Comments on: At track speed CP Rail Extra 5533 West\’s Conductor readies to grasp the train orders from the CP Rail Guelph Junction station Operator as the tailend Brakeman looks on from the van\’s cupola. Such is 70\’s railroading as CP Rail Extra 5533 West tops the Niagara Escarpment grade at Guelph Junction station on this spring 1978 Sunday morning. In the background an eastbound starts the descent off the Escarpment powered by three 8100\’s: SW1200RS. Such is 70\’s railroading. Kodak Kodachrome ASA64 Diapositive image. Photographer S. Danko.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:47:20 +0000

The operator looks like the late Earl Fitzpatrick. He was a real gentleman. To me, those were the days, before DPUs and radio clearances etc.. That said, I wouldn’t give up my current job (retirement) for anything.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:43:40 +0000

Another thing to note, the guy grabbing the hoop is most likely the brakeman, with the Conductor sitting in the cupola, hand out the window. I’ll have to dig out my timebooks again, I might even be that brakeman on that day.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 05:51:53 +0000

The most interestng thing aboutn this shot to me, is the pups (8100s) on the eastbound with a bunch of autoparts cars. Those units were usually on the east pickup No. 50 which would have a bunch of manfiest freight normally. The traffic looks like 74′s freight from Windsor, which is a through train. It is possible that the “pups” off the west London pickup of the night before that were on hand at Quebec St, were put on the train at Quebec St. to get them back to Toronto.