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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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August 26, 1978 at the approach to Humber on the Mactier Subdivision in the Oak Ridges Moraine, an enormous CP Rail train #12, the Toronto section of The Canadian – normally an eight car train – is a thirteen car train today! You are looking at the impact of an air traffic labour disruption (either a work to rule, lock out or strike – perhaps a viewer can clarify - for a week (or so) no regular passenger air travel). Both CP and CN had demand and ridership levels not experienced since the Centennial Year - 1967. What's interesting: It is rumoured that to re-position (ie send home) some CP Air crews the CP owned airline bought CP Rail tickets. CP Rail placed every available piece of passenger equipment, including the Angus Shop built 2200 series coaches, into service and on this train the Chateau sleeper in front of the Skyline Dome is in coach service. Look closely, the Vancouver originated equipment is coated in a fine layer of dust (see trailing image) while the Sudbury – Toronto only cars (the Skyline Dome, the Chateau sleeper in front of the Skyline and the Park car) are clean. It also appears that one of the 2200 series coach may have originated west of Sudbury. Certainly the FP7A #1432 (ex CP 4041) and the 1900 series F7B are getting a good workout. And at this location for the trailing image, an eight car train plus the power is easily in the whole frame, but today – surprise! And on the tail end the Park car is missing the drum head, likely sent to Montreal for sale by CP Archives - by October 1978 the train will be 'Via-ized'. Kodachrome by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/26/1978
Location: approach Humber (n…
Province: Ontario
Comments | 14 Favourites
A special place – The Rock. August 2, 1982. Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Idling beside the turntable, Terra Transport NF 210 #929 (in CN paint) and #916 await next assignment. Today 916 and 929 are in Chili. Kodachrome by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Terra Transport
Date: 08/02/1982
Location: Corner Brook
Province: Newfoundland and …
1 Comments | 4 Favourites
On an April 1977 Saturday morning a red over green over red signal indication sends CP Rail train #381 over the Leaside crossovers and down the hill to TTR trackage, past the Cherry Street tower and onto Toronto Union. The three RDC-1 Budd cars assigned to the Friday train #380 to Havelock were required due to heavy passenger load with the near empty Budds returning Saturday on #381. Kodachrome by S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/01/1977
Location: Leaside
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
THE 8921 – the one and only MLW RSD-17 - is assisted by 8769 (MLW RS-18) on a February 1, 1980 transfer, westbound leaving Agincourt. The 2400 rated horsepower RSD-17 typically handled such transfers single handedly. Kodachrome by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 02/01/1980
Location: Agincourt
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 5 Favourites
The morning eastbound Rapido, Via CN train #62, with a MLW FPA4/FPB4 pair ( 6783 on the point ) under full power top the hill at Scarborough Junction. 1978 Kodak Plus X negative by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/01/1978
Location: Scarborough Juncti…
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 7 Favourites
General Purpose Unit: CNR Mountain type Class U–1-f #6060 is on road switcher duty at the four track Washago Ontario junction of the CNR Newmarket and Bala subdivisions. Upper Canada Railway Society car #13 (former CPR sleeper – solarium observation heavy weight Cape Race) is in tow and will be placed on the rear of the excursion train for the southbound trip. September 29, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/29/1979
Location: Washago
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
The Uhtoff Stone Train, with 4230-8795-5005 (C424-RS18-GP35), rolls through Alliston, Ontario on a warm 1978 summer afternoon. Note the passenger waiting to flag train #12. Kodak Plus X negative by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/01/1978
Location: Alliston
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
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 | 13 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 | 4 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
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