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Best hobby in the world ! A photographer friend recommended the Nikon brand, bought my first used Nikon in 1976 and continue to use that Nikon body regularly. Best ever train ride: Extra 6060 west, with seven blue with yellow stripes CC&F cars, Ottawa to Toronto via the now lifted Smiths Falls subdivision - at 25 mph, then onto the Kingston sub, west of Napanee the engineman let 6060 run: at 80+ mph, sounded like the Turbo ! Then a quick deceleration & stop at Port Hope: the crowd was huge ! And demonstrated that the 'grape vine' really worked (who needs "social media" ! ) : the whole town showed up! sdfourty.

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Running Extra.
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Designed and manufactured in Canada,
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MLW serial number 72757 - Circa October 1944
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Wheel bearings check and lubrication stop – note the bearing lubrication jugs on the platform beside the tender.
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At CN Belleville April 29, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Noteworthy: For a road that recently (1978) sold off all of the passenger equipment – except commuter - one can imagine the conversation in the General Manager's office: the steamer is at Spadina, the charter next weekend is from Central Station...hmmm...
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Running Extra: head end white markers and white flags.
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Note: markers (oil lamps) on the tender and at left the out of service semaphores signals at the Operator shack.
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Quite the sight, even in 1979
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 14218"> Brighton </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/29/1979
Location:	Belleville
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 19 Favourites

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“ The Scar “
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Fanning in the Fraser Canyon.....
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And Red VIA F's !
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Daily.
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ex CP FP9A #1422 – CP Rail GP9 #8571 – Ex CP FP9A #1407 – VIA (ex CP) F9B #1961 (DH).
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In the Fraser Canyon near Lytton, the view from the Trans Canada Highway, VIA #2, May 14, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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On this and similar track sections a track maintenance crew jigger would follow most trains – especially the westbound loads – to watch for debris sprung loose by the vibrations created by the passing train(s). Unknown to what extent this practice continues...
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Interesting:
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Early VIA power assignments, almost exclusively the respective power was assigned to the original owner road, at least until the units were repainted into VIA livery: ie rare to see ex CN painted units on CP Rail and vice versa. Some exceptions did apply:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46119 "> CP Rail on CN </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/14/1980
Location:	near Lytton
Province:	British Columbia

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The vestibule view from all CP Rail Chateau Argenson 14201,
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reveals an all GMD power lashup including a leased CP Rail GP9
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In the Thompson River Canyon, near Spences Bridge, VIA #2 May 16, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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noteworthy
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at lower left, near the river bank is the original road bed.
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And behind the photographer, and no longer on the VIA roster, is all CN in black & white livery Grand Codroy River 2131 ((10 roomette, 6 bedroom)(ex FEC Argentina)) and all CP Rail Riding Mountain Park 15512.
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more ex CN
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 47728 "> E series </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/16/1980
Location:	Spences Bridge
Province:	British Columbia

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Look at that string of T O F C 's !
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and after the crew change and a TOFC lift,
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a pair of MLW 1967 built C-630M's dig in for the climb up the St. John River Valley.
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At the St.John River Valley lookout,
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Deep in Republic of Madawaska territory, June 10, 1981 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 39565 "> CPR Edmundston </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/10/1981
Location:	Republic of Madawa…
Province:	New Brunswick

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soyez prudent
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stay safe
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At Port Cartier, GMD 1960 built GP9 CART #53, June 8, 1981 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 41966 "> #55 </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Cartier
Date:	06/08/1981
Location:	Port Cartier
Province:	Quebec

2 Comments | 13 Favourites

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Four units !
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Gotta be more than 13 cars!
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Has to be a Sunday afternoon !
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The TTR Switch-Tender (at left white shirt) does the standard roll by inspection after #77's obligatory Stop* at the Signs 1,150 feet west of the Spadina bridge
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At Bathurst Street mile 1.1 Oakville Subdivision VIA train #77 accelerates westward, June 24, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Noteworthy:
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* June 1979 CNR timetables TTR special instruction #30 “ westward movements must stop at stop signs located on all six tracks 1,150 feet west of Spadina Avenue overhead bridge and then proceed only on hand signal given by Switch-Tender. “
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And that lashup: FPA-4 VIA6769 / FPB-2u VIA6859 / GP-9 CN41xx / RS-18 CN3103 & all that CC&F built rolling stock !
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More Bathurst
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 3178 "> eastbound </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/24/1979
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 21 Favourites

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The eastward view at the west end of the CP Rail Leaside yard,
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A pair of MLW's best....M-630 's, built 1969 & 1970, retired 1994 & 1995, CP Rail 4510 – 4572 power a mixed freight (note the tank car marshalled next the power) down grade toward the Mount Pleasant crossovers and onward to the West Toronto diamonds / Lambton.
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Above the Bayview Ave underpass, CP Rail Extra 4510 West (white markers and white flags) near mile post 1.0 CP Rail North Toronto Subdivision, May 6, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Noteworthy: the distant signals mile 206 Belleville Subdivision for the Leaside crossover (one way eastbound south track to north track) and at distance right is the triple absolute target signals from the Belleville Subdivision Don branch to access the south track Belleville Sub eastbound.
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More Leaside
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 2166 "> restaurant 1978 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 6335 "> Budds 4 U </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/06/1979
Location:	Leaside
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 16 Favourites

