Comments on: I remember being out on this beautiful early spring day thinking about how nice the weather was and how scarce the trains were. Often, that is the way it goes. The station has been upgraded with the ‘VIA’ signs (and now no VIA serves here)and an addition on the far end used to house a Bingo works, but now is home to some sort of church. Out front has been altered for the seasonal GO Transit service. Sperry Rail Services does a south track inspection. Other than a CN track-car, thats all I logged that long ago morning………

By: terry.oshell

terry.oshell — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:43:15 +0000

I always like seeing those railbound Sperry cars. I also notice the station has what appears to be a searchlight train order signal.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:15:52 +0000

Hah!! I’d never go near one of those heaps, even though a lot of guys liked them. About 4 years before this shot I was going out with a woman who drove a Beetle. She was involved in a head on crash. After what she went thru, I vowed I would never drive a car with no protection up front. She got hit by a drunk.

By: bruce

bruce — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:59:38 +0000

So this not your mode of transportation back then??

By: awmooney

awmooney — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:14:58 +0000

I don’t understand that little green jalopy. A few weeks earlier I was in Barrie and a little jalopy just like that was parked there at Allandale, too. Same ugly green. Co-incidence?

By: Marcus Stevens

Marcus Stevens — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 04:05:59 +0000

Love those Sperry cars, miss them greatly

By: PacificPaul

PacificPaul — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:20:58 +0000

And you also got the green “Punch Buggy”

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:19:33 +0000

“and how scarce the trains were” Nothing’s changed too much in nearly 40 years.