Comments on: The sombre mood seems to match the miserable weather as a westbound freight with two RS18s (3845 and possibly 3722) struggles up the Copetown hill near the Dundas station in late 1959. In the consist we can see three steam locomotives (Grand Trunk 2-8-2s 3703, 3709 and an unidentified engine) making what is likely their final trip, probably to the reclamation yard in London for scrapping.

By: CN9317

CN9317 — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 20:07:58 +0000

They are definitely GT engines, Bruce—I checked other scanned slides taken at the same time. Also note the “State of Maine” car behind the third engine…definitely suggests some of the train originated on Grand Trunk New England lines—John

By: mercer

mercer — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:38:50 +0000

I don’t have files on steam sell-offs, scrappings etc., but it seems odd that GT steam would be westbound.
Unless of course these are from GT of New England.
In which case, the plethora of non-mechanical reefers makes this a Battle Creek bound train.
??

By: Eric May

Eric May — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 21:42:45 +0000

An interesting and rare shot. Sad too.