ca - Bob Shaw/R.L.Kennedy Collection Photo: Let’s get 2015 off to a good start with some more of Bob Shaw’s old photographs from the 1950′s when he was a brakeman. Here we see Lambton’s only G2 class engine 2664 backing onto its train the Trenton Pickup in Lambton Yard. Ordered around 9:00 A.M. Usually a G1 class engine the 2203 worked this assignment with engineer Alf Moore. 2664 was long dispatched on the Fraxa (frax-ee) Pickup, the afternoon Lambton-Orangeville assignment ordered around 3:00 P.M. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Let's get 2015 off to a good start with some more of Bob Shaw's old photographs from the 1950's when he was a brakeman.

Here we see Lambton's only G2 class engine 2664 backing onto its train the Trenton Pickup in Lambton Yard. Ordered around 9:00 A.M. Usually a G1 class engine the 2203 worked this assignment with engineer Alf Moore. 2664 was long dispatched on the Fraxa (frax-ee) Pickup, the afternoon Lambton-Orangeville assignment ordered around 3:00 P.M.

Caption: [Editors note: This is in fact a different submission than the similar image below despite the similar angle - allowing it due to historical interest] Let's get 2015 off to a good start with some more of Bob Shaw's old photographs from the 1950's when he was a brakeman.
Here we see Lambton's only G2 class engine 2664 backing onto its train the Trenton Pickup in Lambton Yard. Ordered around 9:00 A.M. Usually a G1 class engine the 2203 worked this assignment with engineer Alf Moore. 2664 was long dispatched on the Fraxa (frax-ee) Pickup, the afternoon Lambton-Orangeville assignment ordered around 3:00 P.M.

Photographer:	Bob Shaw/R.L.Kennedy Collection [19] (more) (contact)
Date:	11/09//1959 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 2664 (search)
Train Symbol:	Trenton P/U (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Lambton Yard (search)
City/Town:	Toronto (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

Cdntrainphotog

January 2, 2015 at 9:27 pm

All these should be allowed without question. As with the other, this is a wonderful picture. Thank you for posting.
awmooney

January 2, 2015 at 9:30 pm

Do I see a DIESEL in the background? Oh, the horror!!! )

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