Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: Fifty years has gone by since I snapped this photo of a few slumbering TH&B locomotives in what was a rather idyllic setting. Hard to believe this was a busy railroad in the western reaches of Hamilton. As most of you know, the railroad is long gone, the shop building & roundhouse are long gone, and the theme of this image is, well, just for the memories………… | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Fifty years has gone by since I snapped this photo of a few slumbering TH&B locomotives in what was a rather idyllic setting. Hard to believe this was a busy railroad in the western reaches of Hamilton.
As most of you know, the railroad is long gone, the shop building & roundhouse are long gone, and the theme of this image is, well, just for the memories............

Caption: Fifty years has gone by since I snapped this photo of a few slumbering TH&B locomotives in what was a rather idyllic setting. Hard to believe this was a busy railroad in the western reaches of Hamilton. As most of you know, the railroad is long gone, the shop building & roundhouse are long gone, and the theme of this image is, well, just for the memories............

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2348] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/00/1974 (search)
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo (search)
Reporting Marks:	TH&B misc (search)
Train Symbol:	nil (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Chatham St roundhouse (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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RonaldB

April 28, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Here we go again Arnold, you’ve triggered a few memories from somewhere in the back of my mind. In 1974, London crews that worked an Aberdeen Turn usually went right back to Quebec Street. If they decided to take rest, the Conductor & tail end brakeman would sleep in the van, which the TH&B put somewhere “out of the way”. The hogger and head end brakeman would sleep in a small little bunk room in the back of the roundhouse. Walking through there you got to see “sputnick” and a former stem loco tender used with the big hook. You were also guaranteed to see at least one rat before you hit the bed. I couldn’t sleep worth a darn in there, always wondering what the rats were up to. It was a relief when the company switched to local hotels. Thanks for the memories, yet again.

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RonaldB

April 28, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Here we go again Arnold, you’ve triggered a few memories from somewhere in the back of my mind. In 1974, London crews that worked an Aberdeen Turn usually went right back to Quebec Street. If they decided to take rest, the Conductor & tail end brakeman would sleep in the van, which the TH&B put somewhere “out of the way”. The hogger and head end brakeman would sleep in a small little bunk room in the back of the roundhouse. Walking through there you got to see “sputnick” and a former stem loco tender used with the big hook. You were also guaranteed to see at least one rat before you hit the bed. I couldn’t sleep worth a darn in there, always wondering what the rats were up to. It was a relief when the company switched to local hotels. Thanks for the memories, yet again.