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GEXR 581 is shown working the town of Hensall, Ontario, heading up grade alongside Wellington St. You can barely see the track , but it's there, and the crew will lift 2 cars out of P&H in Hensall to take back to Stratford. Light power from Stratford, 2 cars back. That's it. But with service on the branch 2 days a week ( up from one ) this is how you build the business again. James Knott later showed evidence it's working!
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Caption: GEXR 581 is shown working the town of Hensall, Ontario, heading up grade alongside Wellington St. You can barely see the track , but it's there, and the crew will lift 2 cars out of WGT in Hensall to take back to Stratford. Light power from Stratford, 2 cars back. That's it. But with service on the branch 2 days a week ( up from one ) this is how you build the business again. James Knott later showed evidence it's working!

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1535] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/27/2019 (search)
Railway: Goderich-Exeter (search)
Reporting Marks: RLHH 2117 (search)
Train Symbol: GEXR 581-27 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Hensall (search)
City/Town: Hensall (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. RLK2211
    September 18, 2019 at 11:53 pm

    Great shot Stephen!

    However that’s not P&H on that spur, that’s Thompson’s (WGT)

  2. BradKetchen
    September 19, 2019 at 8:05 am

    I wonder why the branch didn’t extend to London and interchange with CP. Wouldn’t that open up business opportunities?

  3. Stephen C. Host
    September 19, 2019 at 9:36 am

    It also opens up competition opportunities. CN doesn’t want competition in Goderich. (CP Pulled out 1988)

    The line went under the CPR at Hyde Park (road) area in London and given the grade difference I’m not sure there was ever an interchange anyway. There also doesn’t seem to be many if any customers in the 22 miles from Hyde Park to Centralia. There’s nothing left that’s for sure.

    Shortlines are better off with less track to maintain.

  4. RLK2211
    September 19, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    There wasn’t any connection with the CP at Hyde Park
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