Comments on: Tracks everywhere – where I’m standing I’m surrounded by railways you almost think you can’t go wrong in Hamilton, but once you dig the locals in this part of town a bit deeper you realise it’s not exactly the best place to be for any extended period of time. So explain why I keep going back? Along the former TH&B Belt line, for an industrial Branchline it’s kind of neat – how many spurs that weren’t part of a mainline have telegraph lines like this one does? Rounding Dofasco’s Operating Services building the boys are heading back to Kinnear with their switching work completed in North Hamilton. A nice Kodachrome sky, a light dusting of snow to cover Hamilton’s grime and low winter sun to complete the scene.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:41:24 +0000

Yeah they are a bit of a mixed bag (especially TH41) and seem to change at random:

TH11: MON-FRI 0700
TH21: TUES-SAT 1500
TH31: THUR-MON 2300
TH41: SAT 0700, SUN/MON 1500, TUES/WED 2300

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:28:22 +0000

Thanks Jamie. So this was the night job finishing for the day then? I kind of care but it’s hard to get local symbols right.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Sun, 12 May 2019 12:36:44 +0000

This was TH41 if you care. Was a good day for Dofasco backdrops for you.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 12 May 2019 11:41:12 +0000

To me it looks like something to hold waybills.. there would have been a spur into the place some years ago in TH&B days. There was also a junction ahead for the Beach Branch which junctioned off the Belt Line (pictured)

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Sun, 12 May 2019 11:26:07 +0000

In The Hammer, like London, locals always say “those damn trains”. For me, the more the merrier. To the right it looks like a microphone with a wind sock and a reverse shock mount.

By: Larry Parks

Larry Parks — Sat, 11 May 2019 21:39:54 +0000

I really like the looks of the CP ECO’s.