http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54779#comment-68157 RonaldB Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/THB-Chatham-St-June-1974.jpg#comment-68157 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. 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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