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With extra flags near taut in the wind, CNR GMD1s 1915, 1914 round a curve near Burnt River during a runpast on the UCRS Toronto - Haliburton fall colour excursion of September 1963.  This pair of diesels took over at Lindsay for U-2-e class CNR 6167, hauling the excursion up to Haliburton, and return.  One of four runpasts held on that trip, another can be seen here at Kinmount.Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.  [Note, geotagged location not exact.]
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Caption: With extra flags near taut in the wind, CNR GMD1s 1915, 1914 round a curve near Burnt River during a runpast on the UCRS Toronto - Haliburton fall colour excursion of September 1963. This pair of diesels took over at Lindsay for U-2-e class CNR 6167, hauling the excursion up to Haliburton, and return. One of four runpasts held on that trip, another can be seen here at Kinmount.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson. [Note, geotagged location not exact.]

Photographer:
John Freyseng [81] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/28/1963 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CNR 1915, CNR 1914 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra 1915 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Haliburton Sub. (search)
City/Town: Burnt River (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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2 Comments
  1. A beautiful location. A shame the population couldn’t handle it, but amazing it lasted as long as it did. I’ve seen photos of this line into the 80s’s!

  2. Very nice. I didn’t know GMD-1′s operated East of Thunder Bay. Not until recent Years up to their sale/demise.

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