Railpictures.ca - Steve Young Photo: The westbound “Ocean” accelerates out of the Halifax terminal at 1330hrs. I was first bathed in diesel exhaust and then dust from the fresh ballast as the train went by. The bridge in the background is for Tower Road. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The westbound "Ocean" accelerates out of the Halifax terminal at 1330hrs. I was first bathed in diesel exhaust and then dust from the fresh ballast as the train went by.
The bridge in the background is for Tower Road.

Caption: The westbound "Ocean" accelerates out of the Halifax terminal at 1330hrs. I was first bathed in diesel exhaust and then dust from the fresh ballast as the train went by. The bridge in the background is for Tower Road.

Photographer:	Steve Young [781] (more) (contact)
Date:	08/20/1980 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	VIA 6776 (search)
Train Symbol:	Ocean (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Halifax terminal (search)
City/Town:	Halifax (search)
Province:	Nova Scotia (search)
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2 Comments

Stephen C. Host

November 13, 2015 at 9:02 pm

This is great!
humppyus

November 19, 2015 at 3:38 pm

This was my first train watching spot when I was a kid. I lived a few houses down on Franklyn St. We would cut across these tracks and up the cliff as a short cut to school. The only problem was when a container train was stopped in this area. We were snookered then.

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Stephen C. Host

November 13, 2015 at 9:02 pm

This is great!

humppyus

November 19, 2015 at 3:38 pm

This was my first train watching spot when I was a kid. I lived a few houses down on Franklyn St. We would cut across these tracks and up the cliff as a short cut to school. The only problem was when a container train was stopped in this area. We were snookered then.