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Once I learned of Brighton's most infamous railfanning spot <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59626"> (click here from my first trip the summer before to Memory Junction) </a> I started to make a few stops whenever I headed east to go camping deep in the heart of Prince Edward County. This night, again proved to be eventful. I'm not sure of the circumstances, but CN 4805, 5504 and two other unidentified units were backing up to their train. They proceeded east about half hour of snapping this photo. <br> <br> The conductor gets a friendly wave from a father and son, as they head back to their train. That's the purpose of Ralph Bangays vision, I think. Making memories, watching trains. Doesn't get any better than this, does it?
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: Circa 2000
Location: Brighton
Province: Ontario
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No mapping of this location here. If you've been to mile marker 242 of CN's Kingston Sub., then you've certainly have memories of train watching! That's because shown on this bright afternoon, I made my first visit to Memory Junction. This was surprise number 2 of the day, upon an invitation by my grandparents (pictured is my grandfather). They knew the 'owner' Ralph Bangay. Main exhibits were displayed inside the old station, with plenty of old rolling stock on the sidings that ran behind the station. <br> <br> Through time, I would visit a few more times and was never disappointed by the action on the Kingston. Not only that, but just a stone throw away was CP's Belleville Subdivision...plenty of trains. <br> <br> Sadly, Ralph passed away. So too did my grandparents. The museum was closed, and all artifacts were sold or donated elsewhere. Not all was lost. The station is still there, and I believe is still a commercial business. But that's not all..... <br> <br> ....the memories still live.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: May 1999
Location: Brighton
Province: Ontario
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Did you go to the "...tree museum, and pay a dollar and a half to see them?" <br> <br> Former CN station at Maple, Ontario. Still quite picturesque with the trees surrounding the station grounds. This would've been shortly after GO renovated the building. What's old is new again. One would think you're in the country, not within the sprawling GTA. <br> <br> Visit today, and Joni Mitchell's lyrics are 100% true than ever..."...don't it always go, that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone. Paved paradise, put up a parking lot". <br> <br> Of days gone by: <br> <br> <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7285> CP led VIA Canadian #2 (sdforty photo)</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40459 ">VIA Train #9 from 1986 (First954 photo)</a>
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: Circa May 2001
Location: Maple
Province: Ontario
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Digging back through old photos I had taken and then produced from my old 35mm camera. Came across this one, with a VIA train approaching it's station stop at the historic Port Hope station. Guess this is as good as it gets shooting the now 'old' P42's. as The gentleman leaning against the limestone beside the old operators bay is the 'station agent'. There to open and close the waiting room for every train that stopped here for passengers. Not what it used to be, but a touch of nostalgia was had this evening.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: Circa 2001
Location: Port Hope
Province: Ontario
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One for the archives. Pulled awhile ago from somewhere, this 40 year old gem. Old 3x5 photo, produced on 35mm film on my parents camera. I suppose this was my very FIRST railfan photo. All at 8 years old, having just lived in Stratford for not even a week on this hot August evening in 1985. Initially, glad I photographed 4566, a high nose GP9 working the yard in Stratford. Wasn't just that, it was the change of scenery. Going from living in the small farming community of Petrolia, to 'big city' Stratford. It seemed bigger to 8 year old me, but the yard was something you could explore back then. But, to get this photo, just out of sight to the left of me was one of the poles holding up the adjacent roof, which joined the main station building and that of the express building. Nearly ran into it running sideways, parents camera in hand...taking the photo of 4566. <br> <br> Of note, 4566 was part of the rebuild program that saw CN not only chop the high nose to a minimum, but would also renumber these beauties mid to late 80s and into the 90s. It was built by EMD / GMD, built for freight service only with flexicoil trucks to go on any 'secondary' line within the CN network...making it lightweight. I would assume it ran west to Goderich, and north up the old Newton to Palmerston and beyond.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08 / 1985
Location: Stratford
Province: Ontario
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The local is always a fun one to shoot. With how flat the scenery is, I often wonder what passengers thought when once riding this section of line all the way to Erieau. <br> <br> Nonetheless, CN 514 is on it's way back to Chatham this late sunny afternoon, after servicing Blenheim slowly rolling through our vast farmlands here in Chatham-Kent. <br> <br> This wasn't my only catch of the day though. I was also quite lucky to finally get my only photos of <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59246">ex-Thompson's old tonner.</a> It was a great day for photography!
