Comments on: As requested, here is another shot of the continous welded rail gang installing the rail in Bronte. Photo taken by the Bronte road level crossing. From my fathers collection. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:44:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53298#comment-59216 Paul O'Shell Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:27:20 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Bronte-Station-Welded-rail-June-1971.jpg#comment-59216 <b> Another beauty capture! </b> Those are diesel driven Broom Wade air compressors mounted on air driven rail carts, powering Safetran (Raco?) model SD-80 pneumatic spike drivers. Over the years, and prior to the introduction of modern self-propelled automatic multiple spike drivers, CN used a variety of cart mounted air compressors to power the walk-behind spikers, such as Canadian Pneumatics, Broom Wade (CompAir), Holman, Sullair, and Atlas Copco. I recognize several of the Group III machine operators and labourers in the photo! More great memories! :-) Another beauty capture!
Those are diesel driven Broom Wade air compressors mounted on air driven rail carts, powering Safetran (Raco?) model SD-80 pneumatic spike drivers.
Over the years, and prior to the introduction of modern self-propelled automatic multiple spike drivers, CN used a variety of cart mounted air compressors to power the walk-behind spikers, such as Canadian Pneumatics, Broom Wade (CompAir), Holman, Sullair, and Atlas Copco.
I recognize several of the Group III machine operators and labourers in the photo!
More great memories! :-)

]]> By: Steamer http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53298#comment-59212 Steamer Sat, 18 Nov 2023 04:53:20 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Bronte-Station-Welded-rail-June-1971.jpg#comment-59212 One time we were sitting in the car at the other side of the station and a 5700 Hudson came through at speed. Dropped a nice chunk of ballast right on the hood of the car and was gone in a flash! One time we were sitting in the car at the other side of the station and a 5700 Hudson came through at speed. Dropped a nice chunk of ballast right on the hood of the car and was gone in a flash!

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