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A splendid slide taken by Bruce Mercer way back January 8, 1973. The image shows  TH&B 73 leading the East Local, "Port Maitland job" over the diamond at E&O tower and the the NYC / PC CASO SUB. The east local by time table direction is actually a southward movement on the TH&B Dunnville sub was south and north direction whereas all the other TH&B subs were east and west. The interlocked crossing at E&O was mile 9.46 on the TH&B Dunnville sub and less than half a mile from the location the TH&B went over the CN Cayuga sub, mile 9.80, both of these "railway crossing at grade" were interlocked and controlled by a tower man, sometimes referred to as a lever man or signalman. All the signals governing  TH&B movement through the interlocking were of the semaphore type.  TH&B Dunnville sub had another crossing at mile 14.28 of the CN Dunnville sub. The Dunnville sub crossing the Dunnville sub. It was an automatic interlocking.
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Caption: A splendid slide taken by Bruce Mercer way back January 8, 1973. The image shows TH&B 73 leading the East Local, "Port Maitland job" over the diamond at E&O tower and the the NYC / PC CASO SUB. The east local by time table direction is actually a southward movement on the TH&B Dunnville sub was south and north direction whereas all the other TH&B subs were east and west. The interlocked crossing at E&O was mile 9.46 on the TH&B Dunnville sub and less than half a mile from the location the TH&B went over the CN Cayuga sub, mile 9.80, both of these "railway crossing at grade" were interlocked and controlled by a tower man, sometimes referred to as a lever man or signalman. All the signals governing TH&B movement through the interlocking were of the semaphore type. TH&B Dunnville sub had another crossing at mile 14.28 of the CN Dunnville sub. The Dunnville sub crossing the Dunnville sub. It was an automatic interlocking.

Photographer:
Bruce Mercer, collection of Doug Lawson [243] (more) (contact)
Date: 01/08/1973 (search)
Railway: Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo (search)
Reporting Marks: TH&B 73 (search)
Train Symbol: East Local (search)
Subdivision/SNS: E&O Tower, Dunnville sub (search)
City/Town: near Attercliffe Station (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. link to the other image Bruce took that day.
    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=29383

  2. Wow, I really like this image, thanks for posting it!

  3. This is great! Thanks Doug and Bruce for sharing.

  4. Sweet scene.

  5. Dual outhouses….luxury

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