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This is awesome
did the head end radio the tail end to tell em you were there??
Sorry I missed you at Guelph.You were trying to get turned around by the 6167 when I was getting off the caboose.
A priceless photo which has captured a great scene of railroading in the past. The left marker lantern appears to be missing a few lens. The other crew member can be seen in the cupola looking back maybe to verify the engine number on the meet.
Those were the great “fun” days, eh, John?
That is a beauty John
Thank you for your comments, Bruce sorry I missed seeing you at 6167 Guelph Open Days, and yes Mr. Mooney, they were “fun” days. Terry, appreciate your fine detail observations, and have a question, I don’t remember CN vans with car number across the back of the cupola, so maybe this was a WABASH van ? John
John, I think you are correct, this is a former Wabash van which has been hastily painted and renumbered following the merger with Norfolk and Western in 1964. Among other differences, I don’t recall seeing a CN van having numbers stencilled on the cupola.
For a historical side view of N&W 562648 visit the Elgin County Museum Heritage Collection;
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/list?q=%7B!mlt%20qf%3Dtitle,topic%20mintf%3D1%20mindf%3D1%7Darchives132910&p=1&mlt=Norfolk%2FSouthern%20Railway&ps=20
Terry, Thanks for your comments, info and referral site, great to see that this van is preserved, John