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What an amazing photo Dave! Excellent.
Great shot. Is that a young Mr. Mercer giving a roll-by?!
Wonderful scene, Dave.
I think that is actually John Reed? and not Bruce.
I love this. Great stuff.
Stop, you’re both right !
Thats John Read in the blue shirt, and yep, thats the spastic teenager (me) immediately to the right of the nose of 6520.
This would be train 141, who was non-stop Toronto to Brantford at that time.
My notes show 6520-6870 for power.
In all liklihood, that’s a car of fish on the headend, for London or Windsor.
Bruce, I was going to suggest that was you on the left but was not completely sure. I messed up John’s spelling of host last name. I thought it was Read after I hit the post button and could not change it.
Wow that is an amazing shot. I had no idea there was a level crossing at Brant St!
The operator was still there in the early eighties when I hired on. I remember picking up train orders there and on the way back we used to give away the “flimsies” as we used to call the train orders, to the fans at the station.
I look dressed up, maybe I have a date down DePauls Lane ??
I forgot to mention the silver painted tankcar sitting on the Fruit track (between the buildings). It’s a leased UTLX or CGTX for Hercules Powder, one of many that could be found at Burlington back then.
Also the Brant St grade separation was done in 1970 ( I believe) and the Halton Sub was stretched a little further north before it meets the Oakville Sub. But this image is the original layout, done in 1964 when the Halton Sub was – quote/unquote – new.
Seeing a shot of Bruce interacting with his DePauls date would make an interesting observation as well.
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