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No doubt loaded at the Ontario Paper woodlands at Hillsport or Manitouwadge. There are still lots of remains for these past operations.
Great shot (as usual) Arnold. This is something I wasn’t aware of; a pulpwood train from northern Ontario to Thorald.
IIRC, CTPhotog, this was the daily train Mac to Fort Erie #431, loads of wood on the head end, sometimes only a couple of cars, sometimes as many as 15 cars; wood, as Chris noted, from way up North, and delivered to the Ontario Paper outfit at Thorold South by way of Port Robinson to a small yard in front of the old Hayes Dana plant which was next to Highway 20 at the Canal. Then the Paper Co. switcher would come out and fetch loads as needed.
Why the white flags? Because it was not a “regular” train as defined in the operating rules and timetable, i.e. First Class, Second Class, Fourth Class. (Of course, there is no superiority of trains in CTC, like the Halton sub.) Later the requirement to display signals was relaxed to class lights only and now it is no longer required.