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Rumbling northbound, ONR Extra 1515 snakes through Richmond Hill, passing various pieces of work equipment and supplies in the sidings. The CNR freight shed can be seen in the distance, with the station just beyond. Departing Toronto Yard Richmond Hill south end Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.
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Caption: Rumbling northbound, ONR Extra 1515 snakes through Richmond Hill, passing various pieces of work equipment and supplies in the sidings. The CNR freight shed can be seen in the distance, with the station just beyond.

Departing Toronto Yard
Richmond Hill south end

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Photographer:
John Freyseng [371] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/1967 (search)
Railway: Ontario Northland (search)
Reporting Marks: ONT 1515, CN 4130, ONT 1505, CN 1324 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra 1515 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Bala Sub (search)
City/Town: Richmond Hill (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. Paul O'Shell
    August 3, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    Nice vantage point from on top those red fleet boarding cars. :-)

  2. Ian Malenfant-Picard
    August 3, 2026 at 7:27 pm

    I didn’t know ONR used to run freight trains to Toronto. Nice catch!

  3. awmooney
    August 3, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    Endless classics from King John.

  4. MrDan
    August 3, 2026 at 10:51 pm

    A very nice consist. That boom in the foreground doesn’t look like a conventional crane boom, I’m thinking it’s a pile driver attachment and the poles stacked behind might be for that purpose.

  5. Paul O'Shell
    August 3, 2026 at 11:13 pm

    Right you are MrDan. It’s a pile driver lead for a steam powered pile driving crane. (see attached link)
    The wood piles on the next flat car have yet to be ‘sharpened’ on one end for driving.
    Look at the white birch trees stuffed into the car pockets to hold the wood piles in place.
    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38946

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