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Just off Muskoka Road is a neat little bridge in the town of Bracebridge, and CN spreader "W908" is heading north on the Newmarket Subdivision clearing some of the 3 feet of snow that fell in the days prior. With a sudden and severe cold snap having come in January this meant warmer waters dumped all their moisture as snow over days with local accumulations topping out at 50 cm per day. CN would drag this spreader out of the MOW track in Stratford to bring it to Toronto and run it north on the Bala and Newmarket subs. The building in the background screams cold with large icicles dangling from the roofline. Now owned by the Town of Bracebridge this building was Bird Woolen Mill built in 1918. Source.
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Caption: Just off Muskoka Road is a neat little bridge in the town of Bracebridge, and CN spreader "W908" is heading north on the Newmarket Subdivision clearing some of the 3 feet of snow that fell in the days prior. With a sudden and severe cold snap having come in January this meant warmer waters dumped all their moisture as snow over days with local accumulations topping out at 50 cm per day. CN would drag this spreader out of the MOW track in Stratford to bring it to Toronto and run it north on the Bala and Newmarket subs. The building in the background screams cold with large icicles dangling from the roofline. Now owned by the Town of Bracebridge this building was Bird Woolen Mill built in 1918. Source.

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1535] (more) (contact)
Date: 1/20/2024 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 50948, CN 8822 (search)
Train Symbol: W908 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Bracebridge (search)
City/Town: Bracebridge (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. Marcus Stevens
    October 26, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    Very nicely done

  2. Paul O'Shell
    October 26, 2024 at 1:03 pm

    Great shot! Thanks for posting.
    CN 50948 (Work Equipment inventory number CN 815-26) is a Jordan Type J, 4-100 spreader, serial number 1432, built in 1973. It is equipped with a front cab, medium height front blade (high snow plow curls removed), broken (articulated) side wings, diesel powered hydraulic controlled cylinders, and, a high rear platform.

  3. Ravensworth
    October 26, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    Wow, what an amazing picture! Thanks for sharing.

  4. Klaucker
    October 26, 2024 at 6:05 pm

    Incredible Steve…well done

  5. Stephen C. Host
    October 27, 2024 at 8:40 pm

    Thanks Gang. And Paul for the wonderful detail noted on these thing. The operator forgot to turn on the headlight :) heheh

    This was my 2′nd time photographing a CN spreader in action, but the first in actual snow.

  6. Noe
    October 29, 2024 at 10:11 am

    Super nice location and photo Steve.
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