Comments on: My biggest complaint about the North Toronto in the spring / summer months was how often evening light went to waste due to the lack of westbounds after 421/101. On most days, 101 would pass around 5pm and the NT would sit vacant of any westbounds until dusk or after dark when H17 would make an appearance around 9 or later. A common theme for myself was watching the monitor like a hawk to see if something got lined out of Agincourt behind 101, as almost always it would end up being something cool / unusual, like this train seen above here. Former SOO SD60 no. 6236 takes the solo lead of a 2-H88 with a healthy cut of traffic for Wolverton & London behind them, mostly consisting of empty auto racks. Above you’ll see how I wrote in past-tense almost as if the line has been abandoned or something, which is admittedly not the case. But with every searchlight removed over the course of a couple days last month and shots like the one above no longer possible, the attraction & charm of the North Toronto Sub is undoubtedly diminished, if not eliminated entirely depending on who you ask. With all that being said, I’m appreciative of the opportunities I had to shoot these classic relics, especially with unusual movements like this one. Thanks for all the memories Bartlett Ave, I could write a whole other paragraph about the time spent at this spot alone, but I’ll save that for a later date. Thanks for reading.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:45:48 +0000

Ha. What’s crazy is if you sat there in the mid 2000′s into early 2010′s you’d get a half dozen to a dozen movements in the afternoon.

The new signal change reflect the lower amount of movement as the blocks are longer.

Good news is Bartlett is still a nice spot to get ground level shots, or watch trains, legally, on the North Toronto. It’s not gone

trainsintoronto — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:20:49 +0000

by “last month” I mean April 2024, this caption was pasted from another site.