Comments on: A westbound transfer heads towards the east approach to Union Station with traffic for various industries in the Parkdale neighbourhood along the Weston Sub. Stock cars and reefers for the stock yards and meat packing plants in the Keele and St. Clair area, and a double deck auto carrier for CN’s Car-Go-Rail yard at Brock Avenue. Note the double deck stock car for pigs or other small stock. The train director at Scott Street Tower will line the movement through the Union Station bypass tracks, and the train director at John Street Tower will line it onto the Weston Sub.Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 06:39:53 +0000

Also note these two RSC-13s are part of a group of 13 units that had their centre axles removed, and longer drop equalizers added to the trucks for use in transfer service in the Toronto area. Nicknamed “tractors,” would regain their centre axles once transferred to the maritimes a few years later. Info from Dan Dell’Unto and Bill Linley.

Some examples of these units in service:
Aldershot: https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28210
Burlington: https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=37749

By: Klaucker

Klaucker — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 01:26:01 +0000

Very crisp image of the Hogtown heyday, …great image John