Comments on: Facing south, the west side of the GTR 1905 built Allandale station. The fourth station to stand on this site, the first built circa 1953 by the broad gauge Ontario, Simcoe & Huron Railroad ( reorganized 1858 to become the Northern Railway of Canada ( converted to standard gauge 1881) and absorbed into the GTR 1888 ) At Allandale, November 18, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko More Allandale ( aka Barrie ): east side sight Interesting: From the left (clarifications welcomed ): Kempenfeldt Bay is visible through the covered breezeway and the vehicles: a VW ( Passat ?) wagon ; 197x Buick Le Sabre; 196x Plymouth Fury; 1978 Chevrolet Caprice; seventies Datsun ( today it’s Nissan) wagon; 197x Dodge Monaco or Plymouth taxi; seventies Ford pickup with cap; and in the far distance in the Allandale yard, CN power beside the GTR 1903 built Master Mechanic and Stores Department building ( the turntable was located next to the Mechanic’s building) To the right of the photographer is the connecting track to the CN Meaford Subdivision ( railway crossing at grade mile 7.5 with CP Rail Mactier Sub) More: The CN Office Signals for CN Barrie is ‘ G O ‘ sdfourty http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 26 May 2026 01:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: bruce http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46116#comment-47410 bruce Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:19:27 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img929-2-1280x720.jpg#comment-47410 As a long time VW parts person the car in question is a VW 411 only built from 1970 til 1974. This is about a 1972 version. Bruce As a long time VW parts person the car in question is a VW 411 only built from 1970 til 1974. This is about a 1972 version. Bruce

]]> By: Cdntrainphotog http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46116#comment-47404 Cdntrainphotog Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:53:08 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img929-2-1280x720.jpg#comment-47404 That's why they had those long ore trains coming out of northern Ontario. Look at all that Hamilton made steel sitting in the parking lot. Those cars were made in Canada out of Canadian steel, except of course the two imports. Free Trade was still a decade into the future. That’s why they had those long ore trains coming out of northern Ontario. Look at all that Hamilton made steel sitting in the parking lot. Those cars were made in Canada out of Canadian steel, except of course the two imports. Free Trade was still a decade into the future.

]]> By: Eric May http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46116#comment-47401 Eric May Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:10:18 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img929-2-1280x720.jpg#comment-47401 At the time the VW Passat was called a Dasher in North America. A co-worker used to call hers "The Reindeer". At the time the VW Passat was called a Dasher in North America. A co-worker used to call hers “The Reindeer”.

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