Comments on: Northbound CN 9531 holds the main at Pefferlaw for a meet with extra 9422 south, taking the siding with a train of what appears to be wooden box or MoW cars. John Freyseng Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.

By: Isaac Bryson

Isaac Bryson — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:25:25 +0000

Its interesting to see the searchlight types at Pefferlaw in 1979 compared to today. Both the NB & SB signals have been replaced, with the NB signals being newer aluminum masts and the SB signals being a taller version of what’s in place in the photo.

By: zartok-36

zartok-36 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:16:55 +0000

CN had a seasonal train, 222, that ran Winnipeg-Toronto during the fall to handle livestock traffic. This is likely it here.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:32:48 +0000

Track diagrams suggest there was a livestock servicing area in MacMillan Yard in the 1970′s, so those were likely taken off the train upon arrival by a switcher and brought there to feed/water the livestock. A local roadswitcher likely took them from Mac down to CN’s West Toronto yard, where a locally-assigned switcher made the “final delivery” to the stockyards and processing plants around St. Clair/Weston.

By: dandopinski

dandopinski — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:08:21 +0000

Livestock! Cattle most likely…

By: Eric May

Eric May — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:52:00 +0000

Back when GP-40′s were everywhere.

By: Noe

Noe — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:21:33 +0000

Excellent meet photo.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:41:02 +0000

Those appear to be old extended-height CN livestock cars on the head end, typically put on the head end to make it easier to switch them out for watering and feeding along the trip. A neat catch to see so many on one train!