Comments on: A pair of MLW RS10s lug an eastbound freight towards Smith Falls paralleling highway 2 though the hamlet of Smithfield, Ontario. Trailing ALCO S2 7032 is in transit to Trenton where it will be assigned as the yard switcher.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 04:49:18 +0000

Brundle, actually the CP had fewer long hood forward engines than CN. On CP, RS-18s, GP9s & GP7s of this same era were built to operate short hood forward, whereas all of those models on CN were all built to operate long hood forward. On CP, only RS-3s & RS-10s were built with long hood forward as the front.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 01:55:29 +0000

The Kingston Sub used to be made of of 3 subdivisions:

Cornwall Sub: Montreal – Brockville
Gananoque Sub: Brockville – Belleville
Oshawa Sub: Toronto – Belleville

Similarly the CP Belleville sub only ran Smith Falls – Trenton. West of Trenton to Agincourt it was the Oshawa Sub.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 01:03:11 +0000

Great stuff, to think those units were fairly new at the time. Curious, what’s the CNR Oshawa sub?

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:12:24 +0000

Thanks for your comments, much appreciated

By: Brundle

Brundle — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:37:55 +0000

The string of box cars seems to go on for ever, and, oh wait, this is CP, all the units are long hood forward. Classic indeed.

By: Klaucker

Klaucker — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:32:44 +0000

Great shot John

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 06:50:54 +0000

At least 50 more on the way Bruce. Another great shot John. Houses along the highway are still there today. Also note the CN Oshawa Sub right of way off to the right.

By: bruce

bruce — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:36:35 +0000

Number 2 and counting. Bruce