Comments on: After working just east of the village, CP MoW equipment is returning to Guelph Jct. The large structure to the left of the crane still stands on the corner of Guelph Line & Campbellville Rd.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 03:07:54 +0000

I second Arnold’s comment, thank you as always, Ron.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:01:07 +0000

Thanks for the input, Ronald. Always appreciated.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:57:18 +0000

Jacob, the van windows aren’t covered, they are pull down roll blinds. By 1979, most Conductors were staying overnight in hotels or motels, but in earlier times they would sleep in these vans at the location they were working out of. This crane was likely working out of Guelph Jct.I worked cranes parked at Guelph Jct and Milton in 1979 & I stayed at the Mohawk Inn at Campbellville.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:52:54 +0000

Lots to see here Arnold. No welded rail yet, no slag ballast, and cranes like this still had to be staffed with a Conductor. They were good jobs for us, if one didn’t mind being away from home. Long days and some Saturdays & all Sundays off. I never worked a Burro crane, but got the Py6ke crane with GO transit markings a few times during the Galt Sub upgrades in the late 1970s, early 80s.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58:05 +0000

Thanks, Paul. I thought that guy was a bit foolish sitting up front like that. But a lot of safety measures were rather slack back then.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:02:28 +0000

Thanks for the MOW equipment shot Arnold. That’s a 7 1/2 ton capacity Burro Model 30 crane. Likely sporting a running number in the CP 2503-0x series. It has yet to be upgraded to roller bearings, as it still wears the journal boxes it was built with. The foreman (white hard hat) is sitting on the cranes air reservoir. A very dangerous location to be perched, especially on a forward movement. Those long shovel type control levers visible through the front cab window were replaced with much smaller air control valves on the next generation 12 1/2 ton capacity Burro Model 40 cranes.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:50:49 +0000

There was a pub in there, so great to stop in for a break from railfanning, maybe even a window seat. Also a Model Railroad in the building behind! Perfect.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 02:05:32 +0000

Interesting the cupola windows are covered in the van. Wonder if it has something to do with being assigned to MoW service.

By: Steamer

Steamer — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:27:25 +0000

Got to love the pasenger seat out in front of the Diesel engine. Would have been a great view from there looking up the track. Looks like Walt as they used the Burrow for road crossings gates and block signals.

By: Klaucker

Klaucker — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:30:35 +0000

That is just incredible….Brandt units today do no justice to this…I want to go back !