Comments on: The weekend of September 13 – 15, 1963 marked a massive undertaking by the Upper Canada Railway Society, a 692.2 mile excursion from Toronto – Ottawa – North Bay – Temagami – Toronto, with seventeen coaches behind CNR 6167. With the train having run overnight from Toronto – Ottawa on the 13th, the train turned west and departed the nation’s capital early on the 14th. 6167 would be removed at North Bay, with ONR FP7s handling the train to Temagami overnight. The consist returned to North Bay on the morning of the 15th, with 6167 taking over once again for the return to Toronto. About halfway back to North Bay from Temagami, passengers have detrained for a runpast, as the pair of green and yellow FP7s round the curve at approximately mile 31.5, roughly the area of the settlement of Jocko. [Geotagged located not exact] Running across northern Ontario Arrival at North Bay. Further information will be detailed in upcoming posts, but can also be found in the December 1963 UCRS news letter. Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Comments on: The weekend of September 13 – 15, 1963 marked a massive undertaking by the Upper Canada Railway Society, a 692.2 mile excursion from Toronto – Ottawa – North Bay – Temagami – Toronto, with seventeen coaches behind CNR 6167. With the train having run overnight from Toronto – Ottawa on the 13th, the train turned west and departed the nation’s capital early on the 14th. 6167 would be removed at North Bay, with ONR FP7s handling the train to Temagami overnight. The consist returned to North Bay on the morning of the 15th, with 6167 taking over once again for the return to Toronto. About halfway back to North Bay from Temagami, passengers have detrained for a runpast, as the pair of green and yellow FP7s round the curve at approximately mile 31.5, roughly the area of the settlement of Jocko. [Geotagged located not exact] Running across northern Ontario Arrival at North Bay. Further information will be detailed in upcoming posts, but can also be found in the December 1963 UCRS news letter. Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:41:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1