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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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The hogger at the controls of CP Rail train #415 (#5936 ) receives the train orders on the fly from the CP Rail Bolton Ontario station operator. The quartet of SD40-2's is the standard power for CP train #415 the Pacific Auto Train (PAT) which at that time was THE hot shot freight to the west coast. Note the open bi-level and tri-level auto carriers and CP still had jointed rail at this location. October 22, 1983 Kodak Plus X Pan b&w negative film, ASA125, transported by a Nikon Nikkormat FT. Photographer S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/22/1983
Location: Bolton, Ontario
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 10 Favourites
Bombardier built “Draper Taper' BBD HR616 #2111 leads GP40-2LW #9426 & SD40-2 #5389 (owned by Ontario Hydro, ex CP#5780 and owned by Ontario Hydro, then sold to CP in 2000) handling TOFC on the CN York Sub. Westbound approaching Yonge Street. January 1983 Kodak Plus X Pan b&w negative film, ASA125, transported by a Nikon Nikkormat FT. Photographer S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/15/1983
Location: York County
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 5 Favourites
Yes this is a MLW. Designed and built in Canada. Circa October 1944. Montreal Locomotive Works serial number 72757 struts her stuff on the (now lifted) CN Newmarket Subdivision approaching the Trent Canal drawbridge (north of Orillia). October 1977 Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/01/1977
Location: Simcoe County, Ont…
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
Cab Units. A study in a classic 'flat nose' cab design, initially crafted circa 1946 with the ALCO PA design, here is MLW built (circa 1956) FPA-2u CN 6758 and FPA-4 CN 6774 (circa 1958). Both are now Via Rail property and await next assignment at the CN Spadina Motive Power Shop. The units will be repainted by CN into Via livery before summer's end. June 1977 Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/01/1977
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
On a cool misty Lake Superior late summer day a classic A-B-B unit lash-up headed by ex CN FP9A 6536 leads Via Rail train #2 onto a 20 m.p.h. speed restriction at the Little Pic River bridge mile 73 on CP Rail's Heron Bay subdivision. Note the Rock Fall and Slide Detector fence from the curve immediately behind the tail end Park observation dome car to the first span of the bridge. Only five summers remain – from the August 30, 1984 date of this Kodachrome - for trains #1 and #2 on CP Rail trackage. Kodak Kodachrome ASA64 Diapositive transported by a Nikon F2. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/30/1984
Location: Lake Superior nort…
Province: Ontario
7 Comments | 19 Favourites
The train order board (signal) is set at clear (green) nevertheless the Algoma Central Railway Agent/Operator is busy selling passenger tickets on this warm September 1, 1984 as Algoma Central Railway train #2, powered by two three year new GP-38-2's, pulls into Frater, Ontario. Kodak Kodachrome ASA64 Diapositive transported by a Nikon F2. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Algoma Central
Date: 08/01/1984
Location: Frater
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
Departing Agincourt Yard May 4, 1980, CP Rail train #942 enters the high rail at Staines, Ontario with a seventies superpower trio 4729 (M636) / 4565 (M630) / 4737 (M636). The big M units had a propensity to leak – anything – witness the fresh oil stains on 4729's front fuel tank, 4565 is in fresh paint and shows evidence (blistered paint) of possible exhaust leak and/or turbo overheating below the exhaust stack (see also trailing image provided) and no doubt the head end crew is happy they are not occupying leak prone 4737 (see trailing image) where the cab is covered in oil thrown off the sixteen cylinder ALCO designed engine. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/04/1980
Location: Scarborough
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
Departing Agincourt Yard May 4, 1980, CP Rail train #942 enters the high rail at Staines, Ontario with a seventies superpower trio 4729 (M636) / 4565 (M630) / 4737 (M636). The big M units had a propensity to leak – anything – witness the fresh oil stains on 4729's front fuel tank, 4565 is in fresh Multi Mark paint and shows evidence (blistering paint) of possible exhaust leak and/or turbo overheating below the exhaust stack and likely the head end crew is happy they are not occupying leak prone 4737 where the cab is covered in oil thrown off the sixteen cylinder ALCO designed engine. Note the CP script on the fifty foot box car behind 4737 and the graffiti is on the Old Finch Ave. underpass. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/04/1980
