Railpictures.ca - Bill Thomson Photo: A CP Rail ballast train led by MLW RS10′s 8584, 8568, & 8599 rolls past the pond at Campbellville with Jordan spreader 402895 marshalled behind the power, on CP’s Galt Sub on June 7th 1979.Typically used in winter service clearing mainlines, branchlines, yard tracks and sidings, in the warmer months Jordan spreaders were put to use on ballast trains spreading track ballast (typically done by more modern maintenance equipment today). | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

A CP Rail ballast train led by MLW RS10's 8584, 8568, & 8599 rolls past the pond at Campbellville with Jordan spreader 402895 marshalled behind the power, on CP's Galt Sub on June 7th 1979.Typically used in winter service clearing mainlines, branchlines, yard tracks and sidings, in the warmer months Jordan spreaders were put to use on ballast trains spreading track ballast (typically done by more modern maintenance equipment today).

Caption: A CP Rail ballast train led by MLW RS10's 8584, 8568, & 8599 rolls past the pond at Campbellville with Jordan spreader 402895 marshalled behind the power, on CP's Galt Sub on June 7th 1979.

Typically used in winter service clearing mainlines, branchlines, yard tracks and sidings, in the warmer months Jordan spreaders were put to use on ballast trains spreading track ballast (typically done by more modern maintenance equipment today).

Photographer:	Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/07/1979 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 8584, 8568 & 8599 (search)
Train Symbol:	CP ballast train (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Campbellville - CP Galt Sub (search)
City/Town:	Campbellville (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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RonaldB

June 21, 2025 at 11:13 pm

This was the time when the Galt & Windsor Subs had existing ballast replaced with slag that was “imported” from the nickel operations in Sudbury. This work program created all kinds of work for train crews. We often had dedicated slag trains and sometimes slag empties. The cars needed to make quick turnarounds to keep feeding the work gangs as they proceeded along with the work. Delays created by all day work blocks at the work area, resulted in many long trips and some re-crews. I was a brakeman in the East Pool at that time ( with the odd trip pulled from my crew to be Conductor on another train) and one pay period of two weeks every trip in both directions was 11 hours long or more with only one hour’s sleep in Toronto. It was tiring, but very lucrative. I was young & had a young family to support, so the “big money” was most welcome.

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RonaldB

June 21, 2025 at 11:13 pm

This was the time when the Galt & Windsor Subs had existing ballast replaced with slag that was “imported” from the nickel operations in Sudbury. This work program created all kinds of work for train crews. We often had dedicated slag trains and sometimes slag empties. The cars needed to make quick turnarounds to keep feeding the work gangs as they proceeded along with the work. Delays created by all day work blocks at the work area, resulted in many long trips and some re-crews. I was a brakeman in the East Pool at that time ( with the odd trip pulled from my crew to be Conductor on another train) and one pay period of two weeks every trip in both directions was 11 hours long or more with only one hour’s sleep in Toronto. It was tiring, but very lucrative. I was young & had a young family to support, so the “big money” was most welcome.