Caption: GO cab car #217 sits just north of the station in Stouffville with a 7-car train and F59PH 561 on the other end of the consist, about to spring to life to bring a train full of morning commuters to the big city. This would be the second of two weekly-only morning trains to Toronto Union Station. Times sure have changed, as today the active line has been extended past this location and service is available more or less all-day, all-week. Significant improvements have also made to the track and other infrastructure. While changes were obviously necessary and positive, there was something fascinating about riding the line back then; old, jointed rail on a single-track line, mostly overgrown with grass and weeds while passing through backyards, fields and forests. I believe the maximum speed anywhere on the line back then was 50mph, but I could be mistaken. For a railfan like me, it was fun riding in the cab car and looking forward down the line (it was especially rocky once the train left Stouffville!), or behind the locomotive on the northbound trip, listening to the seemingly non-stop use of the beautiful K5LA horn for the many grade crossings. A major difference from the more sophisticated Lakeshore line at the time. I wish I had it in me to photograph the line at other areas along the way, but a student schedule and limited time (and foresight!) prevented that from happening.