Comments on: It certainly doesn’t look like Christmas. But it is the 29th of December, 1986, as TH&B 56 trundles along with a few cars in downtown Hamilton area, heading westward. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=45470#comment-70676 MrDan Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:34:16 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THB-downtown-619-edited.jpg#comment-70676 The front radiator shutters on those EMD SW's were automatically controlled by a thermostat, so it might have been to a railroad's advantage to manually cover over part or all to help keep more heat in, especially in cold environments with low-speed switching where the engine temperature might not get too high. Other roads like CP had problems with snow melting and freezing up the front shutters in road service, so used bolt-on plywood snowshields on the front handrails. The front radiator shutters on those EMD SW’s were automatically controlled by a thermostat, so it might have been to a railroad’s advantage to manually cover over part or all to help keep more heat in, especially in cold environments with low-speed switching where the engine temperature might not get too high.

Other roads like CP had problems with snow melting and freezing up the front shutters in road service, so used bolt-on plywood snowshields on the front handrails.

]]> By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=45470#comment-63989 terry.oshell Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:16:57 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THB-downtown-619-edited.jpg#comment-63989 Nicely captured. The cast iron pinnacle on the GRS (General Railway Signal Co.) mast made for great door stops in many Signal Maintainer tool-houses. Nicely captured. The cast iron pinnacle on the GRS (General Railway Signal Co.) mast made for great door stops in many Signal Maintainer tool-houses.

]]> By: Kevin Flood http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=45470#comment-46445 Kevin Flood Fri, 14 May 2021 03:32:03 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THB-downtown-619-edited.jpg#comment-46445 It's just another Christmas in Hamilton :) When it snows, it snows hard. Great classic shot! It’s just another Christmas in Hamilton :) When it snows, it snows hard. Great classic shot!

]]> By: Eric May http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=45470#comment-46442 Eric May Fri, 14 May 2021 01:21:40 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THB-downtown-619-edited.jpg#comment-46442 Interesting snow cover on the front grille. Interesting snow cover on the front grille.

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