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/31/2026
Location: Chatham
Province: Ontario
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It had been a few years since I last caught the Spray Train,and it certainly has become an annual event to photograph it, usually never leaving any railfan disappointed. But, only if you miss it. <br> <br> This year, marked the first time since I last photographed it, with an old D&H painted engine, leading the way. This year, almost ended in disappointment, as I left my initial spot to photograph it, and see if it was coming. Only did I see the headlights rushing at me at the old Bloomfield Road crossing, did I get caught out of position. <br> <br> The mad dash across Chatham was on. Bets were against me as one red traffic light proved to feel like forever, before I could proceed. The gates started coming down, and the best I could manage was hopping out nearly last minute at the Adelaide / King Street intersection. Thankfully, sun angle wasn't an issue as the train steadily pounded across the street, passing what once was the old station grounds. <br> <br> Freshly painted in the new CPKC livery, 6222 looked great steadily pacing the spray train at approx. 70 km/hr. through Chatham.There's nothing like the thrill of a hunt...!
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 05/31/2026
Location: Chatham
Province: Ontario
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Wyoming is one of those places I always remembered as a child. Many trips through the town always provided excitement when it came to the railway crossing. Back then, it was 4 tracks! And the trains went through, as if they were jet propelled. However, my photography luck hasn't been so grand. I have found depending on the day of the week, you can wait for 4 hours for a single train, or see 3 in an hour. Precision timed railroading I guess? <br> <br> Through the years, the Strathroy Sub. dwindled to a single track through Wymoning. All sidings were removed, and new infrastructure was installed about two years ago. But this is CN's still busy main corridor for Chicago to Montreal. And today, 509 approaches just as quick as the trains from my childhood. What struck me as peculiar, was CN 3906's numberboards. Looks like CNC machined metal. Something new.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/05/2026
Location: Wyoming
Province: Ontario
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This old engine sat on the siding for months prior. Each time I passed it going to the local indoor pool with the kids, I wished I had my camera. This time, due to the chase of local freight CN 514, i had it! And boy am I glad i did. <br>From fellow contributor Luke Bellefleur, using information posted on the site "Old Time Trains": Thompsons # nil in new paint scheme and window protectors. Acq. 2/2013 ex Bucyrus-Erie 8302 South Milwaukee, WI nee Normetal Mining # nil. 80-ton GE 28481 10/1946.<br><br>With it boarded up, I knew time wasn't on my side. Next day after this photo, the engine was loaded onto a flatbed truck and hauled away. To where? Not exactly sure, but the next morning my boss came into work quite excited. Tells me his story:"You'll never guess what I did, I followed an engine all the way home!" Last known sighting was just inside the sleepy city limits of Kent Bridge, Ontario. Destination still unknown to this contributor.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Other
Date: 05/31/2026
Location: Blenheim
Province: Ontario
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It's been awhile, but every so often another photographers photo seems to pop up out of nowhere. This time, it was of the old C&O station in Wallaceburg. Living in the 'now' as a resident of Chatham-Kent, I always love seeing old photos of stations that still exist. <br> <br> As mentioned, it was <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34213">Bill Thomson's photo from 1976</a> that caught my eye. Better idea was to time machine, and with some difficulty. My first photo of this station, was from 20 some odd years ago. Obviously, even then it was a chore since front access was added for those physically impaired, as well as front steps. But the angle of daylight, the added height to the building when it was set on a new foundation...all increased the difficulty. But, its still here. <br> <br> I am not sure of it's current use. It was an SPCA at one point, public works office the next. Last I heard, the fresh coat of paint and roof went on, for a railway club (either historical museum or model train club) was to occupy it. Hoping a fellow contributor can shed the light....as for Bill, I only just started getting in touch with him just before he passed. Hope this photo makes him proud.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Chesapeake and Ohi…
Date: 06/05/2026
Location: Wallaceburg
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 11 Favourites
As a youngster, I can remember living in Petrolia just 10 km south of Wyoming. It had always been a thrill when we passed through this small town on our way for an outing at Canatara Park in Sarnia, or doing the many family trips to Eastern Ontario. So, it was a no brainer to come back to the Strathroy Sub. during the first weekend of November. However, this was my only catch on this day. Thankfully, the clouds broke just in time as the train passed Minielly Road crossing on a wonderfully and unusually warm fall day.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 11/02/2024
Location: Wyoming
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
There are two things I likely will never see again at what once was a busy junction station: passengers waiting for the 'hopefully on time' train, and the interior waiting room of the station. Of course, it had been about 20 plus years since this station received the 'VIA' makeover, with their typical red shingled roofing from that era. Somehow, from the sagging exterior, leaky roof inside the waiting room, and overall dilapidated appearance I feel like this country gem is on borrowed time.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/17/2024
Location: Gananoque Junction
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 17 Favourites
Having lived in Stratford in the mid 80's for a brief time, young railfans alike couldn't help but notice how much of a railway city Stratford truly was. There, many lines branched out in all directions, covering much of Ontario's scenic countryside. This trip brought me to the region, not for joyous reasons. However, two things I have to do each time I return. ..a trip to Rheos Chocolates, and of course to the station and yards. This time, aside from a CN engine shunting cars behind me....my focus was trying to capture the night time aura on a very cold and frigid January evening. I don't do many night photos...but I could not pass up the warm glow of the stations exterior lights. And to think...just how many passengers have been here before me, and felt 'welcomed' by these lights. Sadly, things have changed and aren't what they used to be in Stratford. But between the experimental GO train service (platform was there at time of photo), CN and GEXR sharing freight...and VIA still calling.....one still feels 'welcomed' by these station lights, arriving to the 'railway city'.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/2022
Location: Stratford
Province: Ontario
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After seeing <b><a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=52617">Jacob Patterson's Linwood Station photo</a></b>, I was pleased to read that the owner's kept the letter I had left upon my only visit in December 2005. I remember that day well, as it was a very cold and blustery. However, I could not have imagined that this structure was ever a station after it was remodeled into a home, except for the tell tale operators bay window. Although this is two years shy of a time machine photo, you can see how far the building has come. Of note, the freight shed portion of the station was removed and placed on an adjacent property, which would have been located directly behind me. Used for storage, it was in poor shape then...wonder if it still stands now?
