Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: Years ago there actually was some use for a diminutive CP rail yard at Parry Sound. Here we see southbound CP 4743 and 4719 by the station as they were in the process of dropping off a few tanks on the siding and picking up some traffic in the small yard which behind the tanks and a mound of granite rock. Today pretty much all of that is gone, and the station, now used by a commercial outfit, just sees northbound run-thru freights. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Years ago there actually was some use for a diminutive CP rail yard at Parry Sound. Here we see southbound CP 4743 and 4719 by the station as they were in the process of dropping off a few tanks on the siding and picking up some traffic in the small yard which behind the tanks and a mound of granite rock. Today pretty much all of that is gone, and the station, now used by a commercial outfit, just sees northbound run-thru freights.

Caption: Years ago there actually was some use for a diminutive CP rail yard at Parry Sound. Here we see southbound CP 4743 and 4719 by the station as they were in the process of dropping off a few tanks on the siding and picking up some traffic in the small yard which behind the tanks and a mound of granite rock. Today pretty much all of that is gone, and the station, now used by a commercial outfit, just sees northbound run-thru freights.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2188] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/14/1979 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 4743 (search)
Train Symbol:	unknown s/b (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Parry Sound sta (search)
City/Town:	Parry Sound (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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5 Comments

Aitch

August 19, 2024 at 7:44 am

Very nice image of a bygone era. That station was such an interesting place to hangout and wait for some action !
awmooney

August 19, 2024 at 9:39 am

That station was the best place to hang out at of any I have been to in Canada. Cannot say enough about them. It was a real shame when the station closed down.
Noe

August 19, 2024 at 9:40 am

Great photo Arnold. It was so much more wide open then, no fences etc.
Jakob Mueller

August 19, 2024 at 12:27 pm

Also – check out that tank car on the right. It’s a modern enough design that it lacks a center sill, but it has two compartments – a rare thing now – and plain bearing trucks! So much of the 70s and 80s in railroading has this fascinating mix of “old” and modern.
Stephen C. Host

August 20, 2024 at 9:39 am

Lovely

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