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Ontario Rail Association's ex-CPR 1057 is seen eastbound by Toronto Union Station, assisted by CN GMD SW1200RS 1253. Unusually operating over CNR trackage, the train will proceed eastbound along the Kingston Sub to Scarborough Junction, where 1057 and train will proceed up the Uxbridge Sub to Unionville, as part of the town's centennial celebration. Assisted by 1253 as a requirement by the CNR, the switcher is thought to have been cutoff at Scarborough Jct. Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.
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Caption: Ontario Rail Association's ex-CPR 1057 is seen eastbound by Toronto Union Station, assisted by CN GMD SW1200RS 1253. Unusually operating over CNR trackage, the train will proceed eastbound along the Kingston Sub to Scarborough Junction, where 1057 and train will proceed up the Uxbridge Sub to Unionville, as part of the town's centennial celebration. Assisted by 1253 as a requirement by the CNR, the switcher is thought to have been cutoff at Scarborough Jct.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Photographer:
John Freyseng [272] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/09/1973 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 1253, CVR 1057 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra 1253 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: TTR Union Station (search)
City/Town: Toronto (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. DaveA
    August 2, 2025 at 4:20 pm

    Great shot! I was in Unionville that day – 8 years old. The 1253 went all the way to Unionville. They cut it off and moved it down the track out of the way.

  2. dhaisell
    August 2, 2025 at 11:19 pm

    What’s the car at the end?

  3. Jacob Patterson
    August 3, 2025 at 12:43 am

    ORA business car Temagami carries the markers.

  4. jknott86
    August 3, 2025 at 2:04 pm

    lots to love here. what a photo
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