Comments on: Canadian Pacific’s Burlington wayfreight is seen on the Beach Sub just west of Brant Street at Burlington West, ready to depart eastward back to Toronto. Note the train order signal for Beach Sub movements above the second tank car.Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59864 Stephen C. Host Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:20:25 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59864 Thank-you Thank-you

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59852 awmooney Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:57:21 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59852 I don't think they went any farther along the line than Hercules Chemical. They didn't go as far as what we now know as the Fairview overpass. I don’t think they went any farther along the line than Hercules Chemical. They didn’t go as far as what we now know as the Fairview overpass.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59850 Stephen C. Host Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:53:44 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59850 This is great and I still spend time here and tracks and some industry is still in place. My curiosity is how far did CP go down the beach to access customers? Understanding this was part of the oakville sub joint section it got me thinking.... This is great and I still spend time here and tracks and some industry is still in place.

My curiosity is how far did CP go down the beach to access customers? Understanding this was part of the oakville sub joint section it got me thinking….

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59838 railwayguy Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:32:01 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59838 Thanks Arnold, Terry & Paul for your comments, it is interesting the little things that you see in the picture years after it was taken. I never really noticed the CHML sign but definitely listened to this radio station now and again. Similarly never noticed the Beach Sub train order signals peeking above the 2nd tank car. Paul, it was so common in the 40’s ‘50’s & ‘60’s to see a crew member standing on forward facing footplate on switching moves; my first memory of this routine was on the CNR Belt Line 0-8-0 approaching Avenue Rd and Oriole Parkway where the engineer would slow to a crawl, head end brakeman would hop off the leading foot plate with a large red flag, run forward and flag the train across the level crossing, John Thanks Arnold, Terry & Paul for your comments, it is interesting the little things that you see in the picture years after it was taken. I never really noticed the CHML sign but definitely listened to this radio station now and again. Similarly never noticed the Beach Sub train order signals peeking above the 2nd tank car. Paul, it was so common in the 40’s ‘50’s & ‘60’s to see a crew member standing on forward facing footplate on switching moves; my first memory of this routine was on the CNR Belt Line 0-8-0 approaching Avenue Rd and Oriole Parkway where the engineer would slow to a crawl, head end brakeman would hop off the leading foot plate with a large red flag, run forward and flag the train across the level crossing, John

]]> By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59834 Paul O'Shell Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:37:01 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59834 White flags and class lights, re-railers hung on the front corners of the locomotive frames, friction bearings on the leading tank car, and a nice clean switch lamp atop the stubby switch stand. It's a good thing employees can no longer stand where the brakeman is on this forward movement! White flags and class lights, re-railers hung on the front corners of the locomotive frames, friction bearings on the leading tank car, and a nice clean switch lamp atop the stubby switch stand. It’s a good thing employees can no longer stand where the brakeman is on this forward movement!

]]> By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59830 terry.oshell Sun, 14 Jan 2024 11:56:45 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59830 That is nice. The Beach Sub. train order signal is a great catch too. That is nice. The Beach Sub. train order signal is a great catch too.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53687#comment-59821 awmooney Sat, 13 Jan 2024 02:04:58 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JF_2553_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-59821 This is quite something. Having lived in Burlington for many years I had forgotten all about the CHML sign !!! Village of Freeman actually was a collection of houses and shops, a PO, barber shop, and a bunch of factories back then. It was actually Burlington after a vast town expansion but we always called it Freeman. This is quite something. Having lived in Burlington for many years I had forgotten all about the CHML sign !!! Village of Freeman actually was a collection of houses and shops, a PO, barber shop, and a bunch of factories back then. It was actually Burlington after a vast town expansion but we always called it Freeman.

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