Comments on: CP 8906 and 9710 (plus DPU 8912) lead #112 through the new plant in Finch, Ontario. Through 2020, the Winchester Subdivision was converted from a directional-double-track, ABS-signalled territory to a CTC-signalled single track with sidings. There used to be a pair of single-searchlight intermediate signals east of the Main Street crossing in Finch. I had hoped to catch a train there before the end of ABS, but that didn’t work out. However, the crossing in Finch is still double-tracked, as the former north main here serves as one of the new CTC sidings. The new LED signals are no searchlights, but at least they put them on a cool gantry. Plus a backtrack off the siding retained one of the hand-throw switch targets. Finch was at one time a junction, where the New York Central line to Ottawa crossed the CP main. The NYC gave up the line in 1957, when their bridge in Cornwall became a casualty of the St. Lawrence Seaway opening. However, before this happened, rail operations in Finch were captured in a National Film Board short.

By: Jakob Mueller

Jakob Mueller — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 02:09:27 +0000

Thanks Jacob! I tried to link to the NFB piece in the caption, but clearly I messed that up somehow. It’s here: https://youtu.be/GUznPBD6tSs

Jacob Patterson — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:32:15 +0000

Nice shot Jakob. What’s the NFB link? I’d like to take a look.