Caption:

Several UCRS members made the trip to Palmerston on Boxing Day, 1962, to ride the wayfreight to Kincardine. The train, which ran as an extra, was not using a van for the tailend crew due to a shortage, but rather an old combine, giving the train the appearance of a mixed train. Regular passenger service on the Kincardine Sub still remained in 1962 in the form of one RDC trip. With releases signed, UCRS members were permitted to ride the "mixed," and with two at a time permitted to ride the flanger which departed for Listowel behind a pair of MLW RSC-13s; 1709 and 1732. While 1732 was the engine for the wayfreight, 1709 would be cutoff at Listowel to switch customers and prepare outbound cars for other train, returning light to Palmerston and over to Durham for other work later. Bringing upthe rear of extra 1732 was flanger CNR 56466, clearing some lake effect snow that had been accumulating between the rails.

Here, CNR 1732 can be seen setting off two stock cars beyond Brussels station. These will be lifted on the return trip a few hours later, and will be left at Listowel to be picked up by the Stratford wayfreight. Built by the Grand Trunk in 1899, the station, minus the freight section, has since been preserved as 212 Turnberry Street as the local lawn bowling clubhouse.

Further details can be found in the February 1963 UCRS newsletter.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.