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Looks to be 72 based on the sun angle and the 1980 time table: http://www.cwrailway.ca/cnrha.ca/Timetables/Great%20Lakes%20Region/Toronto/Oakville%20all.pdf
Great shot. I can feel the humidity and smell the creosote.
I have a question on the raised wig wags, I’ve noticed these on a few other station photos. Why are they elevated to this height? And great shot of the train bustling by Arnold.
Powerful action shot.
I miss this station trackside. Spent enough time here and have enough shots over a couple years that I’m good though.
It is probably one of the most photographed stations out there. Most evenings the fans showed up and the lawn chairs were put out and the evening BS and train watching was in earnest. Quite the crowd at times.
Yes I remember, I was part of the crowd – watching trains on a saturday evening, until 10 PM… about 10 to 15 people but not too many took pictures most were note takers or gawkers… there are a few of the crowd I see every once in a while but half of them I haven’t seen since.
one night we had a CP 166 stopped at the signals just east of the junction with the beach sub while about 8 CN freights and VIA’s rolled by for 2-3 hours…. the CP had 6 SD40-2′s and after the long wait (CP seemed to have the lowest priority), notch 8 and I’d never seen a freight accelerate so fast…. or sound so good. But it was 10 PM and photos… well… I didn’t do night shots then nor did I even have a good camera.
But the memories will last in my brain for the rest of my life
Sounds like those CP boys were, ah….peeved!
) So much action around there once upon a time. A few of the guys I knew there have passed on. Time marches………
Brundle: I am assuming only that the train order signals are elevated for visibility. Busy place around there. Perhaps someone will chip in with the proper answer.
That is an angle I did not think of. They are high up and visible to the engine crew. Quite possibly they may be a flag to stop and pick someone up when flashing? Thanks Arnold.
The signal was there until the station was removed in 2006…… surprisingly.
Not operational of course.. it was dark as in this photo! Arnold is there a picture of this on the site with it lit up by chance?
I never saw it lit up… we wondered if we could plug it in…
I cannot remember seeing it lit.
Arnold, great photo. In response to Brundle. The crossing signal light units on the Train Order Signal mast is a “Flag Stop” Signal equipped with a green lens and a white lens for each direction, the height of the light units on the mast is for maximum line of sight visibility for the crew on an approaching train. When activated the flashing green and white light provided an indication to the train crew on certain trains, as indicated on the timetable schedule or in special instructions, to stop at the “Flag” Station (UCOR Rule 28). In the CNR Toronto Area Timetable 54 dated October 29th, 1961 the “Flag Stop” at Burlington was applicable to certain CNR and CPR Passenger Trains.
Wonder when it was last a flag stop….
In the final years a railway technology company leased the building but I only went on weekends… wonder if it was still useable and could be activated then.
Wow, thanks for the great explanation Terry. Very much appreciated.
The brown car was the operator Stan Roscovich’s Stan the Man.He worked the day shift .Super friendly person.
Love it, love it! I can hear the 251 prime mover now and that smell that is pure MLW.
Oh the memories 
LOL, I guess its too early in the daytime for all the “foamers” to be out in their lawn chairs trainspotting. Before I became a hogger I was a brekeman/conductor on many passenger trains and always got a kick out of seeing those guys in the lawn chairs and Burlington station. Of course being the nice guy that I am I used to toss out the “flimsies” train orders to the gang trackside