Comments on: A late afternoon Canadian National commuter train from Toronto stops at Port Credit Station in 1957. Power today is CNR 5250, the first of the J-7-a class Pacifics built by MLW in 1918 (originally built as Canadian Governmental Railways 478). As dieselization progressed on Canadian railways in the mid-late 1950′s, the remaining steam power was often found in or relegated to less glamourous duties, including commuter runs, freight service, local assignments, pusher/helper service (like CP 2839 *here*) and extra/standby duties. 5250 was scrapped the next year in June 1958. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Peter Newman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24558#comment-14749 Peter Newman Sun, 08 May 2016 13:03:47 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CNR-5250-wbnd-late-afternoon-commuter-from-Toronto-at-Port-Credit-ON-1957-Bill-Thomson-IMG-492e-despec-lvl-cc-shrp.jpg#comment-14749 Another excellent image from your wonderful collection! Thank you for posting, Sir! Another excellent image from your wonderful collection! Thank you for posting, Sir!

]]> By: Cdntrainphotog http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24558#comment-14716 Cdntrainphotog Sat, 07 May 2016 11:04:08 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CNR-5250-wbnd-late-afternoon-commuter-from-Toronto-at-Port-Credit-ON-1957-Bill-Thomson-IMG-492e-despec-lvl-cc-shrp.jpg#comment-14716 It is too bad I can only give this picture one Star. I'd like to give it 4. This is the earliest memory I have of trains; the steam powered commuter train arriving in Port Credit. Thank you for posting this one Bill. It is too bad I can only give this picture one Star. I’d like to give it 4. This is the earliest memory I have of trains; the steam powered commuter train arriving in Port Credit. Thank you for posting this one Bill.

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