Comments on: Taking a step across Alice Street from last week’s posting, a wider view of the CPR Guelph engine house facilities on the Fibreglass Spur in Guelph. CPR MLW S11 6617 is assigned as the Guelph yard engine. As mentioned in previous comments by retired CPR conductor, Ron Bowman, the CPR structure at left was sold for use as a private residence, now located at 28 Sackville Street, just a little way behind the photographer around the wye. Donald Coulman Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:44:43 +0000

Is this it,?

https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=49085#comment-63468

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:10:39 +0000

The structure was a bunkhouse. It was used for “outposted” crews primarily engineers who worked on the Yard jobs reliving regular engineers. The relief came from London. I worked as Conductor on the Guelph Jct roadswitcher in 1977. It replaced the afternoon Yard job. I lived in London then & if we had a long day, rather than drive home, I’d drive to Guelph & stay there. The locomotive chargeman kept the place supplied with clean bedding.One day I stepped out of the shower & a mouse ran across the floor over my foot. I never stayed there again.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 13 May 2024 15:17:38 +0000

The wooden target was still there into 2015……! This shot is perfectly framed. What would that CPR structure be used for? office for yard crew?

Here’s a photo from recent:

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=47194

What house is it exactly? it’s either 8 sackville or it’s the brown building across the wye on an unnamed alleyway – a bunch of small shacks there without any yard of any kind

I think it may be the brown shack behind the white houses in this photo

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=49070

This was a poor working man’s neighbourhood and it shows in the way all this is laid out. This was Guelph’s ghetto. I lived a street over for a few years.

By: lostshoeranch

lostshoeranch — Sun, 12 May 2024 23:36:32 +0000

I like the pic, and you sure don’t see too many CPR switch stands with a wooden target anymore. Those have been missing from the scene for decades.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Sun, 12 May 2024 11:14:06 +0000

I am informed the structure was an old bunkhouse for the yard crew.

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Sun, 12 May 2024 01:41:38 +0000

Nice. And an AMC Hornet too!
sdfourty