Comments on: CN extra 3875 west sits in the hole at the west end of Canfield siding waiting on an eastbound Norfolk & Western freight to clear. The friendly tail end crew member on the rear of caboose 562648 gives a wave to both crew and railfans trackside.Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Fri, 29 May 2026 12:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57114 railwayguy Thu, 04 May 2023 17:08:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57114 Terry, Thanks for your comments, info and referral site, great to see that this van is preserved, John Terry, Thanks for your comments, info and referral site, great to see that this van is preserved, John

]]> By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57098 terry.oshell Tue, 02 May 2023 16:36:14 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57098 John, I think you are correct, this is a former Wabash van which has been hastily painted and renumbered following the merger with Norfolk and Western in 1964. Among other differences, I don’t recall seeing a CN van having numbers stencilled on the cupola. For a historical side view of N&W 562648 visit the Elgin County Museum Heritage Collection; https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/list?q=%7B!mlt%20qf%3Dtitle,topic%20mintf%3D1%20mindf%3D1%7Darchives132910&p=1&mlt=Norfolk%2FSouthern%20Railway&ps=20 John, I think you are correct, this is a former Wabash van which has been hastily painted and renumbered following the merger with Norfolk and Western in 1964. Among other differences, I don’t recall seeing a CN van having numbers stencilled on the cupola.

For a historical side view of N&W 562648 visit the Elgin County Museum Heritage Collection;

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/list?q=%7B!mlt%20qf%3Dtitle,topic%20mintf%3D1%20mindf%3D1%7Darchives132910&p=1&mlt=Norfolk%2FSouthern%20Railway&ps=20

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57093 railwayguy Tue, 02 May 2023 03:44:09 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57093 Thank you for your comments, Bruce sorry I missed seeing you at 6167 Guelph Open Days, and yes Mr. Mooney, they were “fun” days. Terry, appreciate your fine detail observations, and have a question, I don’t remember CN vans with car number across the back of the cupola, so maybe this was a WABASH van ? John Thank you for your comments, Bruce sorry I missed seeing you at 6167 Guelph Open Days, and yes Mr. Mooney, they were “fun” days. Terry, appreciate your fine detail observations, and have a question, I don’t remember CN vans with car number across the back of the cupola, so maybe this was a WABASH van ? John

]]> By: Klaucker http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57084 Klaucker Tue, 02 May 2023 01:11:15 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57084 That is a beauty John That is a beauty John

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57065 awmooney Mon, 01 May 2023 12:38:58 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57065 Those were the great "fun" days, eh, John? Those were the great “fun” days, eh, John?

]]> By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57064 terry.oshell Mon, 01 May 2023 11:24:38 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57064 A priceless photo which has captured a great scene of railroading in the past. The left marker lantern appears to be missing a few lens. The other crew member can be seen in the cupola looking back maybe to verify the engine number on the meet. A priceless photo which has captured a great scene of railroading in the past. The left marker lantern appears to be missing a few lens. The other crew member can be seen in the cupola looking back maybe to verify the engine number on the meet.

]]> By: bruce http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57062 bruce Mon, 01 May 2023 04:20:15 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57062 Sorry I missed you at Guelph.You were trying to get turned around by the 6167 when I was getting off the caboose. Sorry I missed you at Guelph.You were trying to get turned around by the 6167 when I was getting off the caboose.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51855#comment-57057 Stephen C. Host Mon, 01 May 2023 00:26:54 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JF_2184_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-57057 This is awesome :) did the head end radio the tail end to tell em you were there?? This is awesome :) did the head end radio the tail end to tell em you were there??

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