Comments on: There was quite the gathering of various MoW equipment and vehicles at the Dundas station when I showed up on this rather decent early fall day. I had just returned home from Oneonta (NY) and the D&H when I heard a fire has caused quite a mess at the old station, so headed up to check it out. Not sure of the cause, but it was initially said to be arson; the waiting room went up and burned thru the roof. This was on September 27th, and by Oct 2nd when I arrived the place had been tightly boarded up. Not sure what all the activity this day was about. CN’s 4133 and 4125, which I ‘think’ was the Hamilton to Brantford and return local, rolls slowly eastward past the action, completing an interesting scene. An attempt to save the station and have it moved was on the table, but various misfortunes resulted in the idea tossed and the station demolished.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:14:30 +0000

Ian, here is another example of the paint and stenciling on many OCS cars in the 1970′s & 80′s.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=58278

By: Todd Steinman

Todd Steinman — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:17:54 +0000

Ah….so that’s when the station was ‘vandalized’. I seem to recall a Hamilton Spectator article, discussing the last two passengers boarding the train at Dundas. This was of course, the cuts made by the Mulroney government in 1990. There was a bus-type shelter erected at Dundas, although the venerable station still stood. As mentioned, I believe that article mentioned that after the passengers boarded the train – both shelter and station were removed (not the same day, article was published in a later issue).

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:24:57 +0000

Cool boxcar and much to my surprise that road still exists!

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:47:47 +0000

CN 43688 is a Generator Clothes Drying Car, Engineering Dept. Great Lakes Region
Most of the 40-foot steel box cars converted to OCS service in the mid-70′s received that same paint and stenciling treatment.
I’ll dig up a few examples for you to view.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24595

By: Ian Malenfant-Picard

Ian Malenfant-Picard — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:58:04 +0000

A fate all too common for old train stations..
That boxcar in the foreground also piqued my curiosity, it seems to have one side painted in the pre-1960 livery, while the other has the famous Noodle logo, maybe they only repainted one half of the car?