Railpictures.ca - David Young Photo: Having completed their switch at Owens Corning Fibreglass, Ontario Southland Conductor Mercer rides the footstep in anticipation of his next task, flagging vehicular traffic approaching the crossing on York Road. Those ACFX hoppers looked so clean in the first decade of the 21st Century. Compare it to this shot by Mr. Host over a decade later, they have really got their “tan” on. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Having completed their switch at Owens Corning Fibreglass, Ontario Southland Conductor Mercer rides the footstep in anticipation of his next task, flagging vehicular traffic approaching the crossing on York Road. Those ACFX hoppers looked so clean in the first decade of the 21st Century. Compare it to this shot by Mr. Host over a decade later, they have really got their "tan" on.

Caption: Having completed their switch at Owens Corning Fibreglass, Ontario Southland Conductor Mercer rides the footstep in anticipation of his next task, flagging vehicular traffic approaching the crossing on York Road. Those SHPX hoppers looked so clean in the first decade of the 21st Century. Compare it to this shot by Mr. Host over a decade later, they have really got their "tan" on.

Photographer:	David Young [289] (more) (contact)
Date:	12/18/2009 (search)
Railway:	Ontario Southland (search)
Reporting Marks:	OSRX 504 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Guelph Junction Railway (search)
City/Town:	Guelph (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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5 Comments

mercer

May 28, 2023 at 9:59 am

Header needs to be changed, it’s not ONR.
Thanks for reminding me how ‘ rotund ‘ I could look when fully clothed in multiple layers during cold weather.
Paul O'Shell

May 28, 2023 at 11:00 am

Properly dressed for the prevailing weather conditions. A great ‘at work’ photo.
hoggerdoug

May 30, 2023 at 2:46 pm

Bruce, odd how it was “your day” to work the ground on the coldest day of the year. Odd eh!!
mercer

May 31, 2023 at 9:05 am

Heh, heh, well there’s a bit of a story as to why I’m not in the cab. I’d tell you that it was a rotational sequence, taking turns. But many days it was my call who ran and who worked the ground. And I’ll leave it at that…
Stephen C. Host

June 1, 2023 at 6:36 pm

Nice shot. Many great memories here often with Bruce in the chair.

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