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CN 1413's train derailed crossing Dieppe Rd in North St. Catharines and in this photo we see workers arriving on location at the crossing and assessing the situation. We also see a Niagara police officer doing his nonchalant assessment as well, and I waited to see what activity was going to transpire here, while waiting for him to saunter up to me and tell me to clear out. He did. But he was very polite about it. This trackage is no longer, having been lifted quite a few years back. There was no more industry left in the city north of the Skyway Bridge (pictured)to service. A steel supply company just out of sight in this photo by Bunting Rd/Eastchester is now as far as this line goes.
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Caption: CN 1413's train derailed crossing Dieppe Rd in North St. Catharines and in this photo we see workers arriving on location at the crossing and assessing the situation. We also see a Niagara police officer doing his nonchalant assessment as well, and I waited to see what activity was going to transpire here, while waiting for him to saunter up to me and tell me to clear out. He did. But he was very polite about it. This trackage is no longer, having been lifted quite a few years back. There was no more industry left in the city north of the Skyway Bridge (pictured)to service. A steel supply company just out of sight in this photo by Bunting Rd/Eastchester is now as far as this line goes.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2139] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/21/1989 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 1413 (search)
Train Symbol: local (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Lakeshore Spur (search)
City/Town: St. Catharines (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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8 Comments
  1. Marcus Stevens
    December 29, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    Nice
    Always wanted to get something on that track :(
    At least you did

  2. DoctaPinklaces
    December 29, 2016 at 11:15 pm

    Always remember passing over these tracks as a kid and never saw anything. When was this line officially abandon?

  3. Cdntrainphotog
    December 30, 2016 at 8:50 am

    Interesting action shot.
    What was being hauled in the Algoma Central cars?

  4. awmooney
    December 30, 2016 at 7:36 pm

    I’m thinking it might be steel slabs for the Erectors, Inc building that was around the bend to the right.

  5. Paul Snyder
    January 9, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    One of the few rail/childhood memories I can recall is my dad telling me about this and showing me where it happened.

    Witnessed a few trains in this area in the 80′s growing up, but never saw one with a GMD-1. Great catch!

  6. awmooney
    January 9, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    Thanks, Paul. I think of all you local guys when I post this stuff. :o ) Those GMD-1s were around a very short time, and I rarely saw them wandering.

  7. jknott86
    March 15, 2019 at 4:25 pm

    Those Algoma Central gons are a treat. Saw one a couple times least year around this time in tie service.

  8. awmooney
    March 15, 2019 at 7:15 pm

    Yeah, James, those gons are something I took for granted and then one day, like most other railroad stuff, I realize they are gone. Oh to have had digital back then and thus the means to photograph everything………
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