Comments on: A pair of RS18′s make a triumphant return to the St. Thomas subdivision after a long hiatus. Running for the first time since return from the Guelph Junction Railway, the crew is crossing the CNR diamond at Carew with 28 cars. It is great that MLW’s are returning in regular rotation to OSR in Salford and this was a real nice treat to hear the familiar growl of these 251′s with a good sized train. I am curious if this is the first time a pair did run since OSR took over the St. Thomas subdivision from CP in December 2009. To make this happen 183 would have had to have still been in service and it would have had to be paired with 182. 183 has been out of service a long time, and I do not recall seeing it operate on the St. Thomas sub. Anyone have evidence to the contrary? The power move on September 30 does not count for this purpose. What do you think? Thank you for all responses.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:19:09 +0000

LOL no, i don’t have them.

awmooney — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:13:04 +0000

And neither of them made it as far as your place, Mr. Host? What a shame. (or are you hiding something from us?)

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:36:49 +0000

There were two carew signs 10 plus years ago. one each side.

TheBosnianCanadian — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:59:32 +0000

181 and 182 are gone from OSR and the Carew Sign was gone as of a few months ago…

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:20:54 +0000

What has Amer? I haven’t been to Carew in a few months

TheBosnianCanadian — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:04:07 +0000

A few things have now changed in this scene unfortunately

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:42:39 +0000

Thank the good lord for that.

Alexander Medora — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:48:11 +0000

Great shot.
Not an orange pylon or plastic sign in sight.

trainsrocks147 — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:20:10 +0000

Dece.

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:05:24 +0000

It requires a lot of bending.. good thing i’ve practiced this exact shot over the years.