Location: Scarborough
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 4 Favourites
Cab Units: CN – ONR equally shared motive power assignment on the jointly operated trains #98 and 99, the overnight Northland. So every other day the CN Spadina Motive Power Shop hosted ONR units as they awaited the return trip on #99 the overnight Toronto to Cochrane – Kapuskasing daily train with through coach and sleeping car for ONR serviced Noranda / Rouyn P.Q. and through coach and sleeping car to ONR serviced downtown Timmins. The steam generator unit behind the second ONR F is coupled to a high speed geared CN GP40 (4016 or 4017) that Via leased for some time. In the background is the original Spadina Avenue overpass, complete with metal stairway to the CN Spadina Motive Power Shop. Upper right corner is the top of the then new Globe and Mail building. Spring 1977 Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/15/1977
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 8 Favourites
At track speed: a twelve car train powered by a FP-9A-FPB4-RS18 (the latter a 3100) lashup is Via CN train #63 the Rapido at mile 280 CN Kingston subdivision on the approach to the Clarke crossovers in this spring 1977 negative. Note the jointed rail and even so track speed on this super-elevated curve is 90 m.p.h. ( Turbo Trains restricted to 95 m.p.h. (154 k.p.h. in metric-eze)). The late 1970's transition from CN & CP owned/operated passenger service to Via Rail provided many interesting power & equipment combinations. Photograph location is the ever popular Stephenson Road/Lakeshore Road wooden bridge also referred to as Lovekin – the former station site on the adjacent CP Belleville sub. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/15/1977
Location: Newcastle
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
CN seventies super power at MacMillan Yard, Toronto awaiting next assignment: MLW C-630M 2034 is paired with MLW M-636 2305 . Spring 1977 Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/15/1977
Location: Concord
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
At one time, it seemed that as CP motive power aged, it migrated east (although today it seems CP simply parks older units and leases newer power – that is a different discussion), so the likes of the 4000's, 4200's, 4500's, 4700's, 8400's, 8500's rolled out their final years on CP's Eastern (and Atlantic) Regions. The fact that MLW had an active shop (until the mid 1980's?) in Montreal probably had some influence. So by the mid 1970's – during an economic slow down - most of the 244 engine ( the older ALCO design, 1600 horsepower) equipped motive power was permanently parked – the FA's, RS-2 and RS-3 and a lot of RS-10's. What kept some RS-10's active (through the late 1970's and some into the early 1980's) was the need to retain steam generator equipped units as backup for the 1400's assigned to The Canadian, and the 1800's on The Atlantic Limited and perhaps as standby for some of the conventional (ie steam heated) equipped Montreal commuter trains. The RS-10's were the last CP diesel power to be originally equipped to operate long hood forward, hence in CP Rail colours the red and white stripes on the long hood end and the black and white stripes ( continuation of the multi-mark logo ) on the short hood or 'B' end (same applies to RS-2, RS-3 models). So imagine the pleasant surprise on this spring 1978 Sunday to photograph a trio of twenty two year old 244 engine equipped RS-10 sisters all built 1956 without steam generators (ie freight service only). The CP Rail Guelph Junction Operator prepares to hoop the train orders to the Hogger (engineman) of CP Rail Extra 8592 West (the lead unit has white flags denoting 'extra') assisted by 8598 and 8594 with a headend bonus of CP van (caboose) 434018. Note the station's train order board (signal) is set at yellow indicating to the train crew that train orders are to be obtained. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 01/06/1978
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 7 Favourites
A Lefroy, Ontario resident admires the sound and sight of CNR Mountain Type #6060 at track speed on the CN Newmarket Subdivision on this rainy September 1977 Saturday morning. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: September 1977
Location: Simcoe County, Ont…
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
