Comments on: PC Ron Parker gives a wave to Engineman Frank Bunker as the 1057 has just passed under Elgin Street, Bowmanville on June 22/74. At this time 1057 belonged to the Ontario Rail Foundation and was leased to the Bytown Railway Society in Ottawa along with the coaches lettered ‘Credit Valley’. The National Museum of Science and Technology organized and administered the Wakefield steam trips with Bytown Railway Society providing operating and maintenance assistance. They used 1057 for the summers of 1973 to 1975 while 1201 was being rebuilt. The ORF purchased 1057 from Herb Hanson of Chicago in 1972. The equipment moves from Toronto to Ottawa were one-way fan trips. Thanks to Bruce Chapman, John Mellow and Earl Roberts for some of these details. 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: dhately http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24429#comment-21716 dhately Tue, 30 May 2017 18:19:03 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-30-2010_003.jpg#comment-21716 The date is Saturday, June 22, 1974; Time 0915 The date is Saturday, June 22, 1974; Time 0915

]]> By: Lightningslinger http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24429#comment-21706 Lightningslinger Tue, 30 May 2017 04:39:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-30-2010_003.jpg#comment-21706 Great shot, but some of the caption dates are wrong. In summer 1973, #1957 was still tied up in shooting the CBC's mini-series "The National Dream", based on Pierre Berton's book of the same title. The trip to Ottawa for the BRS/NMS&T was on 29 June 1975. Some friends and I chased her to Ottawa on the Saturday of the Dominion Day/Canada Day weekend that year. The following June, although perhaps a week or so earlier, #1201 made the trip to Ottawa to replace #1057 on the Ottawa-Wakefield runs. Unfortunately for steam fans, from Agincourt Yard on, #1201 had to push a red and white F-unit with its nose door open all the way to Ottawa. We chased that trip only part of the way. Great shot, but some of the caption dates are wrong. In summer 1973, #1957 was still tied up in shooting the CBC’s mini-series “The National Dream”, based on Pierre Berton’s book of the same title.

The trip to Ottawa for the BRS/NMS&T was on 29 June 1975. Some friends and I chased her to Ottawa on the Saturday of the Dominion Day/Canada Day weekend that year. The following June, although perhaps a week or so earlier, #1201 made the trip to Ottawa to replace #1057 on the Ottawa-Wakefield runs. Unfortunately for steam fans, from Agincourt Yard on, #1201 had to push a red and white F-unit with its nose door open all the way to Ottawa. We chased that trip only part of the way.

]]> By: Peter Newman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24429#comment-14751 Peter Newman Sun, 08 May 2016 13:10:03 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-30-2010_003.jpg#comment-14751 Wonderful! Wonderful!

]]> By: dhately http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24429#comment-14521 dhately Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:59:16 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-30-2010_003.jpg#comment-14521 By the way the smoke is lying back they are moving right along. 1057 made the last revenue steam run on this line as an extra west on April 16, 1960. They stopped for water at Bowmanville from 7:27 am to 7:36 am. By the way the smoke is lying back they are moving right along. 1057 made the last revenue steam run on this line as an extra west on April 16, 1960. They stopped for water at Bowmanville from 7:27 am to 7:36 am.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24429#comment-14494 awmooney Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:24:33 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-30-2010_003.jpg#comment-14494 Perfect. That beast must have really been moving !!! Perfect. That beast must have really been moving !!!

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