Comments on: Its the dead of winter, a bone chilling cold January afternoon and although the sun is up there, it leaves no impact except to exaggerate the fact it ain’t gonna warm up. And with no trains in sight and the scanner quiet, I elected to shoot the scene more as proof I had been there that day than anything else. Not long after though, the station was bulldozed, the connection to the cement plant (behind me) was taken up and this ends up being a shot for posterity. Br-r-r-r-r…………..

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:33:24 +0000

Thanks, Ronald. Besides you guys being in the dark over such a ride, I’m “in the dark” over so much of this railroad activity.
Thats one ride I sure would not want to be on.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:50:37 +0000

The track to Ingersoll was also part of the St Mary’s Sub. but we called “the Ingersoll North branch”. After the 10:00 St. Mary’s Roadswitcher job was abolished, the day Roadswitcher that handled Woodstock yard would handle business. Rarely on weekends,through freight crews would run up to St. Mary’s or Ingersoll North if ‘hot’cars were needed.It was a long ride in the dark or rain on the point from Zorra to Ingersoll, over 4 miles.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:18:20 +0000

Yes, Mr. Steve…..I neglected to indicate this image was facing West…..forgetting also that many viewers are not at all familiar with the fact there was a station here. The photo was taken about 330PM as the sun would be down right over the tracks in the next hour. I cannot ever remember from 1979 onward anyone at the station, and this day it looks abandoned too, but the parking area and front walkway are shoveled out.:o)
Must be for MoW.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 18:47:50 +0000

Ooooh I see – that’r right! So this is facing west and the St. Marys switch in far distance is the one still there. Excellent.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:38:53 +0000

The track on the left (which used to go thru to Ingersoll) has been pulled up but the spur (former St. Marys sub) track northward is in the same location it always was, as far as I know.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:02:09 +0000

Interesting, so did they move the spur switch back a bit? The switch is installed now and the St. Marys sub is still there for about half a mile for the Cement Plant..

By: Peter Newman

Peter Newman — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:49:31 +0000

A wonderfully moody image Arnold – I love the blue hues… nicely done, Sir!