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Began photography around 2013 with a few Nikon point and shoot cameras, now using a D3200. Member of the Guelph historical Railway Association

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CNR 6218 is readied on the service tracks at Spadina roundhouse on the morning of September 20, 1970. Note the fire hydrant and hose, likely used to fill the 11,600 gallon tender. Today she will lead a UCRS fan trip from Union Station - Guelph - Caledonia - Hamilton and return. Off to the right, one of the coach yard switchers, MLW S13 8522, idles away waiting to be called to duty. Built in 1959 a the last of a 23 unit order, and the highest numbered of the 8500-series, it will be retired in 1990.<br><br>At upper left the Spadina Avenue overpass spans the numerous tracks below. At upper right, the top of the Steele-Briggs Seed Co. building can be seen at the corner of Spadina Ave and Front St. The building was originally constructed in 1913 for Steele-Briggs Seed Company to centralize it's operations under one roof. The company specialized in seeds for the Canadian climate and growing season, and shipped many of it's seeds out by rail, the sidings located on the south side of the building, lasting until removal from the parking lot in late 2015.* *Information per the late (d. 2020) Toronto Historian, <a href=https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/07/27/the-steele-briggs-warehouse-at-49-spadina-ave-toronto/>Doug Taylor.</a> Further information by clicking on Doug's name.<br><br><i>Bryce Lee Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Bryce Lee Photo; Ja…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/20/1970
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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<b>Keep It Beautiful.</b> A gorgeous sunny morning finds the 0700 job lifting a cut of coil cars out of the small yard for Railcare on the Irondale Lead, about to cross Burlington Street. After lining the switch, they'll shove into Stelco to drop their train.

<br><br>This isn't the only locomotive <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=44690>sporting a license plate</a> in the area.

Name:	Jacob Patterson
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	11/05/2021
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

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At 1018h, Train 29 barrels through Baden behind U-2-h 6235 about halfway through its Toronto - London trip. Built in July 1943 by MLW as the first of 30 U-2-h locomotives ordered by the CNR, 6235 would be scrapped in July 1961. Note the yellow, wooden derail post and the mix of crossing protection styles at the Snyder's Road (old Highway 7 and Foundry Street intersection (some wooden, some lights and bells). <br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/13/1957
Location:	Baden
Province:	Ontario

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The final GO train of the evening arrives at Guelph Central Station at 0026h while crews from Mammoet prepare their crane to remove the second last span, and the last transverse member, both built in 1948, from Allen's Bridge. After CN L533 makes it's return from Kitchener the crews will get to work around 0400h.

Name:	Jacob Patterson
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	10/23/2021
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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NS&T motor 16 is seen passing the Thorold station with a short train. The pocket track at right was used by interurban cars starting or ending their run keeping clear of the main for other movements to pass. Note the burnt out structure behind the train, the remains of the James Davy Pulp Mill. Built as a flour mill, it was purchased by Davy and his associates in 1886 and converted to a pulp and paper mill, receiving rail service from the NS&T, note the boxcar spotted off to the left. A fire in the mid '50s destroyed much of the structure.<br><br>Motor 16 was built by National Steel Car in 1918 for the Hydro Electric Power Commission. It came to the NS&T in 1922 and was rebuilt in 1930. In September 1960 it was transferred to the Oshawa Railway (also under CN Electric Railways) as their 16. In November 1964 it was sold to Noranda Mines as their 20. Further disposition unknown.<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Niagara St. Cathar…
Date:	07/18/1955
Location:	Thorold
Province:	Ontario

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NS&T motor 20 heads eastbound down Welland Avenue in St. Catharines from the Welland Avenue car barns just to the west of this location (today the Midtown Plaza). Note the double track and crossover behind the motor, which ran from the the barns to a point just west of Geneva Street before becoming single track. The Regent gas station at the corner of Francis Street and Welland Avenue is today Gales gas station.<br><br>NS&T 20 was built by GE in March 1914 as South Brooklyn Railway number 6. It was sold to the Charleroi and West Side Street Railway of Pittsburg in December 1917, and then to the NS&T in 1937. It was scrapped in 1960.<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Niagara St. Cathar…
Date:	Circa 1955
Location:	St. Catharines
Province:	Ontario

