http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51173#comment-69128 MrDan Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:12:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6881.jpg#comment-69128 Italians do tend to get somewhat unruly when their bocce games are interrupted by Alco smoke, and the nonnas will come after you with the wooden spoon for getting soot on their clean sheets. Thanks for the laugh Ron! Italians do tend to get somewhat unruly when their bocce games are interrupted by Alco smoke, and the nonnas will come after you with the wooden spoon for getting soot on their clean sheets. Thanks for the laugh Ron!

]]> http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51173#comment-69080 RonaldB Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6881.jpg#comment-69080 I love this photo, it reminds me of decades ago. In 1977 I was working for a few months as Conductor on a CP local roadswitcher job based at Guelph Jct. We ran to Galt every day and then to Guelph, to do the industries that the day yard job didn't do. On Thursdays, we went to Guelph first because CP had a fuel truck meet us to fuel our engine.That meant we arrived in Guelph while it was still daylight. The unit we had for a while, was 8021. OSR ended up the unit eventually. In any event, we usually stopped on our way northward to switch the top end of the yard where the plastic pellet place is now. We'd have a hold of a string of cars and ask for a "kick" the hogger would tug on the throttle and we'd get that plume of black exhaust just like in your photo. The problem was, a lot of women had laundry hung out on their clotheslines, their yards backed on the east side of the track. There was a small Italian community along there and two things went on their back yards when we passed. It seemed that people were either drying laundry, or playing bocce ball. In either case we were the recipients of shouts & "uncomplimentary gestures" quite often. I love this photo, it reminds me of decades ago. In 1977 I was working for a few months as Conductor on a CP local roadswitcher job based at Guelph Jct. We ran to Galt every day and then to Guelph, to do the industries that the day yard job didn’t do.
On Thursdays, we went to Guelph first because CP had a fuel truck meet us to fuel our engine.That meant we arrived in Guelph while it was still daylight. The unit we had for a while, was 8021. OSR ended up the unit eventually. In any event, we usually stopped on our way northward to switch the top end of the yard where the plastic pellet place is now. We’d have a hold of a string of cars and ask for a “kick” the hogger would tug on the throttle and we’d get that plume of black exhaust just like in your photo. The problem was, a lot of women had laundry hung out on their clotheslines, their yards backed on the east side of the track. There was a small Italian community along there and two things went on their back yards when we passed. It seemed that people were either drying laundry, or playing bocce ball. In either case we were the recipients of shouts & “uncomplimentary gestures” quite often.

]]> http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=51173#comment-56019 Stephen C. Host Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:48:54 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6881.jpg#comment-56019 Can't tire of this. This was Guelph every day in 2020. And prior Can’t tire of this. This was Guelph every day in 2020. And prior

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