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The Abitibi plant switcher has just come out from the depths to spot outbound traffic for ONR to pick up. As I showed up they were just about to tie down a dozen or so cars so it was good timing on my part. Then, back into the off-limits industrial area they went and that was that. The paint scheme sure looks sharp. Hard to believe this unit once called Thorold South home.
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Caption: The Abitibi plant switcher has just come out from the depths to spot outbound traffic for ONR to pick up. As I showed up they were just about to tie down a dozen or so cars so it was good timing on my part. Then, back into the off-limits industrial area they went and that was that. The paint scheme sure looks sharp. Hard to believe this unit once called Thorold South home.

Photographer:
A.W. Mooney [2422] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/24/2026 (search)
Railway: Ontario Northland (search)
Reporting Marks: Abitibi 1305 (search)
Train Symbol: plant locomotive (search)
Subdivision/SNS: ONR Iroquois Falls Sub. (search)
City/Town: Iroquois Falls (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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8 Comments
  1. Todd Steinman
    October 1, 2026 at 6:08 am

    Nice catch indeed!

  2. terry.oshell
    October 1, 2026 at 7:47 am

    Well done. Great catch.

  3. Stephen C. Host
    October 1, 2026 at 8:11 am

    Lovely – Not only did it call Thorold South home for a while (http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24305) that unit also called Iqoquois Falls home (http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43073) for a few years before the paper plant closed. And now it’s come back!

  4. Paul O'Shell
    October 1, 2026 at 4:59 pm

    Beautiful day! Great shot. I prefer the dual stack spark arrestor mufflers on those ex-CN SW1200′s.

  5. Klaucker
    October 2, 2026 at 7:42 am

    That is a pretty photo… a great paint job always hides the true age

  6. awmooney
    October 2, 2026 at 7:45 am

    Klaucker: True statement.
    Tammy Fae Bakker always swore by that.

  7. Klaucker
    October 2, 2026 at 7:59 am

    LOL… the Tammy Fae and Jimmy Baker era, immortalized in the Neil Young song American Dream…oh.. the things that stood for moral scandals in the 80’s are but a mere footnote in today’s world…thanks for the memory trigger…K

  8. mile27
    October 4, 2026 at 10:17 pm

    Nice catch, Arnold. Neat livery.
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