Comments on: CPR 4704 cautiously proceeds through Wreck site Thamesville Ontario. March 1973 http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=27346#comment-70618 Todd Steinman Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:40:47 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Wreck-CP-Thamesville-1g-03.73-Rp.jpg#comment-70618 Noticed the map...this was of course the CP line. Not to avoid confusion when both the CP and CN had stations for Thamesville, and the fact that the CP line was constructed north of the town, it was called / labelled 'Thamesville North'(similar to "North Glencoe" or "Glencoe North" etc.) The coordinates Larry provided show the GPS location on the current VIA (CN) line, when in fact the indicator should be straight north. I believe that the power lines behind the wreck scene are those which cross the track at the Highway 21 crossing, with current London Ag Commodities silos out of sight. Noticed the map…this was of course the CP line. Not to avoid confusion when both the CP and CN had stations for Thamesville, and the fact that the CP line was constructed north of the town, it was called / labelled ‘Thamesville North’(similar to “North Glencoe” or “Glencoe North” etc.)

The coordinates Larry provided show the GPS location on the current VIA (CN) line, when in fact the indicator should be straight north. I believe that the power lines behind the wreck scene are those which cross the track at the Highway 21 crossing, with current London Ag Commodities silos out of sight.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=27346#comment-18268 Stephen C. Host Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:46:38 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Wreck-CP-Thamesville-1g-03.73-Rp.jpg#comment-18268 Ouch...... Ouch……

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