Railpictures.ca - Doug Page Photo, Bruce Acheson Collection Photo: January 14, 1967 was a special day for fans of the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Railway, as the Upper Canada Railway Society ran an excursion covering TH&B and NYC lines (NYC owning 73% of the TH&B, CPR the other 27%) in Southern Ontario, and included utilizing an NYC GP9 on the point. Here, the train waits to depart Hunter Street station for the first leg of the trip, Hamilton – Waterford. From there, the train will run east on the NYC’s CASO to Welland, where it will turn back west on the TH&B going Welland – Hamilton.Bill Thomson shot the train at “Summit” near Copetown. Stay tuned for Doug Page’s shot just across the tracks from Bill.Doug Page Photo, Bruce Acheson Collection Slide. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

January 14, 1967 was a special day for fans of the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Railway, as the Upper Canada Railway Society ran an excursion covering TH&B and NYC lines (NYC owning 73% of the TH&B, CPR the other 27%) in Southern Ontario, and included utilizing an NYC GP9 on the point. Here, the train waits to depart Hunter Street station for the first leg of the trip, Hamilton - Waterford. From there, the train will run east on the NYC's CASO to Welland, where it will turn back west on the TH&B going Welland - Hamilton.Bill Thomson shot the train at "Summit" near Copetown. Stay tuned for Doug Page's shot just across the tracks from Bill.Doug Page Photo, Bruce Acheson Collection Slide.

Caption: January 14, 1967 was a special day for fans of the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Railway, as the Upper Canada Railway Society ran an excursion covering TH&B and NYC lines (NYC owning 73% of the TH&B, CPR the other 27%) in Southern Ontario, and included utilizing an NYC GP9 on the point. Here, the train waits to depart Hunter Street station for the first leg of the trip, Hamilton - Waterford. From there, the train will run east on the NYC's CASO to Welland, where it will turn back west on the TH&B going Welland - Hamilton.

Bill Thomson shot the train at "Summit" near Copetown. Stay tuned for Doug Page's shot just across the tracks from Bill.

Doug Page Photo, Bruce Acheson Collection Slide.

Photographer:	Doug Page Photo, Bruce Acheson Collection [129] (more) (contact)
Date:	01/14/1967 (search)
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo (search)
Reporting Marks:	NYC 7504, THB 402 (search)
Train Symbol:	Extra 7504 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Welland Sub (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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hoggerdoug

November 7, 2021 at 2:18 pm

Thanks for the memory. My sister and I rode that excursion.
bruce

November 14, 2021 at 8:16 pm

Talked to Doug.He remember’s two stories about this trip. First one was going up the hill towards Summit they had to stop;the brakes on the 7504 were dragging. The second one was them having to operate the train from the 402. Any more stories are welcome.

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hoggerdoug

November 7, 2021 at 2:18 pm

Thanks for the memory. My sister and I rode that excursion.

bruce

November 14, 2021 at 8:16 pm

Talked to Doug.He remember’s two stories about this trip. First one was going up the hill towards Summit they had to stop;the brakes on the 7504 were dragging. The second one was them having to operate the train from the 402. Any more stories are welcome.