The NS&T was the last survivor of Canada's true Interurban systems, and lasted until 1959 operating on the Niagara peninsula. This MOW car is a forerunner to today's snorkel apparatus used in ove... (more)

The first scenes recorded outside the U.S. by John, on his first trip to Canada September 6-7, 1953, were at the NS&T yard which was a CN property.

This CN switcher was working the US side of Niagara Falls when it was photographed drifting by. Looks like it has a restricting signal. Location is the same as photo #304364 in this database, if... (more)

This CN switcher was working the US side of Niagara Falls when it was photographed.

The Capitol Limited is shown at Grand Central in slide #1 of the three posted here recently. They were all taken on an August day in 1964, at about 9am, as the tower clock reveals. This land tod... (more)

The BOCT switch is working a long distance B&O train.

The crew on the set of power give the railfan a curious look. The SW in the background waits for a path forward to grab onto a consist.

Car #130's Motorman swaps the trolley poles around for another run. The location is thought to be MP 0.0 on the Welland sub, aka Substation Jct., in Thorold. Besides being the terminus of the We... (more)

Car #130 poses on a trestle near Thorold. Likely by this time, the railfan photographers have become fast friends with the Motorman who obliged them with a quick "safety stop" pose at a trestle a... (more)

Apparently NS&T rules required stops at all meets, if the stop signs and oil-slicked right of way are any indication. Here car #82 holds the main while the Motorman greets it's opposition, car #1... (more)

According to the best of information available at the time of posting: This is the NS&T track profile looking north at the diamond with the GTW. In the NS&T TT this was MP 14, approximately 4 mi.... (more)

Car #130 makes a stop at what is thought to be the Welland depot while a cabbie waits for a fare in this 1953 scene. That is a 1953 Canadian built Chevrolet.

#130 prior to departure from Port Colborne

Port Colborne was the southern terminus for this CN-owned branch on the Niagara Escarpment, running north-south in a territory rife with east-west lines. This was the CN Welland Sub, running from... (more)

The Niagara Region of Ontario featured many miles of electrified interurban trackage, including the NS&T. The NS&T became a CN property, and was operated as the Welland sub, hence the CN markings... (more)