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sdfourty — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:13:55 +0000

A pair of MLW's finest, with a GMD trailing....

And on the South Track that's a high green for an eastbound, at one of my top ten places, Leaside, March 2, 1980 Kodachrome, by S.Danko

more, a quick – multiple cameras switch up

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	03/02/1980
Location:	Leaside
Province:	Ontario

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Good Bye Renaissance

At Newtonville Rd, April 18, 2012 digital by S.Danko

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	04/18/2012
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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After Amtrak's International rolled through & prior to the Exhibition Stadium Blue Jay game GO specials, mid morning Sunday traffic was quiet,

Note the markers on GO Cab #200, the train powered by GMD 1978 built F40PH (510-515 ++ series),

and those GO Bi-Levels are eight years young (and why VIA never bought a version modified for inter city travel...)

At the upper left, the new GO train layover tracks adjacent to Front Street,

and what else:

the newly completely rail over rail by passes (and removed to accommodate: the never in service TTR Bathurst Street Tower),

Spadina wash racks, coal / sand towers, Budd cars, CN 8500 series MLW 1959 built S-13, Tempo Trains, LRC motive power & coaches, and a whole pile of ex CNR CC&F built 'blue' coaches, sleepers, meal service / lounges ( cafe, diners etc )

A Simpler Era at Bathurst Street, Nikon F2A (no battery required) with a Nikkor 35mm f2.8 lens, June 2, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko

++ Per Trackside Guide: the F40PH”s to Amtrak in 1990 where they had similar careers, retired by 2002 with Amtrak #415 (GO 515) to the Panama Canal #1861 in 2001 !

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	06/02/1985
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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CP 9835 East (with DPU CEFX1057) slowing for a meet with the management trainee PSR special CP 8246 west (with 3041) ,

The Coquitlam shop did an interesting job on those number boards.

At Cherrywood March 13, 2014 digital by S.Danko

CP operated management trainee specials in anticipation of running trades work stoppages: the Hunter Harrison specials were part of HH”s Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR): commencing 2012 HH required all non-union, white collar employees (accountants, HR staff, IT workers) to train as conductors or engineers. PSR: to drive down the Operating Ratio.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	03/14/2014
Location:	Cherrywood
Province:	Ontario

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Something for every Fan...

Upper left, in front of the John Street TTR tower, a string of VIA equipment including blue CC&F coaches, LRC loco and assorted Budd Cars

Upper centre: assorted Budd Cars, MLW 1960 built RS-18m CN 315x modified for Tempo service (and appears to be dead storage – by this time VIA had sold most Tempo equipment ( HEP equipment !) to the D&RGW for their Ski Train) and a LRC loco,

And front of the above: for use at public events: the CN Safety Caboose (HEP equipped, ha ! )

The foreground:

GMD 1953 built FP7A: ONR 1520 and sister, one of 22 original deliveries, 1520 scrapped 2005/

MLW 1958 built FPA-4 ex CN VIA 6765, retired by 1989

GMD 1957 built FP9A ex CN VIA 6526, the future 6313 then to Ohio Central April 2002

At CN Spadina, January 15, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko

also: just above the RS-18m is the CN loop track, connecting at Spadina Ave. Mileage 0.69 Oakville Sub., that circled the roundhouse for turning consists.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Ontario Northland
Date:	01/15/1983
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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A different era !

NRHS convention special at TTR Jarvis Street, July 26, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko

And those condo's on Lower Jarvis St. are older than you would think !

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/26/1980
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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It's a CP Rail train.

After 2,654 miles: On Time.

Accelerating southbound,

Train #12 next stop: West Toronto

At Alliston, August 26, 1978

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Strathcona Park

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/26/1978
Location:	Alliston
Province:	Ontario

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Pocket Streamliner,

on the east end of the station platform track,

the future VIA #5 awaits the Friday 12:45 departure

At Jasper, 20:51, June 6, 2024 digital by S.Danko

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VIA 6445 - 8600 - 8109 - 8703 Banff Park

and 6433 is on standby in the Jasper VIA storage track.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/06/2024
Location:	Jasper
Province:	Alberta

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What ever happened to the Newfie Bullet rolling stock...

...some re-assigned to non-revenue service as Terra Transport work service, Auxiliary & maintenance.

Centrally located on The Rock, at Bishop's Falls, August 3, 1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Plow #3468, Flanger #3678 and next two are bunk cars (#50xx) and the box car red coach in the distance is CN #5013 ' Bunk Kitchen & Dining Car'

Main, trans – Island, track in the foreground.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	08/03/1982
Location:	Bishop's Falls, Th…
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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Clear Board...

...at one of my favourite places,

CP Rail 405 at Parry Sound, August 11, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko

And so typical CP, three SD's and a MLW big M: 6049 – 55xx – 5516 - 4556

At right is the nose of the Parisienne 'Atlantica' (of The Rock fame).

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/11/1985
Location:	Parry Sound
Province:	Ontario

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Fun times on the Mac (tier),

a pair of SD's helped by a Century leaving the yard limits,

South end Mactier, CP Rail #52, August 11, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Power: 5911 – 5926 – 4232

Parked at the Lake Joseph Road turnaround is the Parisienne 'Atlantica' (of The Rock fame): 1979 Pontiac Parisienne Safari with a 350 cu. in. V-8, with a 4 bbl Rochester Quadrajet carburetor.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/11/1985
Location:	Mactier
Province:	Ontario

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Exercising track rights,

with a 'red over yellow' restricting semaphore signal cleared by the BX tower.

