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A pair of RS18's make a triumphant return to the St. Thomas subdivision after a long hiatus. Running for the first time since return from the Guelph Junction Railway, the crew is crossing the CNR diamond at Carew with 28 cars. It is great that MLW's are returning in regular rotation to OSR in Salford and this was a real nice treat to hear the familiar growl of these 251's with a good sized train. I am curious if this is the first time a pair did run since OSR took over the St. Thomas subdivision from CP in December 2009. To make this happen 183 would have had to have still been in service and it would have had to be paired with 182. 183 has been out of service a long time, and I do not recall seeing it operate on the St. Thomas sub. Anyone have evidence to the contrary? The power move on September 30 does not count for this purpose. What do you think? Thank you for all responses.
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Caption: A pair of RS18's make a triumphant return to the St. Thomas subdivision after a long hiatus. Running for the first time since return from the Guelph Junction Railway, the crew is crossing the CNR diamond at Carew with 28 cars. It is great that MLW's are returning in regular rotation to OSR in Salford and this was a real nice treat to hear the familiar growl of these 251's with a good sized train.

I am curious if this is the first time a pair did run since OSR took over the St. Thomas subdivision from CP in December 2009. To make this happen 183 would have had to have still been in service and it would have had to be paired with 182. 183 has been out of service a long time, and I do not recall seeing it operate on the St. Thomas sub. Anyone have evidence to the contrary? The power move on September 30 does not count for this purpose. What do you think? Thank you for all responses.

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1596] (more) (contact)
Date: 11/24/2020 (search)
Railway: Ontario Southland (search)
Reporting Marks: OSR 182/181 (search)
Train Symbol: Woodstock Job (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Carew (search)
City/Town: Woodstock (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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11 Comments
  1. awmooney
    November 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    I’ve always found this shot a lot harder than it looks.

  2. Stephen C. Host
    November 30, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    It requires a lot of bending.. good thing i’ve practiced this exact shot over the years.

  3. trainsrocks147
    November 30, 2020 at 8:20 pm

    Dece.

  4. Alexander Medora
    December 4, 2023 at 8:48 am

    Great shot.
    Not an orange pylon or plastic sign in sight.

  5. Stephen C. Host
    December 4, 2023 at 4:42 pm

    Thank the good lord for that.

  6. TheBosnianCanadian
    June 28, 2026 at 4:04 pm

    A few things have now changed in this scene unfortunately

  7. Stephen C. Host
    June 29, 2026 at 8:20 am

    What has Amer? I haven’t been to Carew in a few months

  8. TheBosnianCanadian
    June 29, 2026 at 4:59 pm

    181 and 182 are gone from OSR and the Carew Sign was gone as of a few months ago…

  9. Stephen C. Host
    June 30, 2026 at 8:36 am

    There were two carew signs 10 plus years ago. one each side.

  10. awmooney
    June 30, 2026 at 9:13 am

    And neither of them made it as far as your place, Mr. Host? What a shame. (or are you hiding something from us?)

  11. Stephen C. Host
    June 30, 2026 at 7:19 pm

    LOL no, i don’t have them.
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