Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: Under the watchful eye of ‘the man in the tower’, a CN Burro moves eastward approaching Rectory St in London in a scene that just isn’t possible any more. I’ve wondered how many of these old Watchman’s Towers still stand in this country. Note that the crossing gates are not yet down. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Under the watchful eye of 'the man in the tower', a CN Burro moves eastward approaching Rectory St in London in a scene that just isn't possible any more. I've wondered how many of these old Watchman's Towers still stand in this country. Note that the crossing gates are not yet down.

Caption: Under the watchful eye of 'the man in the tower', a CN Burro moves eastward approaching Rectory St in London in a scene that just isn't possible any more. I've wondered how many of these old Watchman's Towers still stand in this country. Note that the crossing gates are not yet down.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2139] (more) (contact)
Date:	03/01/1978 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 50467 (search)
Train Symbol:	work move (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Dundas Sub. (search)
City/Town:	London (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

Cdntrainphotog

April 29, 2016 at 10:42 pm

This is one of your more interesting pictures posted. It is a scene that has long disappeared. I guess you caught the very end of this type of human controlled operations.
Good work!
poshell

April 30, 2016 at 1:31 pm

Like the Watchman Towers, Burro cranes are no longer a fixture at either of Canada’s Class I’s. The crane in Mr. Mooney’s photo was less than 4 years old at the time.

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Cdntrainphotog

April 29, 2016 at 10:42 pm

This is one of your more interesting pictures posted. It is a scene that has long disappeared. I guess you caught the very end of this type of human controlled operations.
Good work!

poshell

April 30, 2016 at 1:31 pm

Like the Watchman Towers, Burro cranes are no longer a fixture at either of Canada’s Class I’s. The crane in Mr. Mooney’s photo was less than 4 years old at the time.