Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: Posting this for the overall scene. Four Budds moving away from me, Niagara Falls bound. Interesting is the old stub track on the right; the old Merritton station (burned down in 1994) and the former city yard on the left which is pretty well gone now. In the distance is the Bridge 6 over the Welland Canal. The view from Hartzel Rd bridge, where I am standing, is now just a whole lot of nothing. And foliage has cut the angle down. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Posting this for the overall scene. Four Budds moving away from me, Niagara Falls bound. Interesting is the old stub track on the right; the old Merritton station (burned down in 1994) and the former city yard on the left which is pretty well gone now. In the distance is the Bridge 6 over the Welland Canal. The view from Hartzel Rd bridge, where I am standing, is now just a whole lot of nothing. And foliage has cut the angle down.

Caption: Posting this for the overall scene. Four Budds moving away from me, Niagara Falls bound. Interesting is the old stub track on the right; the old Merritton station (burned down in 1994) and the former city yard on the left which is pretty well gone now. In the distance is the Bridge 6 over the Welland Canal. The view from Hartzel Rd bridge, where I am standing, is now just a whole lot of nothing. And foliage has cut the angle down.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2134] (more) (contact)
Date:	05/02/1981 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	not recorded (search)
Train Symbol:	unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Grimsby Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Merritton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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9 Comments

Alexander Medora

January 24, 2022 at 3:43 pm

beautiful
DoctaPinklaces

January 24, 2022 at 7:09 pm

Very cool! Always love some Merritton shots.
Klaucker

January 24, 2022 at 7:29 pm

GM Foundry off on the left, the Merritton local called on the plant every week day (Foundry and Engine Assembly), was a major CN customer…great memories
awmooney

January 24, 2022 at 7:46 pm

Thanks. I neglected to mention that. I guess I could have said the bridge was up, too. )
mile27

January 24, 2022 at 8:04 pm

Nice. Neat scene, Arnold.
ngineered4u

January 25, 2022 at 9:29 am

AW, you always bring back some great memories! I have set off cars in the stub track many times. The stub track is on what was once CN’s Thorold Sub to Pt. Rob and Merriton was where we got our train orders “on the fly” for movements on the Grimbsy Sub towards Hamilton. The portion from Merriton to Clifton had CTC Right beside the second Budd trackside looks like a block indicator..lol the bridge is indeed up as you can just make out 2 double reds near the bridge. There are also two CTC controlled derails to protect the bridge. If there is not a permissive signal at bridge 6 any movements passing the signal would be derailed away from the Seaway!
awmooney

January 25, 2022 at 9:37 am

Thanks. I have taken some photos down by those derails. Wondered how they worked.
terry.oshell

January 25, 2022 at 9:01 pm

I wonder if that stub track was used by Pusher (assisting) Engines on the Thorold Sub. back in the steam days?
BradKetchen

March 23, 2022 at 5:55 am

Love how the stub track does a kittke jog midway. in Model Railroading it would equate to bad track laying.

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