Comments on: Ontario Southland Railway (OSRX) 506 and OSRX L3 along with a former CP Rail baggage car and some track equipment are viewed during a summer afternoon in the sleepy village of Mount Elgin on the former CP Port Burwell Subdivision.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:07:24 +0000

Thanks Jason, very much appreciated.

By: Noe

Noe — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:31:14 +0000

Thanks for the information on the machine Paul. That’s great you could figure out what it was originally. Next time I photograph any old CP or CN equipment I will try and document the original # if I can see it still applied to include with the photo.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 20 May 2022 17:50:06 +0000

After making some photo comparisons to pics my brother Wayne took last year in St. Thomas, ON, and help from a friend and Work Equipment aficionado, I have determined the machine in your photo is ex-PNR 8108, nee-CN 469-60.
It is a Pyke Mfg. utility crane, serial number 8428, built in 1984. It was delivered new from the factory in Oshawa, ON to CN in Winnipeg, MB on September 21, 1984.
This machine was built new with a two-section squirt stick boom, winch, and cable mechanism for use as a material handling utility crane. I am not sure when the boom conversion to a two-piece articulated tie handling boom was made.
Great photo!

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 20 May 2022 14:47:37 +0000

Thanks for checking Jason. I will try to match the machine characteristics in your photo with other tie crane pics I have to determine which former CN unit it is.
Have a great long weekend.

By: Noe

Noe — Fri, 20 May 2022 14:45:05 +0000

Paul, I checked all my other photos of the tie handling crane and unfortunately you can’t see it’s former number at all in the photos. Just the old patched former CN noodle.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Sun, 15 May 2022 15:45:30 +0000

Very kind of you. Thanks.

By: Noe

Noe — Sun, 15 May 2022 04:51:48 +0000

Paul, I will check my other photos from that day and let you know.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Sat, 14 May 2022 21:07:57 +0000

Jason, did you happen to capture that tie handling crane from another angle that shows it’s former running number?