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T'was a dark, dark day at the Sound. It is always disappointing when good times come to an end. Jimmy Bell was no longer at the station; his agent's job was now history. And now we witness the Train Order Signals are meeting the same fate. For me, it was a heavy feeling of sadness knowing the good times at CP's Parry Sound station were no longer. For us fans, change never seems to be for the better.
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Caption: T'was a dark, dark day at the Sound. It is always disappointing when good times come to an end. Jimmy Bell was no longer at the station; his agent's job was now history. And now we witness the Train Order Signals are meeting the same fate. For me, it was a heavy feeling of sadness knowing the good times at CP's Parry Sound station were no longer. For us fans, change never seems to be for the better.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2276] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/07/1986 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: nil (search)
Train Symbol: nil (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP Parry Sound Sub. (search)
City/Town: Parry Sound (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    December 25, 2025 at 7:46 am

    A great effort documenting the exact moment in history.

    What changed to get rid of the operators on this day? Operating rulebook?

  2. awmooney
    December 25, 2025 at 9:16 am

    I just remember agent/operator Jimmy telling me his position would become redundant in the near future. Same with some other agent/operators along the CP. I don’t recall the dates. But, just like Bolton and many other places.

  3. Todd Steinman
    December 26, 2025 at 12:11 pm

    Sad day indeed. If any good can be said, at least this station wasn’t demolished. Never the same though. And those train order signals were something else for sure. Sadly, I never saw one in operation. So i 100% agree with Steve’s comment in your great effort documenting this exact moment it all became part of ‘history’.

  4. Stephen C. Host
    December 31, 2025 at 10:50 am

    Hear hear.
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