Comments on: What is this and where? this is the Waterloo Central Railway, operating a steam special on Remembrance day to transport Veterans to a ceremony in downtown Waterloo. One time permission was granted for this move, the train dodging oodles of crews busily finishing the right of way work on the Waterloo “ION” LRT. This track was and still is the GEXR Waterloo spur, but it’s quickly taking shape as something completely different. In the background, the ION maintenance facility, soon to be filled with more tracks and blue Bombardier Flexity trainsets, you’ll hardly recognize this place come the Spring.. it’s already quite different than what it once was. Interestingly enough, just around the curve there was the site of the most notorious train wreck on this line on September 7 1902. (Source: Rambles of the Dutch Mail, George Roth, August 2011) http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:49:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Yves M http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11990 Yves M Tue, 01 Dec 2015 03:23:51 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11990 It was an interesting ride and the last one old number 9 took in daylight hours on that section (other than LRT units allowed between 1 and 5 am). The ride on the rebuilt section was smooth as silk unlike the rest of the spur on which the train swayed quite significantly. Lots of people stopped and watched the train go by, lots of waving and photos. It was an interesting ride and the last one old number 9 took in daylight hours on that section (other than LRT units allowed between 1 and 5 am). The ride on the rebuilt section was smooth as silk unlike the rest of the spur on which the train swayed quite significantly. Lots of people stopped and watched the train go by, lots of waving and photos.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11700 Stephen C. Host Mon, 16 Nov 2015 03:29:34 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11700 10 mph on singing rails.... quite the contrast! Looks like it could be doing 60. 10 mph on singing rails…. quite the contrast! Looks like it could be doing 60.

]]> By: cn5248 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11699 cn5248 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 03:25:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11699 Steam on concrete ties - that's cool! Steam on concrete ties – that’s cool!

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11667 Stephen C. Host Sun, 15 Nov 2015 00:30:12 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11667 Drew, thanks for your comment. I suspect you are in the engine, since you've posted from it before :) Got a few shots and I'll filter them on here as time passes. I figure there's a shot of this happening again next year... but that may be the last time. Drew, thanks for your comment. I suspect you are in the engine, since you’ve posted from it before :)

Got a few shots and I’ll filter them on here as time passes. I figure there’s a shot of this happening again next year… but that may be the last time.

]]> By: Drew Goff http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11662 Drew Goff Sat, 14 Nov 2015 21:56:58 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11662 I'm so happy some one shot this. It was pretty awesome running 9 over those new tracks. You even play 'Spot The Drew' in this photo. ;p I’m so happy some one shot this. It was pretty awesome running 9 over those new tracks. You even play ‘Spot The Drew’ in this photo. ;p

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11653 Stephen C. Host Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:23:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11653 I will. Don't you worry. I will. Don’t you worry.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21629#comment-11648 awmooney Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:50:23 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RPCA_WCR_Waterloo_Maintenance_STRSCH_3895.jpg#comment-11648 Would be interesting for you to revisit this scene in a couple of years, let alone 20. :o) Would be interesting for you to revisit this scene in a couple of years, let alone 20. :o )

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