Comments on: First Encounters. My daughter watches on from the parking lot of the local antique market as the crew of Ontario Southland’s Tillsonburg South job (aptly named the Cayuga Clipper) are in the midst of lifting one of two cars at Agromart in Courtland. Power for the day were a pair of SW1200RS’ 1244-1249.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:30:57 +0000

Dave I think we might see storage cars and/or run-around moves in the future. It’s the next closest runaround from Tillsonburg so if they get a customer in the ‘business park’ in the area it just might get used. But it won’t look anywhere near the same.. Courtland was a great old school rural looking community.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:51:12 +0000

Jamie correct, I still think it didn’t exist prior to 2019… someone gave it the name and it stuck. The train ran for 5 years before that name seemed to get around….

Knowing OSR has a lot of fans in their ranks it’s no surprise to the name having legs.

By: David Young

David Young — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:04:39 +0000

I’ll adjust the caption to include the word “nickname” as that is all that it was. I understand all has been leveled as well and with the intention of building new residential buildings, I doubt another train will call on Courtland again.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:57:51 +0000

This convo happened a few years ago too http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38384

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:56:21 +0000

OSR crews called it Cayuga Clipper

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:14:36 +0000

The name “Cayuga Clipper” was a foamer derived name, similar to the “Blue Devil”. It’s not like the St. Thomas and Eastern or the GIO called it that to date, thank goodness.

Nice shot – i’m told all of this is now gone, the elevators anyway.