Comments on: It is fairly early on this pleasant Thursday morning as you can see the train here is a bit backlit. I had been out for the parade of northbounds that usually preceded south (or east) trains first thing. It was so nice to be able to wander without getting the negative attention of various CP employees. Thats how it worked back in those days if you made yourself known to the station agent. A friendly bunch back then. CP 5508, B&O 3720 and CP 4508 make up the power consist here. I might add that I have accidentally repeated some photos on railpictures over the years. Sorry! It is hard to keep track of them all. Cheers!!

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:41:09 +0000

Thanks, Dave. I know how you feel. All those great shooting angles, interesting and more frequent trains and the feeling that “once was” is gone really plays on the mind.

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:04:44 +0000

Another brilliant “I wish life came with do-overs” shot.

By: terry.oshell

terry.oshell — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:01:05 +0000

Nice. A station with an active train order signal always looks good.