Comments on: Just can’t get enough ! July 24, 1980 the NRHA Toronto Convention. note the multiple private rail cars in the Spadina Coach yard AND also in the Spadina Coach Yard: 1) the Northlander 2) Tempo equipment 3) MLW FPA4 4) MLW S13′s working the yard 5) far distance, look under the Spadina Ave overpass: a Tempo equipped MLW 3100 (orange body white cab) 6) at left is the lead to the new (at that time) GO downtown storage yard. 7) the never used TTR Control Tower 8) And of course the NRHA doubleheader special featuring Mountain Type CNR 6060 and VIA FP9A #6539 along with several NRHA member owned private rail cars. 9) that du Maurier billboard atop the silos 10) the shadow of the Bathurst Street overpass (with TTC PCC streetcars rumbling by…) James Adeney captured this special at Hamilton Junction (near Bayview), see: NRHA at Bayview Night time looking east: Bathurst Street 1977 CNR 6060 in full stride: at Sunnyside July 19, 1980 What’s interesting: …. not a GE to be seen….anywhere ! …And yes that 6060 exhaust talk was great to listen to…. Looking east from the Bathurst Street bridge – just can’t get enough – on July 24, 1980, Kodachrome by S. Danko http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14680#comment-67615 Stephen C. Host Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:53:35 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/93670013-2.jpg#comment-67615 Thank god this was 10 hours late and it arrived in nice light! Anyone know who is in the back of the observation car? Seems clear enough to be recognizable :) Thank god this was 10 hours late and it arrived in nice light!

Anyone know who is in the back of the observation car? Seems clear enough to be recognizable :)

]]> By: dhaisell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14680#comment-66582 dhaisell Sat, 27 Dec 2025 21:58:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/93670013-2.jpg#comment-66582 I can't believe they built that tower and never used it. What was the plan? I can’t believe they built that tower and never used it. What was the plan?

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14680#comment-55367 Stephen C. Host Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:56:39 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/93670013-2.jpg#comment-55367 When this was posted I didn't appreciate it as much... but now... I stare at this and go whaaaaaaaaaaaa??? When this was posted I didn’t appreciate it as much… but now… I stare at this and go whaaaaaaaaaaaa???

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14680#comment-55364 railwayguy Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:53:39 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/93670013-2.jpg#comment-55364 Very nice picture ! Note the round tail observation car Mardis Gras NRHS Roanoke Chapter owned, ex-ICRR) on the tail end with 2 other NRHS “Independence Limited” cars in front of it along with the second car which is ex-Southern Railway coach, borrowed to help accommodate the large number of NRHS Convention riders. Rode on the NRHS Independence from Alexandria VA to Toronto via Roanoke, the NKP main line along the south shore of Lake Erie to Buffalo, NYC to the Falls and CN to Toronto, arriving ten hours late - an unforgettable trip ! Very nice picture ! Note the round tail observation car Mardis Gras NRHS Roanoke Chapter owned, ex-ICRR) on the tail end with 2 other NRHS “Independence Limited” cars in front of it along with the second car which is ex-Southern Railway coach, borrowed to help accommodate the large number of NRHS Convention riders. Rode on the NRHS Independence from Alexandria VA to Toronto via Roanoke, the NKP main line along the south shore of Lake Erie to Buffalo, NYC to the Falls and CN to Toronto, arriving ten hours late – an unforgettable trip !

]]> By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14680#comment-5681 MrDan Wed, 09 Jul 2014 05:02:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/93670013-2.jpg#comment-5681 So much has changed! Neat capture with the foreign cars! So much has changed! Neat capture with the foreign cars!

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