Comments on: Toronto – North Bay train 41 crosses the Holland River on approach to Bradford. Just over a month before this shot, train 41 had been a daily except Sunday all stops train from Toronto – Huntsville, stopping at twenty six locations along the Newmarket and Huntsville Subdivisions. Effective June 23, 1963, the train was extended to North Bay, running daily with only twelve stops.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:01:34 +0000

sdfourty, enlarging the picture it looks like a mail-express car but am not sure if it was in RPO service in 1963, maybe bulk mail. First rode on #41 in 1955 to Washago, carried lots of mail & express, second ride in summer of ‘57 to Bracebridge, 3rd time in fall 1962 Huntsville to North Bay, and numerous trips on successor TEE’s. No. 41 always a fun train ride, John

By: Jimby

Jimby — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:21:33 +0000

This is awesome John.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:27:48 +0000

Good eye Steve. Zooming in on the scan it is a mail – express car.

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:28:17 +0000

That is either an express – baggage or post office – baggage car, a heavy weight, three axle trucks (must have rode really nice) marshaled behind FPA-4 6782. Damn nice livery! And on King’s highway #11 the vehicle: a 1958 ish Mercury.
sdfourty

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:20:32 +0000

Compare this picture with Jim Gillard’s posted picture of a Barrie/Allandale Corridor GO train taken on the same bridge 58 years later, still an attractive site for picture taking of passenger trains, shows how the bridge has been upgraded