VIA CN train #66 is equipped with Turbo#154 on this gloomy February 1977 Sunday afternoon. #66 is approaching the east limit of the 30 m.p.h. Toronto Terminals Railway (TTR) trackage. Note the Montreal Olympic Games logo to the left of power unit #154 centre door. Bottom right corner note the date on the cornerstone of the Cherry Street overpass. The track in the immediate foreground is the (now former) TTR track to the presently named distillery district (The Esplanade). Kodak Plus X Pan b&w negative film, ASA125, transported by a Nikkormat. Photographer S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/02/1977
Location: Cherry Street, Tor…
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 14 Favourites
Cab Units: FPA-4 Via CN 6763 and FPB-2u CN 6859 at the CN Spadina motive power shop, February 1977. 6763 is in the short lived 'Via CN' paint scheme complete a red CN noodle on the yellow nose. 6859 is one of only two CN FPB-2u units. Note the eclectic mix of switchers in the background. Front Street is visible to the left behind the freight loading dock and behind the TTR John Street Tower (complete with a full roof – today it is chopped off) is the newer pedestrian bridge to the new CN tower. Kodak Plus X Pan b&w negative film, ASA125, transported by a Nikkormat. Photographer S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/02/1977
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
Cab Units: A contrast between the MLW FPA-4 and GMD FP-9A at a 'Via free' CN Spadina on this February 1976 snowy Saturday. Kodak Tri X Pan b&w negative film transported by a Nikkormat. Photographer S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/02/1976
Location: CN Spadina: Toront…
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
High horsepower seventies style: ten thousand six hundred rated horsepower or is this ten thousand two hundred horsepower? CP Rail first #942 approaches the high iron at Staines, Ontario (east end Agincourt Yard) powered by Diesel Road Freight unit (CP class DRF-36d) # 4744 accompanied by MLW sisters #4550 (M630) and #4714 (M636), lashed up 'elephant style', on a warm, humid autumn1977 Sunday. The 4744 is the one and only example of MLW designated model #M640. The eighteen cylinder engine is rated by the manufacturer at 4000 horsepower. Even so CP considered the unit to be experimental and as such rated the unit as a DRF-36d with the same 3600 horsepower rating as the sister Road Freight units (sixteen cylinder 251E engine) within the 4700 series (source: C P Diesel Locomotives by M.W.Dean). Note the freight equipment at the head end: a blue Chessie 'Cat' System and the two red CP Multimark fifty foot box cars. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/01/1977
Location: Scarborough
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
Daily Double Duty (II). For twenty four years (1955 to 1978 inclusive) the CP Bolton station Operator daily duties included hooping two sets of train orders to each of CP trains #11 and #12, the Toronto section of 'The Canadian'. On a warm September 1977 Saturday the CP Operator delivers (hoops) train orders to Train #11's Conductor (see prior image for the hooping to the head end crew member). Alas, from the date of this negative CP Rail Train 11 has less than one year remaining on these rails and likewise the Operator's position will be abolished within two years. Kodak Kodacolor II negative, ASA100, transported by a Nikkormat EL. Photographer S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 01/09/1977
Location: Bolton, Ontario
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
Daily Double Duty. For twenty four years (1955 to 1978 inclusive) the CP Bolton station Operator duties including hooping duplicate train orders to CP trains #11 and #12, the Toronto section of 'The Canadian', Here the Operator delivers (hoops) the daily train orders to the head end crew member, note the second hoop in the Operator's left hand for Train #11's Conductor
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 01/09/1977
Location: Bolton, Ontario
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 9 Favourites
The smell and sounds of burbling Alco/MLW power is uniquely Canadian National, even in 1978. One of two FPA-2u (the original 244 engine (1600 HP) replaced with the 1800 HP Alco 251B engine) on the CN roster CN6758 is back to back with FPA-4 6761 ( also present is FPA-4 6774 and FP9A 6539) in this April 1978 negative exposure at the CN Spadina service facility and roundhouse. Kodak negative by S.Danko.
Name: sdfourty
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 01/06/1977
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 8 Favourites
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