Comments on: On March 4, 1962 CN and the UCRS sponsored an excursion between Toronto and Niagara Falls. Here we see the train at Aldershot–note the station building with train order signals on the north side of the tracks (it was still movement by signal indication Rule 251 territory–ABS in 1962) and the cold storage building on the south side of the train. Viewed from today’s perspective, it seems amazing that enthusiasts and the general public would be allowed all over a “live” railway back then.

By: PRR5406

PRR5406 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 15:26:35 +0000

Being moved yet again in Guelph. For gosh sake, put her behind a fence and illuminate her. Better still, rebuild her for operation along the CNR system. This is a gorgeous locomotive.

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Fri, 01 May 2020 01:27:43 +0000

6167…performing as designed…and a MLW too !
Great Shot!

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:20:15 +0000

My bad, I was looking at the siding going toward the station and the semaphore. I thought the train was on the south track.

By: mercer

mercer — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 07:52:29 +0000

How can you say it’s moving Against the Current of Traffic ? He’s on the North main and yes he’s headed west. Perfectly normal.

What I don’t understand is, how is the sun on the north side in March unless this is very very late in the day ??? In which case, perhaps the excursion was NRHS and he was roundtrip FROM Niagara Falls/Ft Erie to Toronto and back ??

By: Marcus Stevens

Marcus Stevens — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 03:06:13 +0000

Fantastic image! It’s hard to imagine all of this today considering how much the area has changed.

By: Peter Newman

Peter Newman — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:10:38 +0000

Wonderful image!

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:23:05 +0000

Awesome shot and yes the railfans are in crazy places in this pic, including on top of a freight car!
Even though the train moving westward in ABS its moving against the “current of traffic” as we called it then. They had special rules for running this side of the track.

By: PRR5406

PRR5406 — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:02:46 +0000

Pull her off display and do it again!

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 02:49:26 +0000

Just beautiful!