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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, a seven car train, Ottawa to Toronto via the (now lifted) Smiths Falls subdivision (mostly at 25 mph) then onto the Kingston sub, west of Napanee the engineer let 6060 really run: at 80+ mph 6060 sounded like the Turbo ! Then a brief stop at Port Hope demonstrated that the 'grape vine' really worked (who needs "social media" ! ) : the whole town showed up! sdfourty.

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Four end of train devices – including CP Rail 434060 - on the tail end of the 8921-8769 powered westbound transfer. February 1, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 02/01/1980
Location: Agincourt
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
A special place – The Rock. August 2, 1982. Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland. Need road freight power? Require passenger train power? Road Switcher work to do? Have a need for yard power? One unit type will do it: GMD's NF series. 1200 HP. Six traction motors. Short wheelbase. Oh, minor detail: track gauge is 42 inches. Terra Transport #927, in CN zebra stripes, is on yard duty today. What's interesting: One of fourty seven ubiquitous GMD NF210 (& 110) locomotives built by GMD 1952 through 1960 for the CN Newfoundland narrow gauge railway. Today 927 is now Nigeria 1161. Note the dual gauge trackage. Terra Transport was ahead of its time, most LCL (less than carload) freight was containerized. Some history: In 1979, all of CN's freight railway operations on Newfoundland, along with the CN Roadcruiser Bus service and CN's trucking operation, were placed into a new division named Terra Transport. On June 20, 1988, it was officially announced that the railway would cease operations as of September 1, 1988. Some freight trains still ran until late September, with the last scheduled run on September 29, 1988. The last scheduled passenger train ran on September 30, 1988, from Bishops Falls to Corner Brook. Some salvage trains were still operating in the summer of 1990. Kodachrome by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Terra Transport
Date: 08/02/1982
Location: Port -aux-Basques
Province: Newfoundland and …
Comments | 12 Favourites
Drawbridge Trent Canal, Mile 88.4 CN Newmarket Subdivision. June 2, 1979. Via FP7A 1402 (ex CP) with CP Rail GP9 8511 (the future 1637) power the northbound Via Canadian enroute to the CN Washago station stop. Over the years Via had numerous variations of the transcontinental service, would appreciate someone looking up the Via or CN timetable for this train's number. What's interesting: The Bridgetender's row boat is tied up at the centre pier, the bridgetender's cabin was located at the west bridge abutment (to the left). Note the weekend pleasure craft line up awaiting the draw bridge opening by the CN bridgetender. Washago is CN Newmarket Sub. mile 98.8 and CN Bala Sub. Mile 88.9 (miles from Toronto Union (depot)). Please also see my 6060 Kodachrome near this location taken October 1977. Kodachrome by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/02/1979
Location: Atherley
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
Heading Home: One five hundredth of a second is insufficient shutter speed to completely freeze frame the Cobourg Turn – CPR 3033 west – accelerating out of the M of W foreman's working limits at the west switch CPR Port Hope mile 144.0 Belleville Subdivision. Twenty nine year old GP38-2 3033, class DRS-20c, is assisted by twenty six year old sister 3114 ( a nice change from the constant GE parade). Over the years the Cobourg Turn (also known as the Trenton Turn) has been powered by a variety of interesting power such as MLW RS-3, RS-10, RS-18, even the TH&B geeps and .....(let us know what power you have seen....). Note the M of W foreman hi rail pickup truck in the Port Hope siding. October 22, 2012 image by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/221/2012
Location: Port Hope
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 6 Favourites
At track speed Via Train #53 zips over Duffins Creek, Pickering, CN Kingston Sub mile 311 on the approach to Pickering Jct., Sept 27 12. Image by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 27/09/2012
Location: Pickering
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
ONR 697 – The Northlander – is on the Vandorf Viaduct, CN Bala Subdivision mile 30.5, Sept 24 2012. Thirty point five miles in fourty six minutes: average speed thirty nine point seven miles per hour. Image by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 24/09/2019
Location: Vandorf
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
CN's tie replacement program is gearing up for another busy year as The Herzog proceeds east at its track speed 25 m.p.h near CN Belleville subdivision mile 277.8. HZGX 1770's May 10, 2010 destination is Belleville to pick up another load of ties. Image by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/10/2010
Location: Northumberland Cou…
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
Via / Amtrak #98 breezes through – on time - CN Bayview Jct. On a warm and humid May 30, 2012 afternoon. Image by S.Danko
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/30/2012
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
It is a crisp September 23, 2012 morning at 09:35 a.m., ONR 697 – The Northlander – accelerates north across the Vandorf viaduct, near CN Bala Subdivison mile 30.5 on the approach to Pine Orchard, Ontario. 697 required 55 minutes to travel some 30.5 odd miles - an average 33.3 miles per hour. 697 looking forward to two meets with southbound CN freights, first meet at Zephyr with #112. Image by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/23/2012
Location: Vandorf
Province: Ontario
Comments | 1 Favourites
On a cool September 19, 2012 morning at 09:37 a.m., ONR 697 – The Northlander – rolls north near CN Bala Subdivison mile 40.5 (Mount Albert), on the approach to Zephyr, Ontario. 697 required 58 minutes to travel some 40.5 miles - an average 42 miles per hour. Image by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 19/09/2012
Location: Mount Albert, Onta…
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
