Railpictures.ca - Peter Newman Photo: This is probably one of my first train photographs. I have no detailed information on this shot, but I’m thinking it may be around the summer of ’73… I would have been 12 at the time. The overpass under construction is at Pharmacy Avenue, in Scarborough… a short walk from my childhood house. I’m taking this picture from the temporary pedestrian crossing – it was a pretty cool place to watch trains up close and personal. My friends Doug, Chris, and Blair are helping by jumping up and down and acting like complete idiots (they were very good at it)… anything to get a wave from the crew and a friendly blast on the horn – once again, it looks like their efforts were successful! MLW #4742 (M-636) would have been just a few years old, having been manufactured in November 1970. She was a Class DRF-36c. Internet research shows her retirement in 11/93. She was un-retired the following April. Serious retirement took place in August ’95. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

This is probably one of my first train photographs.

I have no detailed information on this shot, but I’m thinking it may be around the summer of ’73… I would have been 12 at the time. The overpass under construction is at Pharmacy Avenue, in Scarborough… a short walk from my childhood house. I’m taking this picture from the temporary pedestrian crossing – it was a pretty cool place to watch trains up close and personal. My friends Doug, Chris, and Blair are helping by jumping up and down and acting like complete idiots (they were very good at it)… anything to get a wave from the crew and a friendly blast on the horn – once again, it looks like their efforts were successful!

MLW #4742 (M-636) would have been just a few years old, having been manufactured in November 1970. She was a Class DRF-36c. Internet research shows her retirement in 11/93. She was un-retired the following April. Serious retirement took place in August ’95.

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This is probably one of my first train photographs.

I have no detailed information on this shot, but I’m thinking it may be around the summer of ’73… I would have been 12 at the time. The overpass under construction is at Pharmacy Avenue, in Scarborough… a short walk from my childhood house. I’m taking this picture from the temporary pedestrian crossing – it was a pretty cool place to watch trains up close and personal. My friends Doug, Chris, and Blair are helping by jumping up and down and acting like complete idiots (they were very good at it)… anything to get a wave from the crew and a friendly blast on the horn – once again, it looks like their efforts were successful!

MLW #4742 (M-636) would have been just a few years old, having been manufactured in November 1970. She was a Class DRF-36c. Internet research shows her retirement in 11/93. She was un-retired the following April. Serious retirement took place in August ’95.

Photographer:	Peter Newman [86] (more) (contact)
Date:	08/01/1973 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 4742 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Not Provided
City/Town:	Toronto (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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RonaldB

March 14, 2020 at 6:59 pm

I think it may have been taken a couple of years later than that. I recall Pharmacy being a level crossing for at least the first couple of years I worked for CP & I started in summer of 1973.

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