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Welland-bound NS&T car 83 has just crossed Ormond Street and is seen trundling over the first/second Welland Canal on the old swing bridge. Substation Junction is the point where the Welland Sub, running from the jct to Port Colborne, branched off from the Falls Sub (St. Catharines - Niagara Falls). With no date provided, it is estimated this shot was taken during summer 1955, as 83 would be repainted to CNR green by March 1956.<br><br>This <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=33610>Arnold Mooney shot</a> from 1999 shows the same location from Ormond Street. Where's the canal Filled in. The line, at that time the CN Fonthill spur, was cut short at it's namesake town and by 2000 would be operated by Trillium Railway. Reportedly the line last saw service about 2019, and the rails lifted early 2021, removing the last piece of all the activity that once was.<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Niagara St. Cathar…
Date:	Circa Summer 1955
Location:	Thorold
Province:	Ontario

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Following up on <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46911>Michael Klauck's recent posting,</a> here we see NS&T interurban car 83 approaching the intersection of Main and Elm Streets southbound for <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=44470>Port Colborne station.</a> Note the yellow markings on posts (were these car stops for passengers?), the Cities Service station - now an ESSO as Michael notes - and the vintage automobiles.<br><br>NS&T car 83 was built in 1924 by the NS&T for the Toronto Suburban Railway as their 107, serving there until shutdown on August 15, 1931. It would be moved back to the NS&T in 1935 and renumbered 83, painted in vermillion and cream as seen above. By March 1956, 83, along with other equipment, would be painted into CNR green, NS&T being under CNR Electric Lines. Going by this date this undated slide was shot in spring 1955 or earlier.<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Unknown Photographe…
Railway:	Niagara St. Cathar…
Date:	Circa Spring 1955
Location:	Port Colborne
Province:	Ontario

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About halfway through it's 166.3 mile journey, CNR J-4-e Pacific 5126 (MLW June, 1920) hustles daily except Sunday train 173 along just north of Drayton approaching the crossing of Wellington Road 8. Having departed Hamilton James Street Station at 0550h, the train is due at Palmerston at 1103h, departing at 1120h for the final leg of the journey to Owen Sound, arriving at 1345h. With a scheduled stop at <a href=https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/131959/bd4f9a59ec0a823683e6e1b57826f5d6504ebd1a/photo/drayton-gtr-ex-wgb-1921-ross-gray-coll.jpg/!!/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0%3D.jpg>Drayton station</a> at 1042h, we can reasonably presume it is about 1050h at the time of this photo. 5126 would be scrapped in February 1960.<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/17/1958
Location:	Drayton
Province:	Ontario

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Canadian Pacific Railway gas-electric car, or "doodlebug", 9004 is seen resting on its service track in Guelph just south of Norwich Street, what was then the northernmost point of Guelph Junction Railway ownership on the Goderich Sub. This car made the run from Guelph south to Guelph Junction to connect with mainline Toronto - Windsor and Detroit trains up to 12 times per day per the <a href=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/chungtext/1.0362209#p8z-3r0f:>1947 CPR Goderich Sub timetable.</a><br><br>Originally built in June 1930 by the St. Louis Car Company as CPR 47, the car would be renumbered in April, 1934 to 9004. It would be scrapped at CPR's Angus Shops in Montreal alongside other doodlebugs of the series on December 24, 1958.<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/14/1952
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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A hissing emanates from within the Owen Sound CPR yard as wisps of steam rise into the crisp air off of Georgian Bay. The late evening during Thanksgiving weekend in October 1974 finds a pair of steam locomotives resting during a Toronto - Owen Sound and return fan trip run by Ontario Rail. <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=13396>In the morning,</a> the engines will be serviced, turned, and will depart on their return run with a <a href=
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6279>stop at Chatsworth</a> for a runpast. <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46132>Continuing south,</a> the trip will take a pause around Markdale due to <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46122>an issue with poor quality coal,</a> delaying the trip for an arrival 11 hours late.

<br><br><i>Bryce Lee Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Bryce Lee Photo; Ja…
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/13/1974
Location:	Owen Sound
Province:	Ontario

