Comments on: This image needs an explanation, but unfortunately I do not have one. Here we see what appears to be the daily Toronto-Hamilton TH&B “Starlite” with CP 4564, 5545 and TH&B 74 coming off the CN ‘Cowpath’, of all places. The CP Goderich (now Hamilton) sub is in the foreground. Just by chance I happened upon this scene while checking out Bayview on an early summer evening. Too bad the shadow mars what is an image in nearly 40 years had never seen the likes of here before nor since.

By: Todd Steinman

Todd Steinman — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:47:22 +0000

Maybe it was because of the great Mississauga derailment? But I was too young to know when that happened in 79…

By: headtailgrep

headtailgrep — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:48:02 +0000

So basically, the derailment or maintenance was west of the Bayview Junction switch, and essentially it used the wye/cowpath to get into Hamilton?

By: awmooney

awmooney — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:57:41 +0000

Perhaps that was the case…..I would have loved to have been there earlier just to see how this move was handled….but unfortunately never did meet any fans who were.

By: snake

snake — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:33:12 +0000

I think the answer to your question is in the upper centre…looks like a slew of workers on the tracks…whether a switch replacement or derailment, resulting in this rerouting.