B & O 3767 East enters Canada Southern territory,

BX Tower, St. Thomas, September 15, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko

awaiting the C & O

Noteworthy

Chessie System (holdco) owned C & O; B & O; WM; B&OCHR, and trains operated with the Chessie System name 1973 to 1987.

CSX Corporation created November 1980 with merger of Chessie (the holdco) into SCL. The railroads continued to operate independently, then in December 1982 the Family Lines merged into SCL; 1983 WM merged into B&O; CSX livery introduced 1986; April 1987 B&O merged into C&O; August 1987 C&O merged into CSX Transportation, the latter being a re-named Seaboard System, and the Chessie System name retired.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Chessie System
Date:	09/15/1985
Location:	St. Thomas
Province:	Ontario

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CP Rail 4207 East at the burnt Bee Bridge,

The CP bridge was repaired & re-opened...

... about September 15, 2006 (per Mike Lockwood) CN destroyed their Bee Bridge by way of a shifted dimensional load closing Nichols Road as a through road – today the south end remains an un-maintained municipal right of way – basically a farmer's lane.

' End of train device ' CP Rail van 434610 on tail end 942,

near Belleville Sub mile 147, July 26, 1987 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Fun Facts:

Those open tri-levels: the Ford Oakville Assembly Plant manufactured from 1984 to 1994 the Ford Tempo (four door sedan & two door coupe) and Mercury Topaz vehicles.

And I recall the 1994 Tempo end of model year dealer pricing: $9,995. with a 2.3L four cylinder with 3 speed automatic.

Other Oakville builds (and if you remember some of these, you are really …..): Edsel, Falcon, Comet, Custom 500, LTD, Lynx, Escort, Windstar, Freestar, Monterey, MKX and F series. Flex & MKT production ceased 2019 (Ford laid off 4,200), Nautilus produced until 2023, and Edge ceased 2024, then major 2025 re-tooling for the EV models (and you and me contributing CA$500. Million), then that plan canceled, now the Super Duty trucks (F250 F350) trucks are scheduled to commence production sometime in 2026.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/26/1987
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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A rather oily Century...

...heads up CP Rail Eastbound with 4207 – 4247 – 4203 – 8778 – 4705 (DH),

As far as I can determine only the RS-18 8778 found a second tour as a rebuild to: 1858

At the Bee Bridge(s), Nichols Road July 26, 1987 Kodachrome by S.Danko

With a pair of ConRail brown 'mini hi cubes' on the head end,

Look closely bottom right: a burnt Bee Bridge, a spring grass fire burned the south end of the CP Rail bridge & closed the bridge.

By 1998 CP Rail 1858 (and a bunch of sisters) to New Brunswick East Coast Railway, 1858 retired June 2002.

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/26/1987
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

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Red VIA F's !

ex CP FP9A #1422 – leased CP Rail GP9 #8521 – Ex CP FP9A #1407 – VIA (ex CP) F9B #1961 (DH).

Near Spuzzum (?), view from the T C H, Daily VIA #2, May 14, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko

China Bar

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/11/1980
Location:	approach North Ben…
Province:	British Columbia

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Eastbound approaching Wickstead level crossing

CP Rail 5940 East at mile 205 Belleville Sub, March 2, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko

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The Station

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	03/02/1980
Location:	Leaside
Province:	Ontario

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Approach the Leaside crossover,

White Flags denote CP Rail 5737 Extra West,

The Phone Box at left is for the CN Leaside Branch lead (ex CNoR)

CNR retained the CNoR north track rights on the CPR Belleville Sub from Donlands mile 204.6 to near the Wickstead Ave level crossing mile 205.44 (junction service track to the CN Leaside branch),

for CN crews 'Movements between Donlands and Wickstead Ave will be governed by CP Rail time table'

The signal on that gantry to the left of 5737's cab protects CP Rail eastbound movements for the service track switch (points facing east) connecting to the CP Rail north main track.

CP Rail 5737 is west of the Wickstead level crossing, March 2, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko.

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Big M's

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	03/02/1980
Location:	Leaside
Province:	Ontario

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Stage one of the re-paint is complete.

Anyone know this unit's owner / heritage ?

APXX 7438, in the 'Go Oilers Go' livery, is at left

At Stettler, Ab., June 14, 2025 Digital by S.Danko

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Alberta Prairie
Date:	06/14/2025
Location:	Stettler
Province:	Alberta

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Three Montreal Sisters

MLW 1956 built RS-10s are running out the final years

And yes, as in the days of Steam, the 'A' end is long hood forward.....

CP Rail 8592 – 859x – 8594 westbound near Puslinch, May 3, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Same Location?

By MDC

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/03/1980
Location:	Puslinch
Province:	Ontario

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Awaiting C & O 3767 East

BX Tower, St. Thomas, September 15, 1985 Kodachrome by S.Danko

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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canada Southern Ra…
Date:	09/15/1985
Location:	St. Thomas
Province:	Ontario

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