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On the weekend of August 30-31, 1958 the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) annual convention, was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Society operated two fan trips on both the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway, starting both from Toronto, covering many subdivisions of both railways in south-western Ontario. The lens of Edward P. Haines <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=44667>captured the CPR trip at Guelph Junction,</a> and the following day, D. R. McCulloch captured the CNR trip at CNR Guelph Junction.<br><br>George Roth, a railfan and sometimes rail historian, was on board of both trips, and has generously recounted some of his memories of the CN operated excursion:<br><br>"This trip was a long ride. Toronto to Stratford, double-headed with Pacific 5303 & Northern 6247. After a water stop at Guelph Jct, arrival in Stratford, where we stopped for a good hour or more, while 6247 was serviced, coaled & turned. We fans wandered over to the shops for a look around before returning to re-board the train of 22 cars. 5303 stayed at Stratford and later in the evening would have likely returned to Spadina roundhouse in Toronto, perhaps on 34 or 36."<br><br>"Facing east, the train then proceeded down the CN Drumbo sub to Paris Jct, onto the Dundas sub to Bayview, then the Grimsby sub, with no stops until St. Catharines. There, some fans who had previous tickets, boarded the three cars of the Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway (NS&T) one of them being car 83. The ticket for this side trip on the NS&T was available as an extra expense. These riders had to be back at the CN St. Catharines to get back on the train a couple of hours later."<br><br>"I stayed on the train and rode to Niagara Falls, where 6247 was serviced and put in the roundhouse. Northern 6163 was then assigned to the return trip, late day, to Toronto, stopping at St. Catharines to gather the fan riders from the NS&T side trip. The ride back to Toronto included another side trip across the Beach Strip to Burlington, then, fast on the Oakville sub into Union Station in Toronto. It was dark by then, but the train was on-time to the NRHS published schedule. I recall riding in the one open window, first coach behind the baggage cars, and not being able to walk or stand because of how fast we were going."<br><br>CNR 5303, a J-7-c Pacific built by MLW in August 1920, would be scrapped in February 1959. CNR 6247, U-2-h Northern type, built by MLW in September 1943, was scrapped July 1961. CNR 6163, U-2-d Northern type built by MLW in April 1936, was scrapped May 1961.<br><br><i>D. R. McCulloch Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	D. R. McCulloch Pho…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/31/1958
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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Early afternoon finds mixed train M238 waiting to depart Port Rowan after rearranging it's consist for the run to Port Dover via Simcoe. The little mogul and two car consist was often the most traffic this line saw by this time except for on certain occasions.<br><br>Earlier this day the train, running as M233, had departed Hamilton at 0930h taking the Hagersville Sub to Jarvis and the Cayuga over to Simcoe, arriving at 1138h. Departing at 1145h, M233 followed the Simcoe Sub down to the Port Rowan spur arriving at it's namesake village at 1253h. A total of 63.3 miles from Hamilton James Street. Shortly after this image was taken the train, now M238, will depart Port Rowan at 1400h arriving at Simcoe for 1508h, pausing for 10 minutes before departing as M236 at 1518h for Port Dover on the main Simcoe Sub, arriving at 1600h. It's trip down the branches almost complete, the train, now M235, will depart Port Dover at 1645h, arriving at Simcoe for 1715h. Pausing for 2 minutes, the train will depart at 1717h once again as M238 on its final leg of the journey back to Hamilton, arriving at 1920h.*<br><br>CNR E-10-a Mogul 83, built by CLC in 1910 as Grand Trunk Railway E12 number 1003, renumbered CNR 905 in 1923, and to 83 in 1951. The locomotive would be scrapped in January 1959.<br><br>*Information per the CNR 1956-1957 timetable under <a href=https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/131959/ece8a0769559fba8d6a5d3c0925f8400ea0fdb10/original/cnr-tt-57-100-to-126.pdf?response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJUKM2ICUMTYS6ISA%2F20211008%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20211008T000219Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=984c9248d16676b96e51200bcf5429733eb353849c203e263a6718fd96a76681>Charles Cooper's timetable listing.</a><br><i>Geotagged location not exact.</i><br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/07/1957
Location:	Port Rowan
Province:	Ontario

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CPR SW8 6702 (GMD, 1950) with its pair of idler flats, pulls a cut of cars - including an L&N "DIXIE LINES" gondola - off of the Wabash Railroad car float, <i>Windsor,</i> onto Canadian soil. Built in 1930, the <i>Windsor</i> would continue in service under the Norfolk & Western Railroad and Norfolk Southern. It was reportedly scrapped in 2007.

<br><br>6702 would be retired in 1990 and sold to the D&H (CP-owned) in 1992. Retiring in 1999, it would go to Larry's Truck and Electric 900, and leased to WCI Steel of Warren, Ohio in as their WCIX 831. That plant has since closed (circa 2013) and the unit reportedly returned to Larry's. Further history unknown.

