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Taken from the cab of SW8 7170 (GMD, 1951) on the CN Guelph Yard job, a meet is seen with the CP yard job, led by S3 6529 (MLW, 1955). CP is seen proceeding up the grade from Dawson Road towards Maple Leaf Mills, today Traxxside Transloading. At this time the facility only had one spur on the property.  CN 7170 sits clear of the South Industrial main on the lead to National Standard; today Traxx 5 and 6; the Traxxside glass tracks. Both locomotives would be off the roster by 1986. The facility pictured behind is Court Galvanizing Ltd.
Copyright Notice: This image ©Bruce Lowe; Collection of Guelph Historical Railway Association all rights reserved.



Caption: Taken from the cab of SW8 7170 (GMD, 1951) on the CN Guelph Yard job, a meet is seen with the CP yard job, led by S3 6529 (MLW, 1955). CP is seen proceeding up the grade from Dawson Road towards Maple Leaf Mills, today Traxxside Transloading. At this time the facility only had one spur on the property. CN 7170 sits clear of the South Industrial main on the lead to National Standard; today Traxx 5 and 6; the Traxxside glass tracks. Both locomotives would be off the roster by 1986. The facility pictured behind is Court Galvanizing Ltd.

Photographer:
Bruce Lowe; Collection of Guelph Historical Railway Association [32] (more) (contact)
Date: 04/1980 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 6529 (search)
Train Symbol: Yard Job (search)
Subdivision/SNS: GJR South Industrial Lead (search)
City/Town: Guelph (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Excellent

  2. This is awesome. And two railway’s still service the South Industrial Spur in Guelph 40 years later.

  3. In 1977 Guelph had a day yard job & CP put on an afternoon roadswitcher based out of Guelph Jct. It was a London job, so most men didn’t want it acct the long drive. I bid it in as Conductor & was awarded the job. We went to Gal to switch Franklins (off Killean siding) & up to Guelph to switch industries. At this particular spot one could position a car clear of the track on the right & run the engine by. The car barakse were relased & it would roll by the switch. Once any industrial switching was done in the spurs, the movement had to back out to the main track to head south into Guelph proper. Handy little tidbits of knowledge like that shortened the day. Many days we started at 1500 (3PM)& were done by 2000 (8PM), having gone to Galt & Guelph. With 4 drivers alternating it was a pretty good job despite the driving.

  4. Could you have imagined that in 2022, Guelph Junction Railway is back to a 3 job per day line? Add in CN and there’s 5 locals a day in Guelph basically. (Three GEXR two CN).

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