Comments on: CP Rail 4207 East at the burnt Bee Bridge, The CP bridge was repaired & re-opened… … about September 15, 2006 (per Mike Lockwood) CN destroyed their Bee Bridge by way of a shifted dimensional load closing Nichols Road as a through road – today the south end remains an un-maintained municipal right of way – basically a farmer’s lane. ‘ End of train device ‘ CP Rail van 434610 on tail end 942, near Belleville Sub mile 147, July 26, 1987 Kodachrome by S.Danko Fun Facts: Those open tri-levels: the Ford Oakville Assembly Plant manufactured from 1984 to 1994 the Ford Tempo (four door sedan & two door coupe) and Mercury Topaz vehicles. And I recall the 1994 Tempo end of model year dealer pricing: $9,995. with a 2.3L four cylinder with 3 speed automatic. Other Oakville builds (and if you remember some of these, you are really …..): Edsel, Falcon, Comet, Custom 500, LTD, Lynx, Escort, Windstar, Freestar, Monterey, MKX and F series. Flex & MKT production ceased 2019 (Ford laid off 4,200), Nautilus produced until 2023, and Edge ceased 2024, then major 2025 re-tooling for the EV models (and you and me contributing CA$500. Million), then that plan canceled, now the Super Duty trucks (F250 F350) trucks are scheduled to commence production sometime in 2026. sdfourty http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Klaucker http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59458#comment-69270 Klaucker Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:46 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/img755-2-1280x855.jpg#comment-69270 Great write up and memories... I think the F250 has started low scale production in the past few months Great write up and memories… I think the F250 has started low scale production in the past few months

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59458#comment-69248 awmooney Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:51:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/img755-2-1280x855.jpg#comment-69248 I'm "up there" but I had totally forgotten about the Lynx. Great caption & commentary. Good memories there. I’m “up there” but I had totally forgotten about the Lynx. Great caption & commentary. Good memories there.

]]> By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59458#comment-69244 Todd Steinman Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:37:29 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/img755-2-1280x855.jpg#comment-69244 Those yellow CP Van's are memorable with the rest of the multi-marked and multi-colored fleet. Great photo of the old bridge too, and of course the aforementioned 'end of train device'. The history too, of Ford in Oakville...amazing. I am not 'up there' (yet) but my Dad was always into cars. Stories from his teenage years could name off some of these cars he owned, or his buddies owned. Two things stick out....$9995 for a NEW 1994 Tempo or Topez, and seeing the tanks trains pass through here (Chatham) on the Windsor Sub....using buffer cars at the front, and sometimes trailing....why wouldn't they bring the caboose back for that purpose? Or at least give the buffer cars a decent paint job to distinguish them. Those yellow CP Van’s are memorable with the rest of the multi-marked and multi-colored fleet. Great photo of the old bridge too, and of course the aforementioned ‘end of train device’.

The history too, of Ford in Oakville…amazing. I am not ‘up there’ (yet) but my Dad was always into cars. Stories from his teenage years could name off some of these cars he owned, or his buddies owned.

Two things stick out….$9995 for a NEW 1994 Tempo or Topez, and seeing the tanks trains pass through here (Chatham) on the Windsor Sub….using buffer cars at the front, and sometimes trailing….why wouldn’t they bring the caboose back for that purpose? Or at least give the buffer cars a decent paint job to distinguish them.

]]>