The crew of CN 112, with ten year old Dash 9-44W #2645 / SD75I #5783 (13 years old) and SD70M-2 #8883 (a 2 year old), is at Bala Subdivision mile 40.5, the approach to Pine Orchard, Ontario and is throttling up the power to tackle the hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine on a cool September 19, 2012 morning. Image by S.Danko
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/19/2012
Location: Mount Albert, Onta…
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
As Via Rail train #72 clears the CN McLeod crossovers, mile 77.5 CN Dundas Sub., the CN Foreman and crew resumes adjustment of the south main track switch. The near track at left is the CN Talbot Subdivision to St. Thomas. June 13, 2012. Image by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/13/2012
Location: London
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
The ContaiNer-way is at capacity 13:51 April 18, 2012 CN Kingston Sub. mile 280.6 . CN #149 is powered by sixteen year old SD75I's #5687 - 5634 while the eastbound with 8957 - 2535 approaches the Newtonville crossover. Image by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/18/2012
Location: Clarington
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
The L2 axle - wheel on Via Rail's Renaissance equipment shows the European design, Via #51 at Port Hope, Ontario Sept 14, 2011. Today Via train #51 does not serve Port Hope. Image by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/14/2011
Location: Port Hope
Province: Ontario
Comments | 1 Favourites
For many and at one time and perhaps even today - the Depot is the centre of the universe - the Toronto Union Station Great Hall shown here circa August 18, 2011. The quiet ONR ticket sales counter will soon disappear. Major construction work continues in the building's sub basement and what impact this will have on the Hall remains to be seen. Image by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Other
Date: 08/18/2011
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
The changing eastward view from Bathurst Street: One of four images showing the changes through years: 1979, 1980's and 2011. Note the nearly empty Spadina coach yard (due to Sunday peak travel period) and the four main depot approach tracks curving around the never used (to my knowledge) control tower. This 'trailing shot' image shows Train #4 (or perhaps one of the last train #2?) on Father's Day June 17, 1979, powered by CP Rail 8529 – 8473 (credit to Bill Millar); a GP9 – RS10 pulling an ex CN consist. The train is the 'Super Continental' consist operating in the Via 'Canadian' time slot. (anyone with further knowledge?). June 17 is the date of the new Via schedule that moved the Via 'Canadian' (trains #1 and #2) to a Montreal only origination and the Via 'Super Continental' (trains #3 and #4) to a Toronto only origination. The final westbound Via Canadian equipped with the ex CP Budd equipment departed Union June 16, 1979 – per Paul Cordingley. The time of this negative exposure is approximately 8:30 p.m., the available light was very poor and add to that this is Kodak TriX 400 ASA pan film – hence please excuse the low contrast and somewhat grainy exposure (the later the train is the longer you wait!). It would be some six plus years  before Toronto would be the terminal for the ex CPR Budd ('The Canadian') equipment again. Special thanks for viewers input on the approach photo (and circumstances surrounding this image): Bill Millar, Paul Cordingley). Kodak Tri X Pan b&w negative film. Photographer S. Danko
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/17/1979
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
The changing eastward view from Bathurst Street: One of four images showing the changes through years: 1979, 1980\'s and 2011. And the Via Rail we know today is vastly different - the Spadina coach yard with two tracks holding ex CP Budd built cars for \'The Canadian\' which places the date of this negative likely between 1985 (when the Via \'Canadian\' resumed terminating/originating out of Toronto) and 1989 (anyone with further knowledge?). Note the main depot approach tracks now include the new over/underpass. The two tracks in the immediate foreground are the CN \'highline\' (depot bypass) that were located to the south of the roundhouses (parallel to Lakeshore road) and reconnected to the main depot tracks east of Scott Street.The S 13 (8500) in the foreground is switching a southwestern Ontario Tempo train powered by a LRC 6900 – F7B 6600 and Tempo generator/bagage car combo. The Tempo equipment was eventually sold to the D&RGW for their Ski Train and later sold (2010?) by D&RGW to the CN for the ACR tour train. Power: the MLW built S13\'s (8500\'s) were retired by 1990; the F7B (6600) was retired by 1989 and the LRC unit (6900) built 1982 and retired by 2002.Kodak Tri X Pan b&w negative film. Photographer S. Danko
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/01/1985
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
The changing eastward view from Bathurst Street: One of four images showing the changes through years: 1979, 1980's and 2011. The International with LRC 6903 and Amtrak 218 on a Sunday, 1987. Kodak Tri X Pan b&w negative film. Photographer S. Danko
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/01/1987
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
The changing eastward view from Bathurst Street: One of four images showing the changes through years: 1979, 1980's and 2011. Go Transit hourly departure on Saturday November 5, 2011. Image by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 11/05/2011
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
Four Geeps on the Oshawa! Trailing shot ( exception requested ) first and last time the photographer witnessed the complete TH&B passenger 'torpedo' Geep 9 roster (402 - 401 - 403 with 75 trailing) on one train ( plus freight only Geep 7 #75 ), with the CP Rail Oshawa turn, autumn 1977 at Oshawa, Ontario. (note the TH&B 400's set up for long hood forward ('A' end) operation while the Geep 7 seventy series were short hood forward set up ). At the time of this photo, an eastbound (?) CP Rail mainline freight passes with a trio of 4700/4500's. I believe this may be at the Stevenson Road overpass - perhaps someone with local knowledge can confirm the location - direction. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA 100 negative film, Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/15/1977
Location: Oshawa
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
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