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This picture was taken on a warm summer morning on the CN Beach sub as a CN local heads North for the Burlington Canal lift bridge with three Pacific Fruit Express cars and a van in tow.
Copyright Notice: This image ©Peter Lokun all rights reserved.



Caption: This picture was taken on a warm summer morning on the CN Beach sub as a CN local heads North for the Burlington Canal lift bridge with three Pacific Fruit Express cars and a van in tow.

Photographer:
Peter Lokun [28] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/23/1979 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 1318 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: CN Beach Sub (search)
City/Town: Burlington (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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8 Comments
  1. terry.oshell
    March 1, 2023 at 7:50 pm

    A great piece of history captured in this image.

  2. bruce
    March 1, 2023 at 9:18 pm

    I live not far from here.Ihave pictures taken here and also at the far end.Also I have movies taken by my father in steam days.

  3. jknott86
    March 2, 2023 at 1:05 am

    very cool

  4. Klaucker
    March 2, 2023 at 6:32 am

    That is something Peter…hard to believe it existed by today’s standards

  5. Stephen C. Host
    March 2, 2023 at 3:47 pm

    I believe this line was abandoned in 1979 or 1980. I also believe car counts were way down by this time. Anyone recall?

  6. Ravensworth
    March 2, 2023 at 10:08 pm

    I think the CN beach sub was abandoned in 1981…

  7. Joseph Bishop
    March 3, 2023 at 9:17 am

    Super cool, that boxcar is a gem

  8. Stephen C. Host
    March 3, 2023 at 11:52 am

    The last train ran about a year before abandonment give/take I believe.
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