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A rare shot indeed!
My goodness, John. You sure didn’t miss much. This is amazing.
How did I not go over to see this…..
I echo your thoughts, Dave. Can’t believe it.
Nice.
If I understand correctly, CP tracks to the left of the van wound around the harbor past where the Stockey centre stands, its a hiking trail now, skirted the salt dock and on a fairly steep grade joined the CP mainline north or west of the Isabella St. crossing. (years ago I explored the old railbed on my mountain bike as far as I could until the undergrowth stopped me up close to the main line). My question is would the CP loco and crew come up from MacTier daily to work the interchange over off Great North Rd.? I have many memories of the CN local arriving in town from S. Parry and leaving the main and coming down to access cars set out in the sidings beneath the trestle, and beyond to the oil tanks. I’m assuming the CN switcher was obviously based at S. Parry. My actual sightings of CP as illustrated in the photo aren’t as vivid. But I don’t ever recall engines and a van overnighting at the CP Parry Sound station. Bearing in mind I was only 14 when the photo was taken and my mobility limited to a bike to explore.
Thank you all for your nice words. This is what happens when you are out for a family afternoon cruise and tie up your boat to get gas & ice cream cones for everyone at the Parry Sound government dock. Had run up from Moose Dear Point in our 20 foot Grew 225 hp Chrysler Marine inboard/ outboard, and the Pentax 35mm camera was around my neck – just lucky that I stopped for gas ! John
Good stuff, John. @Scott M or others, was this purely shared industrial trackage, or was this also an interchange point between the two railways?
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it.
In the original photo caption, there’s two CN photos referenced from 1979. The second ‘running around their van’ is what I would call the interchange beside Great Northern Rd. Below the trestle and close to George St. accessing tower hill. I think 2 siding tracks provided space where cars were set out. Its also the location of the first CNoR/CNR station from the early 1900′s. Perhaps someone can add to my thoughts if incorrect.