Comments on: OSR 1244 exits the CP Coakley siding and passes the beautiful searchlight signals with 3 cars after lifting them off CP H88. Usually this move is light power without cars as OSR delivers its cars for CP in Coakley and then wanders back to the Woodstock “yard” to find their cars. An Ex-CP unit in CP paint passing a CP searchlight? Yes please!

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:28:02 +0000

I should add, the Jellicoe tracks were west of the last road crossing, Givens Street, which was closed off years ago when the main track was moved over from the station to the former Woodstock passing track. Jellicoe tracks ran west from that point to just east of the underpass over Hwy 2.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:21:30 +0000

To clarify the Jellicoe, Woodstock, Coakley issue… Jellicoe was at one time a timetable designated siding, it was decommissioned by the time I started in 1973 and just a yard track. Jellicoe was comprised of what was called the passing track, and back track. Those tracks were accessible at both ends. The back track had a somewhat uncommon split rail derail.
Woodstock yard referred to the tracks in front of the station, as well as those east of Oxford street up to just west of the Hwy 59 overpass. Coakley is the siding that the 1244 is pulling out of in this shot. W Coak was a recently (20 yrs) track east of the Coakley siding. I haven’t worked that area since 2003. They may have connected W Coak & Coakley siding. And Stephernm’s remarks about the track going on the other side of the reservoir & back where the track and bridge from “Pender” is now. The bridge abutments for that spur to Toyota are the originals on the former main track before the dam was put in & Pittock lake created as part of flood mitigation measures along the Thames river after Hurricane Hazel. I hope this clarifies things.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:38:10 +0000

Yes, very much so, you can follow it – the trail is the old right of way, and the Toyota spur bridge is also the old right of way, re-used.

My understanding is the signals were re-located too (and likely replaced over time)

By: TMike

TMike — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:28:11 +0000

Was the mainline located on the south side of the reservoir in the past? TMike

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:59:29 +0000

CP.. a long time ago. Here’s a link to a 1948 timetable that has it shown. It’s still known as this today but it’s not in the timetable, it’s basically Jellicoe yard.

https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/chungtext/1.0362209/0

Don’t forget that due to the Pittock Dam the mainline was also relocated between Woodstock and basically the Toyota Spur Switch in the 60′s. Coakley and W. Coak are later constructions as are all the signals in there.

By: Isaac Bryson

Isaac Bryson — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:54:32 +0000

Jellicoe? Who named that??

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:52:59 +0000

Also traffic impacts what they do, the autoracks are not normally on the Pickup but are set off in other locations. Naturally that traffic is way down.

BTW the yard is called Jellicoe.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:39:44 +0000

Yes and that happens too All depends on timing.

By: Isaac Bryson

Isaac Bryson — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:05:50 +0000

Based on the cars and scanner chatter, I believe OSR took them right off the H88s train.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:59:34 +0000

Sometimes cp sets off cars in w.coak. probably what happened here