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Between First Line and the switch leading off to the Hamilton Sub. on the CP main between London and Toronto there used to be this little frog pond. Fed by a small stream, of which the culvert under the CP can be seen dead centre in this image. It made a nice photo location, but, alas, over the years silt has rendered this spot just a bit of a bog in the weeds. After falling on my (bleep) a couple of times and getting thoroughly soaked, I gave this location up. But there were some nice images to be had; such as this CP 4556, 4730 and 5014 early morning eastbound. Beautiful mornings like this, combined with interesting power, made for a great day to be trackside. April 18, 1979.
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Caption: Between First Line and the switch leading off to the Hamilton Sub. on the CP main between London and Toronto there used to be this little frog pond. Fed by a small stream, of which the culvert under the CP can be seen dead centre in this image. It made a nice photo location, but, alas, over the years silt has rendered this spot just a bit of a bog in the weeds. After falling on my (bleep) a couple of times and getting thoroughly soaked, I gave this location up. But there were some nice images to be had; such as this CP 4556, 4730 and 5014 early morning eastbound. Beautiful mornings like this, combined with interesting power, made for a great day to be trackside. April 18, 1979.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2134] (more) (contact)
Date: 04/18/1979 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 4556 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: CP Galt Sub. (search)
City/Town: Guelph Jct. (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. James Gardiner
    November 20, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    looks like it was worth getting soaked ;)

  2. Dougie G
    March 9, 2014 at 11:05 am

    You should submit this to be on a calendar. Great shot.

  3. awmooney
    March 9, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    THANKS for your comments, Dougie. I like this image for the memories of getting in position to take it. Like most other contributors, I am sure the personal attachment to a particular image is the adventure of the day that led up to the image presented. Each photo I put up is chosen by the pleasant (or not so pleasant) times I had back when this sort of nonsense was what I looked forward to every spare moment. Now, it is all about lack of interesting trains and high prices of fuel to get to where I want to go. Plus, slipping in the mud isn’t as funny anymore. :o (
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