Comments on: Some days looked a bit too blah to bother going out on. But I usually did. It was nice to be able to drive in and park at Dundas station and keep an eye out for action. This would be a typical dull day scene 35+ years ago, a boring (at the time) CN Tempo train with 3150 leader westbound, but in this case the dullness of the scene to me actually makes the picture. Background is the cliff and Dundas Peak, on the right, the old MoW shed where tools and sometimes track cars were stored. Left of the station is the lead for MoW storage track; at least that what I saw there most of the time. Ballast cars often stored there. The wood railing in the foreground protects workers from slipping off onto Hwy 8 below. Not much else to mention, other than I miss the old station, gone for more than 20 years. Melancholic mood slipping in again.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:21:53 +0000

Thanks, railwayguy. I can sure understand the mind wandering to the past if you had rode behind numerous trains heading west to London.
It sadly is so different.
Yes, the valley filled with houses. It makes you wonder if it will ever end. I noticed the other day homes will fill all of the land between Niagara Falls and the Canal/Thorold South as it looks like another 400 acres or so of homes going up, probably for people trying to get out of Toronto.
Tranquility has passed us by.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 04:07:06 +0000

Arnold, classic view at Dundas with Tempo. Thanks for the memory trip. Melancholic mood for sure. In the late ‘70’s and early ‘80’s , travelled often to London on business, always by train, On every trip, looked out for Dundas Station on the north side and the view across Dundas and the valley to the left, and the changes taking place. On my last train trip from London, the valley filling up with more houses, the station and sidings gone, just doesn’t look right. Who knows, I may have been one of the passengers riding behind 3150. Those Tempo trains sure zipped along. Very much appreciate you sharing this picture as well as all your postings.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:52:00 +0000

Wow does that bring back memories. When I hired on in 81 the tracks behind the station were gone, but I remember working the Tempo trains as a conductor and Dundas station was a “flag” stop (no regular schedule) trains stopped there. 35 years. Wow where did the time go?

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:05:03 +0000

Snake, you were probably down at Bayview sunning yourself on the hood of your car……

By: snake

snake — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:02:29 +0000

weren’t you trying to escape from me at Bayview??

By: mile27

mile27 — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:26:34 +0000

Nice. Scenes like this are pure sunshine to me. Thanks for the memories, Arnold.