<br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/1959
Location:	Windsor
Province:	Ontario

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The time is about 1450h as CNR daily except Sunday mixed train M330 arrives at Mildmay en route to Palmerston with CNR 1348 leading the way. The venerable H-6-f ten wheeler stabled at Palmerston will handle various switching duties along the way, having met counterpart M329 (Palmerston - Southampton) at or near Paisley, where both are due at 1330h. Per the 1957 Employee Timetable, M330 would depart Southampton at 1230h, arriving Palmerston at 1545h.<br><br>CNR H-6-f, 4-6-0 1348 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway with the same number, and would be scrapped in July 1959.<br><br>Counterpart Mixed train <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=45878>M329 at Mildamy.</a><br><br><i>Original Photographer Unknown, Al Chione Duplicate, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Al Chione Duplicate…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/16/1957
Location:	Mildmay
Province:	Ontario

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Following up on <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46674>Ken Perry's recent posting</a> of Northern Alberta Railway 303, 311 at Anzac in 1980, James C. Herold snapped the 303 a couple years later on the CN roster. CN 1080 in patched NAR paint is seen outside the Calder Yard diesel shop in Edmonton. Despite the removal of NAR markings, number, yellow striping, the name 'BISHOP GROUARD' still remains on the cab.<br><br>1080 would be rebuilt circa 1990 with 4 axle flexi-coil trucks and other new components, and would be renumbered to <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=11240>CN 1180.</a> It would be retired in 2000 and sold to Ferrocarriles de Cuba as their 51212 <a href=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y47pu_dLNNU/maxresdefault.jpg>(51209 shown in lieu of photo).</a> Note the Cuban modification of a three axle truck under the long hood to spread the weight, with the as-delivered (to Cuba) two axle truck under the cab.<br><br><i>James C. Herold Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	James C. Herold Pho…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/23/1982
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

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Operating on a Toronto - Niagara Falls UCRS excursion, CNR 6218 ducks under the tell tales approaching Portage Road on the outskirts of Niagara Falls.<br><br><i>Ken B. McCutcheon Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Ken B. McCutcheon P…
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/21/1968
Location:	Niagara Falls
Province:	Ontario

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The conductor on the 0700 job has the crossing protected and waves his partner, who is controlling the movement, to come ahead. Once clear of the road they will spot the box at Parkdale Warehousing before proceeding <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46525>over to Railcare.</a>

Name:	Jacob Patterson
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/07/2021
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

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A Saturday run of CNR 6060 from Toronto to Niagara Falls and return passes beneath the Bathurst Street bridge arriving home to Toronto. Note the signal bridge just above 6060's cab, holding the signals for the 'High Line' detour around Union Station, and the TOFC activity nearby. One trailer advertises "WINNIPEG, Canada's New Convention Centre," most likely the <a href=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Winnipeg_Convention_Centre%2C_1974.jpg/440px-Winnipeg_Convention_Centre%2C_1974.jpg>Winnipeg Convention Centre,</a> opened in 1975 as Canada's first purpose-built convention centre. It has since been renamed the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg in 2013. Switch stands of the Bathurst North Yard dot the foreground, while in the background, warehouses of different sorts can be seen on Lakeshore Avenue.

<br><br>The Loblaws warehouse stands prominently just beyond the yard, and is the 1934 addition to the original <a href=https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130815buildingview.jpg>1928 office, production, and warehouse structure.</a> With Loblaws offices moving to St. Clair Avenue in the 1970s the building was temporarily used by the Daily Bread Food Bank during the '80s and '90s. redevelopment plans coming in the early 2000s threatened the building, with most plans keeping the facade while demolishing the rest of the structure. Today, the warehouse sections running north from the building along Bathurst, including the northernmost section seen above 6060, have been demolished to open space for condos, while the original 1928 office section has been restored (after being dismantled piece by piece) as the <a href=https://westblock.com/>West Block.</a>

<br><br>Just above behind the plume of smoke the <a href=https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/231286>Tip Top Tailors plant</a> at 637 Lakeshore Boulevard West. Completed in 1929 to house manufacturing facilities, warehousing, offices, and retail space, the structure survives today as the <a href=https://www.blogto.com/upload/2015/06/2015625-condo-ext.jpg>Tip Top Lofts</a> and has received a restoration of it's facade plus six floors added to the building. Per a current (2021) listing, a 2 bedroom plus 2 bath is <a href=https://www.torontolofts.ca/LoftBuildings/Tip-Top-LOFTS-637-Lake-Shore-Blvd-Toronto>going for $2,499,000!</a>

<br><br>At right, the large brown set of buildings was the <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=42542>site of Molson's Brewery</a> built in 1955 and demolished in 2006.

<br><br><i>Dustin Lane Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.</i>

Name:	Dustin Lane Photo; …
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/15/1978
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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One year ago, today, the last of Ontario Southland Railway’s Guelph Junction equipment departed on the first leg of its trip from Guelph to St. Thomas. Running as CN X568, the movement experienced numerous delays starting with paperwork, a malfunctioning SBU resulting in a 15mph max speed on the Guelph Sub, and foremen working on the main. The train would only get as far as Kitchener where it would <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43421>wait for L568</a> to depart for Stratford before <a href=http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46562>yarding their train.</a>

Name:	Jacob Patterson
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	09/24/2020
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

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