Comments on: After an overnight snowfall, CN 4-8-4 6218 enters the Hamilton station on its way from Toronto to Paris, Hamilton and Caledonia. The return trip was via the Dundas sub mainline through Brantford.

By: bruce

bruce — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:13:01 +0000

The trip SD refers to was my second or third trip with 6218.If memory serves me correct we had Conaral Saunders on this trip.

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:05:06 +0000

fantastic shot, thanks for posting!
…and 6218 solo up the hill ! Quite the show!
Same hill, the trip to St.Thomas, a couple years later (1968?) with a 13 car train (car #13 (Cape Race) on tail end) 6218 required assist two GMD SW’s. (saw my first Wabash F’s that trip!)
sdfourty

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 04:05:31 +0000

On the back end of this UCRS Winter Steam excursion is the Society’s private car Nova Scotia. On this trip, we arranged for a photo runpast on Ferguson Ave with 6218 struggling in the snow . After a very slow start with slipping drivers, 6218 gradually got underway and stormed across the TH$B and up the escarpment to Rymal. Good shot Duggie, a view that the rest of us arriving from Toronto on the train did not see. A great day, a great trip !

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 03:52:45 +0000

Just beautiful!

By: PRR5406

PRR5406 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 03:40:10 +0000

Steam in the snow, and what a locomotive! Great image.