Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: TH&B running eastbound has just crested the hill at Vinemount, as seen in this image taken from the Ridge Rd overpass. Power is TH&B 75, 73, 53 and 57. Sure must be a challenge to find power when they have to throw a couple of switchers into a heavy train like this. But it was a common practice back then. Photo shot with Woolco negative film on another one of those cruddy winter days. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

TH&B running eastbound has just crested the hill at Vinemount, as seen in this image taken from the Ridge Rd overpass. Power is TH&B 75, 73, 53 and 57. Sure must be a challenge to find power when they have to throw a couple of switchers into a heavy train like this. But it was a common practice back then. Photo shot with Woolco negative film on another one of those cruddy winter days.

Caption: TH&B running eastbound has just crested the hill at Vinemount, as seen in this image taken from the Ridge Rd overpass. Power is TH&B 75, 73, 53 and 57. Sure must be a challenge to find power when they have to throw a couple of switchers into a heavy train like this. But it was a common practice back then. Photo shot with Woolco negative film on another one of those cruddy winter days.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2189] (more) (contact)
Date:	02/20/1984 (search)
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo (search)
Reporting Marks:	TH&B 75 (search)
Train Symbol:	unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CP Hamilton sub. (search)
City/Town:	Vinemount (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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6 Comments

bruce

January 6, 2022 at 11:13 pm

When two of the switchers were rebuilt m u was added so could be used as shown in this photograph. I think it was the 52 and 57.
awmooney

January 7, 2022 at 9:09 am

Thanks, Bruce. I scribble numbers on my hand when the train goes by so I could have easily misread my “notes”.
railwayguy

January 7, 2022 at 9:40 am

The noise from those Geep’s must have been wonderful to hear ! A very nice “moody” picture, evoking many good memories ! Don’t know if the Ridge Rd overpass is still there, but still a great photo location. Thanks for posting, John
Stephen C. Host

January 7, 2022 at 11:45 am

The overpass is still there and has been rebuilt, very modern, concrete, very wide shoulders, you can park on it easily

It’s grown in something fierce though, so you can only get head on shots..

I’ve tried a couple shots over the last few years… but the CP trains go through there quite quickly.
sdfourty

February 12, 2022 at 4:42 pm

Love this shot!
Noise?
That would be a ‘Symphony by GMD’ !
sdfourty
awmooney

February 12, 2022 at 4:54 pm

Cresting the hill always brought us marvelous sound.

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