Railpictures.ca - Paul O'Shell Photo: Trouble on the Dunnville Sub. 55 years ago today on October 28, 1971 CN’s Dunnville Sub. was blocked by a freight train derailment near Canfield, ON. Working on the Jarvis section crew at the time, we worked three consecutive days to repair the track damage from the derailment and cleanup process. It was great working with a pair of CN wrecking cranes at the site. In today’s world, the line would have been cleared in just a few hours. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Trouble on the Dunnville Sub.
55 years ago today on October 28, 1971 CN's Dunnville Sub. was blocked by a freight train derailment near Canfield, ON.
Working on the Jarvis section crew at the time, we worked three consecutive days to repair the track damage from the derailment and cleanup process.
It was great working with a pair of CN wrecking cranes at the site.
In today's world, the line would have been cleared in just a few hours.

Caption: Trouble on the Dunnville Sub. 55 years ago today on October 28, 1971 CN's Dunnville Sub. was blocked by a freight train derailment near Canfield, ON.
Working on the Jarvis section crew at the time, we worked three consecutive days to repair the track damage from the derailment and cleanup process.
It was great working with a pair of CN wrecking cranes at the site.
In today's world, the line would have been cleared in just a few hours.

Photographer:	Paul O'Shell [569] (more) (contact)
Date:	10/28/1971 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 50014, CN 50073 (search)
Train Symbol:	unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Canfield, Dunnville Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Canfield (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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Paul O'Shell

October 30, 2026 at 4:34 pm

CN 50014 (became Ivaco Steel IVXX 50014) is an Industrial Works 200-ton wrecking crane, serial number 5137, built in 1928. It was scrapped at Ivaco Steel in L’Orignal, ON in June 1991.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=56779 <br.

CN 50073 is an Industrial Works 120-ton wrecking crane, serial number 3881, built in 1920. It was off CN's roster by July 1991.

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Paul O'Shell

October 30, 2026 at 4:34 pm

CN 50014 (became Ivaco Steel IVXX 50014) is an Industrial Works 200-ton wrecking crane, serial number 5137, built in 1928. It was scrapped at Ivaco Steel in L’Orignal, ON in June 1991.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=56779 <br.

CN 50073 is an Industrial Works 120-ton wrecking crane, serial number 3881, built in 1920. It was off CN's roster by July 1991.