Comments on: One for the “Human Element of Railroading”: after a successful run down to Streetsville and back to interchange cars with Canadian Pacific, conductor Steve Bradley (in vest) and his engineer (in blue overalls, I believe his name was Wayne) change out some brake shoes on the lead Blomberg B truck of Orangeville-Brampton Railway’s lone unit, CCGX GP9 1000, after putting her away on the station track. No fancy tools here, just pipe wrenches, hammers, and a bit of ol’ fashioned manual labour to get the 1957-vintage unit ready for its next run. (And thanks for the short cab ride, guys). http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 15:18:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: David Young http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=58339#comment-67063 David Young Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:08:32 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DD-04732exb2-Changing-brakeshoes-on-CCGX-1000-OBRY-Orangeville-Yard-230pm-copyr.jpg#comment-67063 A memorable day! A memorable day!

]]> By: Ian Malenfant-Picard http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=58339#comment-67062 Ian Malenfant-Picard Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:18:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DD-04732exb2-Changing-brakeshoes-on-CCGX-1000-OBRY-Orangeville-Yard-230pm-copyr.jpg#comment-67062 I love shots like these that tells a story, well done! I love shots like these that tells a story, well done!

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