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B&O 4341 leads C&O SC-5 past Windsor Depot on April 5th 1980 with phosphate rock empties on the head end.
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Caption: B&O 4341 leads C&O SC-5 past Windsor Depot on April 5th 1980 with phosphate rock empties on the head end.

Photographer:
David J Parker [132] (more) (contact)
Date: 04/05/1980 (search)
Railway: Chesapeake and Ohio (search)
Reporting Marks: 4341-3527-4420-3894 (search)
Train Symbol: SC-5 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CR Canada Division (search)
City/Town: Windsor (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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7 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    December 19, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    Awesome. This is great stuff. Where did SC-5 originate and terminate – was this a run-thru train?

  2. RTCDave
    December 19, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    Yes it was a run-thru. I always understood “SC” and being “Suspension Bridge to Chicago” but it more than likely originated in Buffalo.

  3. awmooney
    December 19, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I recognize that leader on numerous trains around Niagara over the years. Very nice shot.

  4. David Young
    December 19, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    How many trains would the CASO have seen in a day? Was that double track put to good use by this date?

  5. rsmith
    December 19, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    You’ve been posting some really great stuff Dave! Keep it up!

  6. RTCDave
    December 20, 2016 at 7:59 am

    At this date it was still Conrail. The C&O trains would only run as far as Pelton and then their own track to St Thomas. Then use the trackage rights St Thomas to Niagara Falls. There were sometimes up to four thru trains plus in Windsor we had the C&O Pullers and 937/942 that went to the CP.

  7. Stephen C. Host
    December 20, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    Mr. Young, this may help with some info. A two part article on the Conrail in Canada in 1979:

    http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no328_1979.pdf

    http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no329_1979.pdf

    Some great info and photos in here.

    I wonder who the agent was at Windsor that the article references asking at the station for information would be ‘well received as the operator on duty is usually a rail enthusiast’ !!
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