Comments on: The weather could not have been better as the southbound ORA excursion split the power and train to set up this photo shoot. Ex CPR 136 sits on the Elora Sub while 1057 is on the Orangeville Sub, later to become the Owen Sound Spur. The Elora Sub is now long gone and the Owen Sound Spur could be on borrowed time as Orangeville Council decides its fate. Indeed, those were the days !

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:31:00 +0000

Indeed.
Truly Timeless.
sdfourty

By: Boxcarphilly

Boxcarphilly — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 18:36:00 +0000

This picture was turned into a postcard, I still have it.

By: runeight

runeight — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:08:34 +0000

Sorry but I don’t have a list. Wish I had made one in hindsight.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 06:38:01 +0000

Hey Steve, do you have a list of all the photo stops on this trip? I have a slide taken during the morning of the southbound trip of a runby at the north end somewhere (outside of Owen Sound?) that I can’t seem to place.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:25:52 +0000

Hi Steve, great picture bringing back ORA days, their wonderful steam excursions on the Orangeville Sub, and a couple beyond to Owen Sound, thanks to the wonderful efforts of ORA and our dearly beloved departed friend JAB. There were so many railway excursions that are connected to Jim and the other hard working OERA members, all of which and whom are greatly missed. Thanks for posting, John

By: Ryan Gaynor

Ryan Gaynor — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:29:39 +0000

Instant classic. Thank you for sharing this incredible moment with us, Steve!

By: runeight

runeight — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:30:37 +0000

Got me thinking of that and checked a 1946 and 1956 CP timetable. Seems they had a 1 hour connection at Cataract so the north and southbound Orangeville Sub trains would have departed before this would happen. I’m sure it did occasionally happen though when they ran late.

By: PRR5406

PRR5406 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:38:46 +0000

How often did this happen on a daily basis, during the age of steam? Beautiful.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:30:36 +0000

I did not know this happened. How fitting and perfect sun too..ORA did it right!

By: Peter Newman

Peter Newman — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:29:10 +0000

Very nice, Steve!