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The weekend of September 13 - 15, 1963 marked a massive undertaking by the Upper Canada Railway Society, a 692.2 mile excursion from Toronto - Ottawa - North Bay - Temagami - Toronto, with seventeen coaches behind CNR 6167. With the train having run overnight from Toronto - Ottawa on the 13th, the train turned west and departed the nation's capital early on the 14th, running across northern Ontario to North Bay. 6167 would be removed at North Bay, with ONR FP7s handling the train to Temagami overnight. The consist returned to North Bay on the morning of the 15th, with 6167 taking over once again for the return to Toronto. At roughly mile 47.5 pf the Beachburg Sub, CNR 6167 swings through the sweeping curve at Bristol, Quebec, following the north shore of the Ottawa River from the capitol into the northern wilderness before crossing back into Ontario near Beachburg. Further information can also be found in the December 1963 UCRS news letter. The saga: Ottawa Arrival Ottawa Dominion CNR 6167 in the capital Running across the north Sleek steam Morning at Temagami Jocko runpast Tomiko runpast North Bay arrival Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.
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Caption: The weekend of September 13 - 15, 1963 marked a massive undertaking by the Upper Canada Railway Society, a 692.2 mile excursion from Toronto - Ottawa - North Bay - Temagami - Toronto, with seventeen coaches behind CNR 6167. With the train having run overnight from Toronto - Ottawa on the 13th, the train turned west and departed the nation's capital early on the 14th, running across northern Ontario to North Bay. 6167 would be removed at North Bay, with ONR FP7s handling the train to Temagami overnight. The consist returned to North Bay on the morning of the 15th, with 6167 taking over once again for the return to Toronto.

At roughly mile 47.5 pf the Beachburg Sub, CNR 6167 swings through the sweeping curve at Bristol, Quebec, following the north shore of the Ottawa River from the capitol into the northern wilderness before crossing back into Ontario near Beachburg.

Further information can also be found in the December 1963 UCRS news letter.

The saga:
Ottawa Arrival
Ottawa Dominion
CNR 6167 in the capital
Running across the north
Sleek steam
Morning at Temagami
Jocko runpast
Tomiko runpast
North Bay arrival

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Photographer:
John Freyseng [384] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/14/1963 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CNR 6167 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra 6167 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Beachburg, Sub, (search)
City/Town: Bristol (search)
Province: Quebec (search)
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