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 12/2005
Location: Linwood
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 9 Favourites
After a slow start to my first attempt at local rail fanning in some time, it just so happened that I was thankful to push myself out the door this Sunday morning. After a brief cruise out to Bloomfield Rd. here in Chatham, I stumbled upon H89 finishing up their switching duties at the ethanol plant. I decided that the best chance to allow myself time to setup and photograph it, was at Kent Bridge. Sure enough, not 5 minutes after I arrived H89 slowly rolled into town. To my luck, they also had duties to switch the sidings at the Anderson's (formerly Thompson's) facility! Here, are the closest thing to the old SD40s...3113 3055 and 3117 perform one of their final moves under the careful eye of the conductor, giving it their all while waking up the sleepy town.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/09/2023
Location: Kent Bridge
Province: Ontario
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<b>When the child is away, the Dad gets to play!</b> This was the first time in a long time, I was able to get out and enjoy a hobby that doesn't get much attention these days. With my wife working nights, and my daughter at my in-laws - I found myself with some time on my hands. After trying other nights through the week, I had little to no success in photographing a train. However, this was all about to change this weekend. Shot on a humid Friday night, 438 roars through name sign "Chatham East", past the site of the old train order office that once stood - and across the bridge on route to London.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/07/2023
Location: Chatham
Province: Ontario
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When viewing <b><a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34107"> Arnold Mooney's photo of former CN Sutton station</a></b>, I was reminded of my only trip to the area back during the Holiday season of 2005. I couldn't help but to remember how I was nearly 20 years younger then, and how frigid of a day it was with storm clouds moving in fast. To say the least, it was a winter wonderland driving up. But, also present day - another timeless attempt for a time machine photo. Seems like this old building, no matter where it lies when Arnold shot it in 1976 or in 2005, that some sort of foliage seems to be growing around the station. Difficult angle, as my feet were frozen by this point after breaking through many icy puddles that were water and mud. But, the building itself while in much better shape than in 1976, did show some maintenance was already required in 2005. Still, the old station looked great as it rests in retirement now at the Georgina Museum in Keswick.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 12/28/2005
Location: Keswick
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
<b>AN AMERICAN VISITOR...</b> The Southwest has experienced it's share of 'not your average' power, and us 'foamers' in Chatham sure have had our share of the luck. Most notably, was the chase of the old venerable CN GMD-1's. <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=41242"> First, 1412 and 1444</a> in February, 2022. And, <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=42144"> the return of 1412</a> in July 2020. Here, 'FPON' unit GT 6224 in all it's glory with it's faded red front, sits basking on a mid-summer day in the siding of what remains of CN's sidings in Chatham after working local freight 514. <br> <br> Glad I got this photo when I did, as either CN or another company has since fenced off this area off of Keil Drive, making this angle no longer accessible.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Grand Trunk
Date: 07/16/2022
Location: Chatham
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
<b>APRIL FOOLS!</b> Sadly, no jokes can be made about this old lady as it sits downtown neglected. Although a brief squall developed, I wasn't planning for a full shot of the old CP station at all. It was a set of headlights in the distance that had initially caught my eye, and I had planned to hopefully shoot both passing train and work the station in. Although the train didn't come, I figured judging by the sad state that the station is in, I had better get my photos now before it's gone. The clouds, and brief snow all but adds to the mood that is the demise of once glorious architectural gems.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/01/2022
Location: London
Province: Ontario
6 Comments | 11 Favourites
With no annual visit from the CP Holiday Train at the end of November last year, I guess it was decided that CP decided to use a UP Heritage Unit. Like many railfans between Windsor and Toronto - I was no different, to get out and see it. Thinking it would be done in the vintage or classic UP colours, I have to admit I was somewhat taken aback of the "Bluebird" that passed me at Third Line.
Name: Todd Steinman
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/28/2020
Location: Ringold
Province: Ontario
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