Comments on: The sun was setting on these hulking MLW M-636 beasts back in the early 1990s, and so catching them always made my day when out trackside. In this instance, CP 4703, 5509 and 4736 made for a nice head-end consist as they approached Concession 7, township of Puslinch, heading west, on a pleasant sunny afternoon. This crossing was the scene of a major wreck back in the mid-70s, with two new SDs ending up in the swamp on the right side in this image. Some of you older dudes may remember it.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:05:26 +0000

To Stephen’s point, it was a good place to get the train going, but it could also be a terrible place to be in the van, there was some pretty good slack action across that stretch from Puslinch to Killean, referred to by one old Conductor as “the dardanelles”.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:01:56 +0000

I worked on the first train through the cleared wreckage. We were on 903 headed west & we got through sometime in the middle of the night after having brought a train to Toronto over CN lines. That wreck killed 2, the truck driver & head end brakeman, a friend of mine. The crossing was only protected by crossbucks. Years later a pickup with 3 young people drove into the side of a train at the same crossing, killing 3 I believe. Finally, after 5 deaths, flashing lights were then installed at the crossing.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:51:07 +0000

This is a neat spot – bland for scenery but they love to travel fast through here.

By: bruce

bruce — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 04:12:31 +0000

Don’t call me older dude. I have a picture taken by the late Mr. Chambers airborn with Mr.Bratina. Bruce