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A piece of history... CN M305 powers up underneath the searchlights at CN Liverpool in Pickering Ontario. These searchlights have now been replaced by LED "vaders" as of February 7th, 2021; so this shot is now impossible. A great artifact of Canadian railroading, watching these signals disappear is sad to see, but I'm glad I was able to make it out there before they were gone for good.
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Caption: A piece of history... CN M305 powers up underneath the searchlights at CN Liverpool in Pickering Ontario. These searchlights have now been replaced by LED "vaders" as of February 7th, 2021; so this shot is now impossible. A great artifact of Canadian railroading, watching these signals disappear is sad to see, but I'm glad I was able to make it out there before they were gone for good.

Photographer:
Isaac Bryson [145] (more) (contact)
Date: 01/09/2021 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 2257 (search)
Train Symbol: CN M30511 07 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN York (search)
City/Town: Pickering (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. Kevin Flood
    February 8, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    Nice framing Isaac and great work documenting some few remaining searchlight stands.

  2. ngineered4u
    February 8, 2021 at 5:23 pm

    @Issac…lol, i may be able to get you a discount on these old classics :-)

  3. Isaac Bryson
    February 8, 2021 at 6:26 pm

    I’ve always wanted to see the lens filter that changes the light to Y/R/G up close if you know what I mean :)

  4. Adam Peltenburg
    February 8, 2021 at 8:04 pm

    Wish I could have found the time to get some shots in there while I could. Lots of memories seeing those signals since I grew up pretty much a couple blocks north of there. Great shot!

  5. ngineered4u
    February 9, 2021 at 5:06 am

    I have operated so many trains under these signals over my years as an engineer that I have lost count. The searchlight signals are still my favourite style and I like them way better than the new style. Luckily there are still a few kicking about, plus ones i see at the side of the tracks that are taken down and rusting away :-(

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