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Signs of the times: KCS units, and SD40-2's floating around! After pausing at Emery for the light, CPKC train #421 heads north on the MacTier Subdivision over the Islington Avenue grade crossing near the Vaughan-Toronto border. CP AC4400CW 9766 leads KCSM ES44AC 4752, CP SD40-2's 6080 and 6045, and a sizable freight in tow. There was a time when KCS "Southern Belle" units were rare on CP and SD40-2's were common, it looks like the tables have turned somewhat!

Harnessing the power of the mighty drone gets a bit more in view here compared to that fellow at the grade crossing shooting the train from the ground: at the bottom right, new condos are going in where there once was a small golf course. On the left is CN's Halton Subdivision, currently between trains. At the upper left, the "Vaughan skyline" of new condos and highrises around the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway are visible. In the upper right are likely highrises along the Weston and Finch area of North York.

Here's a Reg Button photo of the same spot in 1984, little has changed with some of the surrounding businesses including LiftKing and the garden centre.
Copyright Notice: This image ©Dan Dell'Unto all rights reserved.



Caption: Signs of the times: KCS units, and SD40-2's floating around! After pausing at Emery for the light, CPKC train #421 heads north on the MacTier Subdivision over the Islington Avenue grade crossing near the Vaughan-Toronto border. CP AC4400CW 9766 leads KCSM ES44AC 4752, CP SD40-2's 6080 and 6045, and a sizable freight in tow. There was a time when KCS "Southern Belle" units were rare on CP and SD40-2's were common, it looks like the tables have turned somewhat!

Harnessing the power of the mighty drone gets a bit more in view here compared to that fellow at the grade crossing shooting the train from the ground: at the bottom right, new condos are going in where there once was a small golf course. On the left is CN's Halton Subdivision, currently between trains. At the upper left, the "Vaughan skyline" of new condos and highrises around the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway are visible. In the upper right are likely highrises along the Weston and Finch area of North York.

Here's a Reg Button photo of the same spot in 1984, little has changed with some of the surrounding businesses including LiftKing and the garden centre.

Photographer:
Dan Dell'Unto [997] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/09/2023 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 9766, KCSM 4752, CP 6080, CP 6045 (search)
Train Symbol: CP 421 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Emery - CP MacTier Sub (search)
City/Town: Vaughan (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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