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Tracks everywhere - where I'm standing I'm surrounded by railways you almost think you can't go wrong in Hamilton, but once you dig the locals in this part of town a bit deeper you realise it's not exactly the best place to be for any extended period of time. So explain why I keep going back? Along the former TH&B Belt line, for an industrial Branchline it's kind of neat - how many spurs that weren't part of a mainline have telegraph lines like this one does? Rounding Dofasco's Operating Services building the boys are heading back to Kinnear with their switching work completed in North Hamilton. A nice Kodachrome sky, a light dusting of snow to cover Hamilton's grime and low winter sun to complete the scene.
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Caption: Tracks everywhere - where I'm standing I'm surrounded by railways you almost think you can't go wrong in Hamilton, but once you dig the locals in this part of town a bit deeper you realise it's not exactly the best place to be for any extended period of time. So explain why I keep going back? Along the former TH&B Belt line, for an industrial Branchline it's kind of neat - how many spurs that weren't part of a mainline have telegraph lines like this one does? Rounding Dofasco's Operating Services building the boys are heading back to Kinnear with their switching work completed in North Hamilton. A nice Kodachrome sky, a light dusting of snow to cover Hamilton's grime and low winter sun to complete the scene.

p.S - what's that thing to the right facing the tracks? Any relevance to railways?

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1535] (more) (contact)
Date: 3/9/2019 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: 2288, 2251 (search)
Train Symbol: TH31 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Not Provided
City/Town: Hamilton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. Larry Parks
    May 11, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    I really like the looks of the CP ECO’s.

  2. BradKetchen
    May 12, 2019 at 7:26 am

    In The Hammer, like London, locals always say “those damn trains”. For me, the more the merrier. To the right it looks like a microphone with a wind sock and a reverse shock mount. ;)

  3. Stephen C. Host
    May 12, 2019 at 7:41 am

    To me it looks like something to hold waybills.. there would have been a spur into the place some years ago in TH&B days. There was also a junction ahead for the Beach Branch which junctioned off the Belt Line (pictured)

  4. jknott86
    May 12, 2019 at 8:36 am

    This was TH41 if you care. :) Was a good day for Dofasco backdrops for you.

  5. Stephen C. Host
    May 12, 2019 at 9:28 am

    Thanks Jamie. So this was the night job finishing for the day then? I kind of care but it’s hard to get local symbols right.

  6. jknott86
    May 12, 2019 at 9:41 am

    Yeah they are a bit of a mixed bag (especially TH41) and seem to change at random:

    TH11: MON-FRI 0700
    TH21: TUES-SAT 1500
    TH31: THUR-MON 2300
    TH41: SAT 0700, SUN/MON 1500, TUES/WED 2300
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