Comments on: N&W 2705 GP18 and 8067 C30-7, lay over on the CN at St Thomas.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:26:33 +0000

Thanks. Perhaps they were gone by ’80.

By: baldeagle

baldeagle — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:05:01 +0000

No unfortunately i never seen the Wabash units and missed the blue N&W F units as well. Was working nights in London and that messed up the rail fanning.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 22:33:24 +0000

I should ask – did you run into the former Wabash F units around this time? I understand they lasted until the early 80′s..

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 22:32:24 +0000

I am under the impression, and I could be wrong, that N&W and CN both had yard jobs around this time, including staff/clerks, where in later years, CN did all the yard (and local) work and NS hooked and hauled from Talbotville yard.

St Thomas Would have been a really neat place back then – considering what was downtown at the time