Comments on: What was probably a unique catch in the area at the time, Ontario Northland FP7 1521 sports the recently applied green and white “progressive” livery as she trails CN GP9 4577 on CN freight #467 heading through Oakville in July 1967. Only three F-units ever wore this new short-lived livery applied in 1966: FP7′s 1502, 1517 and 1521, which only lasted half a dozen years on the units. Two other ONR units, S2 1200 and RS3 1311, also received this scheme and wore it until retirement.Reg Button photo, Dan Dell’Unto collection slide.* Geotagged location not exact. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38638#comment-34706 MrDan Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:22:09 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ONT-1521-CN-4577-467-at-Oakville-ON-d.Jul-1967-Reg-Button-coll-docu0004xe2s-copyr.jpg#comment-34706 Doing a bit of digging, 1521 did time later that year or the next as one of the units leased to GO Transit, when they borrowed some ONR equipment in 1967/68 to run as push-pull consists (usually an F-unit at each end bracketing 4-5 ONR coaches). Bruce suggests this shot could be at Burlington coming off the Halton Sub (rather than at Oakville), possibly a train #463 or #469. Doing a bit of digging, 1521 did time later that year or the next as one of the units leased to GO Transit, when they borrowed some ONR equipment in 1967/68 to run as push-pull consists (usually an F-unit at each end bracketing 4-5 ONR coaches).

Bruce suggests this shot could be at Burlington coming off the Halton Sub (rather than at Oakville), possibly a train #463 or #469.

]]> By: mercer http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38638#comment-34689 mercer Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ONT-1521-CN-4577-467-at-Oakville-ON-d.Jul-1967-Reg-Button-coll-docu0004xe2s-copyr.jpg#comment-34689 ONR units were pretty regular in the mid 1960s. If they weren't on the Dane ore loads and empties ( trains 449, 450) they were on just about anything else ( Ft Erie and Sarnia trains). ONR units were pretty regular in the mid 1960s. If they weren’t on the Dane ore loads and empties ( trains 449, 450) they were on just about anything else ( Ft Erie and Sarnia trains).

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38638#comment-34635 awmooney Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:01:13 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ONT-1521-CN-4577-467-at-Oakville-ON-d.Jul-1967-Reg-Button-coll-docu0004xe2s-copyr.jpg#comment-34635 Quite the pic. This paint scheme was one of those you either hated it or appreciated the fact it was so unusual. And certainly must have been a rare catch down in Southern Ontario. The autos interest me. The middle one looks like it could be a Fairlane, with that flag emblem and "289" crest affixed over the side. Memories of my own, which I bought new in 1967 :o) Quite the pic. This paint scheme was one of those you either hated it or appreciated the fact it was so unusual. And certainly must have been a rare catch down in Southern Ontario. The autos interest me. The middle one looks like it could be a Fairlane, with that flag emblem and “289″ crest affixed over the side. Memories of my own, which I bought new in 1967 :o )

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