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The last two weeks of the OSR's operations on the Cayuga subdivision were remarkable for a couple reasons. On this day it was the first time a pair of F units ran all the way from St. Thomas to Tillsonburg on the line. While F units did run to Aylmer on the St. Thomas job, they never did run east of Aylmer in a pair until April 23. A single F unit with a geep made the trek a few times, but was never a pair. A week later, OSR would run matching F units for the first and last time - the OSR boys really know how to go out in style!
OSR has just finished pulling the 2 flatcars from the Loop Line Transfer and is working the former CNR/CPR/NS yard, remarkably the eastbound home signal for the CPR/CNR crossing in Tillsonburg still stands after all this time as pictured above. The CPR tracks were removed in the late 1990's i'm led to believe, but I stand to be corrected on that one.  Folks who were there informed me there was a yard on the south side still standing when OSR took over in '97 but CPR quickly ripped it out.
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Caption: The last two weeks of the OSR's operations on the Cayuga subdivision were remarkable for a couple reasons. On this day it was the first time a pair of F units ran all the way from St. Thomas to Tillsonburg on the line. While F units did run to Aylmer on the St. Thomas job, they never did run east of Aylmer in a pair until April 23. A single F unit with a geep made the trek a few times, but was never a pair. A week later, OSR would run matching F units for the first and last time - the OSR boys really know how to go out in style!

OSR has just finished pulling the 2 flatcars from the Loop Line Transfer and is working the former CNR/CPR/NS yard, remarkably the eastbound home signal for the CPR/CNR crossing in Tillsonburg still stands after all this time as pictured above. The CPR tracks were removed in the late 1990's i'm led to believe, but I stand to be corrected on that one. Folks who were there informed me there was a yard on the south side still standing when OSR took over in '97 but CPR quickly ripped it out.

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Stephen C. Host [1500] (more) (contact)
Date: 4/23/2020 (search)
Railway: Ontario Southland (search)
Reporting Marks: OSR 1400, 6508 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Loop Line Transfer (search)
City/Town: Tillsonburg (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Nice shot Steve! I hope these F units are still running in the year 3030!

  2. Mee too.

  3. Stephen, very nice reminder/memory of the Cayuga Sub in Tillsonburg and F units that seem to be timeless and an informative caption Thank you and Happy Canada Day

  4. Thank you Sir! Happy Canada Day to you and to everyone!

    Now where’s my red shirt! it’s lost in the laundry!!

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