Comments on: Returning from Tilsonburg with a string of mostly 40 foot boxcars, Canadian National Railway E-10-a, 2-6-0 Mogul, 92 rolls alongside Clarence Street in Brantford, just about to cross Nelson Street. Behind the train is the large H. E Mott Company Limited building on the north east corner of Clarence and Wellington Streets, a site connected to Brantford’s agricultural heritage.Originally built in the 1870s for the J. O. Wisner Son & Co. (founded 1872) manufacturing fanning mills and seed drills, the company amalgamated with the Massey-Harris Company in 1892. At that time, the Verity Plow Company, originally of Exeter, Ontario, relocated to Brantford in the former Wisner facility. Verity too would become connected to Massey-Harris during the late 1890s, and the building would be sold to the Goold, Shapley & Muir Co. who manufactured farming implements with a focus on gasoline engines, used mainly in powering tractors. Facing financial difficulties during the 1930s, the company finally succumbed to the Great Depression in 1934, at which time, the H. E. Mott Company Limited was founded, assuming control of the property until 1958, when the company relocated to a spot on Wadsworth Street. Further information is not noted, however the building was demolished on August 31, 1976. Information from Brantford Historian, Jack Jackowetz.Built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in 1910 for the Grand Trunk Railway as E12 class number 1017. It would be renumbered to CNR 919 in 1923, and to CNR 92 in 1951. 92 is one of the surviving CNR Moguls in the United States, currently awaiting restoration at the Wilmington & Western Railroad in Wilmington, Delaware.Original Photographer Unknown, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:30:29 +0000

Great historical picture and informative caption. Jacob, your research with respect to the engine and the history of the background is so informative – well done. Question, would 92 be able to take this size train up the grade to the CNR Dundas Subdivision ? Many thanks for posting, John

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:34:33 +0000

After some further discussion it is believed this movement is shoving down from Brantford yard to customers or potentially TH&B interchange. Note the full tender, but also the extra flags…

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:31:57 +0000

A nice response to my photo earlier this week.. think this one is going straight to the top of the site..

By: Marcus Stevens

Marcus Stevens — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 02:39:01 +0000

Fantastic image! It’s amazing the track still survives today.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:50:20 +0000

So he’d be coming up from the TH&B interchange? And traffic from Burford as well? Amazing the spur is still there.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:45:39 +0000

GEEZ!!! A friend, the late Don Grove, was on this run many many times. I wish he was still around to see this image. Just great.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 13:22:54 +0000

Wow! Historis Burford Spur shot and a good read to boot. Thanks for this!

By: Klaucker

Klaucker — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 13:11:33 +0000

Simply amazing, … and another great write up…