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Good looking pair....
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...Three years new, March 1983 built GMD GP38-2 CP Rail #3021 & 3022 have the 'Schwa Turn in tow
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at CP Rail Whitby, October 5, 1986 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 40133 "> fresh quartette </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/05/1986
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

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Odd couple indeed....in the downpour...
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A pair of NS units lead the transfer back to Buffalo after setting off new GE ET44AC serial #63462 aka CN 3023.
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NS 9887 is a GE C40-9W (in NS nomenclature a D9-44CW ) is coupled with EMD built GP38-2 NS 5665
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Captured from the doorway of the former CN Fort Erie diesel shop – now the Niagara Railway Museum.
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In the foreground at left is what remains of the CN Fort Erie diesel shop refueling / sanding rack.
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Since this image, the museum has reinstalled two short sections of track now located to the left of the rack.
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At extreme left is the former CN administrative building, at the time of the image rented to commercial establishments.
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At the Niagara Railway Museum, September 12, 2015 image by S.Danko
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More GE:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 43674 "> future 'The J' </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Norfolk Southern
Date:	09/12/2015
Location:	Fort Erie
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

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Waterton Park (#15517) is in charge of the markers on VIA #9.
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At CN Oriole, June 29, 1986 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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At right is the remains of the CNoR 1906 built Duncan Ontario station, CNoR Mile 11.1 located near the CNoR Leaside Spur junction.
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As of February 2023, VIA owned Budd built cars at CAD Railway Industries in Lachine, P.Q.:
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All ex CP except as noted: Club Galley Coach 4006 (ex Southern 815), coach 8126, 8138 (ex NYC 2954), 8222 Chateau Richelieu, 8402 Alexandra (stripped bare), Skyline 8517, 8714 Strathcona Park (some windows removed), 8717 Waterton Park, and RDC-2 6208 (stripped).
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A Transport Canada Rail Safety order requires inspection and testing of four VIA owned Budd built passenger cars by March 31, 2023. Inspection and testing to be conducted by the National Research Council testing facility near Ottawa and includes squeeze and tension frame testing. So far it is unclear which Budd built cars are to be sent for inspection and /or testing.
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An access for information request revealed (per Eric Gagnon) "VIA Rail train cars #8222 and #8138 were prepared and shipped to the National ResearchCouncil on November 6, 2022."
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More Oriole:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 50470 "> FP9Au </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/29/1986
Location:	North York
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

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The morning east view at TMC circa 1985
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This evening's larger than usual #129 Northland's GMD power & train is at the fuel rack,
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Northland: a 1954 Pullman Standard built E series (#11xx, 4 section, 8 roomettes, 4 double bedroom ) ex CN sleeper on the tail end and the four middle passenger cars – with the shiny roof paint are ONR equipment.
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At upper right is today's #9 Canadian equipment: with mostly Budd built standard cars:
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#9: ex CP Park, Manor, Dining Room, Manor, Chateau sleeping cars, then a Budd built ex CP coach, a CC&F 1954 built Cafe Coach (32xx series), ex CN baggage & GMD F power. ( and yes #9 is pointing the departure direction: east from Union then up the Bala to Doncaster, west on the York to Snider, then north on the Newmarket).
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Looking through the shed is an equipment move: two Budd cars, a CC&F coach and a couple of Budd built, plus a F unit.
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At left the Sarnia via Brantford ex Sunday Budd Cars (likely #682) are sprinting along the Oakville Sub track #3 (south) track at 70+ mph to Union, 6.7 miles to the east. Note the yet to be operated on today Oakville Sub (middle) track #2.
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At TMC, Mimico December 21, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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More TMC, same day (link to be updated):
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	12/21/1985
Location:	Mimico
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 15 Favourites

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...all ALCO & proud...
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...Brass Bell, Single Note Horn, plain roller bearings...
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...anyone know #7's whereabouts today?
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At Cardinal Ontario, ALCO S4 Canada Starch #7, September 22, 1986 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	09/22/1986
Location:	Cardinal
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 12 Favourites

