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Over the years, I’ve spent many hours studying the late Del Rosamond’s images. I find them fascinating. This photograph was taken at the Pembroke station – one of Del’s favorite locations. It was just a few blocks from the fire station where he served for 30 years. When things were slow at work, I’m wondering if perhaps he would slip over to the tracks just to make sure that nothing was burning. Special thanks to Del’s family for allowing his photography to be shared and enjoyed here on RPca.
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Caption: Over the years, I’ve spent many hours studying the late Del Rosamond’s images. I find them fascinating.

This photograph was taken at the Pembroke station – one of Del’s favorite locations. It was just a few blocks from the fire station where he served for 30 years. When things were slow at work, I’m wondering if perhaps he would slip over to the tracks just to make sure that nothing was burning.

Special thanks to Del’s family for allowing his photography to be shared and enjoyed here on RPca.

Photographer:
Del Rosamond [54] (more) (contact)
Date: 1958 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 1231 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Chalk River Subdivision (search)
City/Town: Pembroke (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    May 29, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    A spreader and a plow.. interesting…

  2. Eric May
    May 29, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    Green flags and a tarp over the coal pile as well.

  3. awmooney
    May 29, 2015 at 11:18 pm

    To me, most of these images are stunning. Who would have thunk on this site the best consistent steam images would come from, of all places, Pembroke? Almost nothing there now.

  4. JP
    June 5, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    Why is there a tarp over the coal? Is it to keep the coal dry?

  5. RonaldB
    February 20, 2020 at 7:13 pm

    In the west, spreaders & plows are often run together, but the practice was rare in Ontario in my experience.
    The other comment about green flags is interesting. This indicates that this plow train was running on a schedule with a section following.This practice was not often used.
    Often in snowplow service one has to back up and hit the drift again. That’s why most were operated as ‘work extras” in train order days. The only ‘legal’ way to double thru cuts when running on a schedule or as an extra (versus work extra), was to cut off the van and grab it after.

  6. PRR5406
    May 29, 2020 at 8:30 am

    Best choice for power should have been a Mikado. What a waste of a fast moving Pacific.
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