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to borrow Government Bureaucracy Phraseology
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The seasonally adjusted VIA Canadian is shown on CN rails north of Toronto
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At Yonge Street, Daily VIA #9 is westbound on the CN York sub., January 31, 1987 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Noteworthy:
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at Sudbury CP Rail's S2's will add a coach, a sleeping car and a dining car from the Montreal section Daily Train #1.
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Via the CN Bala York Newmarket Bala subdivisions to CN Boyne, then at CP Rail Reynolds on to the CP Rail Parry Sound, Cartier Subdivisions to Sudbury: Daily VIA #9 scheduled time: 7 hours 15 minutes.
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Original The Canadian route: CP Mactier Parry Sound Cartier subdivisions: Daily CP #11 scheduled (1965) time: 5 hours 50 minutes.
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More Seasonally Adjusted:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 48701 "> Assiniboine Park </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/31/1987
Location:	Vaughan
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 21 Favourites

<br><br>…............Oh !..... For a Ride in a Vestibule ….......<br><br>….........…..….. The Rock .................<br><br>Tuesday Thursday Saturday Terra Transport #231 with G8's #800 - #805 and coach #757,<br><br>At Clarke's Beach, August 5, 1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko<br><br>More …..............Narrow Gauge Fever ! …..... Again ! …......#231......<br><br> <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7582"> Carbonear </a><br><br>

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	08/05/1982
Location:	Clarke's Beach
Province:	Newfoundland and …

6 Comments | 26 Favourites

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Happier times for VIA.....
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...given the Dec 23 & 24, 2022 VIA communications fiasco's.....(#44 hits tree near Cobourg, rescue takes 22+ hours, 9 other trains delayed similarly)
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Everyone's favourite First Gen FPA-4 & F7B power a Rapido,,,,
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VIA #63 at the Bee Bridge June 11, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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More bee bridge:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 6607 "> CP version </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 47314 "> Budd's 4 you </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/11/1983
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 17 Favourites

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…...T'was a Silent Night …..
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......few faint sounds.....
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…..distant hum of fluorescent lights….
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…..photographers' footsteps....
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…. winding click of a Nikons' slow shutter speeds...
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….gentle hiss from compressed air tank valves …
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….waiting Monday's call to duty.....
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….fan's delight, L to R: EMD 1952 built GP7's: C&O (for progress) #5773 ; C&O (for progress) #5735 ; Chessie C&O #5781
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... special place, the Pere Marquette Railroad (1900 - 1947) built roundhouse,
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….Railway City: St. Thomas, Ontario, January 17, 1981 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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…. Merry Christmas to all and to all....
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…..and to a better 2023 New Year !
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…. sdfourty
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…..more Pere Marquette
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 47467"> Silent Night </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Chessie System
Date:	01/17/1981
Location:	Railway City
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 20 Favourites

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Wednesday only Terra Transport # 205 ( Bonavista to Clarenville) at Trinity East, August 4,1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko, on THE ROCK.
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Consist: GMD G8 #802 and #801, TT Coach #754, TT Caboose #6061
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more Trinity East:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 40798"> Quintessential </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	08/04/1982
Location:	Trinty East
Province:	Newfoundland and …

7 Comments | 18 Favourites

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Paul O'Shell's heat induced kinky ribbon rail shot prompted me to post this re-visit to the Beachville wreck
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VIA 6765 east is clearing the wreck site at a stately 10 m.p.h. On the south track...
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And before 6765 clears - note the headlight above the second wrecked box car - an approaching train !
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granted this is jointed rail...and not sun induced: westbound VIA 6762's is on that NORTH (near) wobbly track ! (that shot to be posted)
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At CN Beachville, February 18, 1984 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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& yes, in 1984 those FPA-4's were everywhere!
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more Beachville
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46091"> track crew </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 46028"> foreman </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/18/1984
Location:	Beachville
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 14 Favourites

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Progress Rail 2013 EMD rebuild GP20C-ECO leads the CP Holiday Train ( aka Christmas Train) at Maple Grove.
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Exposure 1/1250 @ f7.1 ISO 3200.
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The Brazilian (Votorantim Cimentos) owned St Marys Cement plant in the background.
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At mile 165.9 Belleville Subdivision, November 29, 2022 digital by S.Danko
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The 2015 Christmas Train
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 21972"> viaduct </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	11/29/2022
Location:	Clarington
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 7 Favourites

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Slag ballast
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Jointed rail
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A mixed up – ex CN ex CP - consist
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At CN Oriole, June 29, 1986 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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what's interesting
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FP9Au VIA 6301 is GMD 1957 built FP9A ex CN 6534 remanufactured 1983. All 6300's retired or sold between 1993 and 2011.
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#9 (& #10) is the daily Toronto section of the VIA Canadian, sans domes, the domes only on the daily Montreal section trains #1 & #2
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The timetables were so large, in 1986, VIA issued separate timetables for the Corridor, Western Canada, Eastern Canada.
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The interchange traffic on the right placed by / for CN KO11 the CN 'Leaside turn'.
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The satellite dishes part of the Global TV / Shaw cable compound. Shaw was major Toronto area TV cable provider until Rogers bought out the Toronto area assets.
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More Oriole:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 48131"> southbound </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/29/1986
Location:	Oriole
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 12 Favourites

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