The longest run in North America, The Canadian is about to leave Montreal. This picture comes from the second roll of film I ran through my first camera, A Brownie Holiday Flash.. We were spendin... (more)
A westbound sits in front of the Golden station after hitting a slide in the Kicking Horse Canyon a couple of miles to the east.
In late afternoon light a set of 4 CPR CLC H Liners are working the branch from Cranbrook, BC to Kimberley, BC with lead zinc ore for processing at the Kimberley smelter. This shot at Wyecliffe i... (more)
A nice set of 3 MLW FA units are on the head end of an eastbound freight on the high line in Toronto. This was a freight bypass line that went around Union Station.
As a sequel to my derailment shot of CNR 1212 at Hamilton Jct. ON, here is the CNR big hook rerailing it.
Eastbound mixed freight 354 crosses the North Saskatchewan River on CN's secondary Prarie North Line between Warman and North Battleford
CNR CLC C Liner 9328 with H Liner 2205 and a geep are proceeding eastbound on the Oakville Sub at Bayview, probably with train 466 in the summer of 1964.
Ex Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2860 is heading east on the Mountain Sub at Ottertail, BC. Notice the two camoflaged GM B units in the consist remotely controlled by the steam locomotive. The t... (more)
A pair of passenger GP9's are ready to take an excursion on the TH&B from Hamilton,ON to Brantford, Waterford, Welland and back to Hamilton in January, 1967.
A pair of RS3's are assisting CNR Northern 6167 up Feguson Avenue in Hamilton, ON on their way south on the Hagersville Sub with an excursion. The diesels will cut off at Rymal at the top of the ... (more)
They were just sort of sitting around everywhere that day.
And they were so "common" in those days. It was a weekend and we were in a hurry.
CNR CLC passenger unit 6705 on train 106 heads into Hamilton, ON on the 'cow path' from Hamilton West to Hamilton Junction.
I like Canadian National. There were so many variations among the types. In those days the individuality of units reminded me of Southern in steam days.
Big and Little. CNR Trainmaster is coupled to a diminutive SW1200RS at Belleville, ON. This unit was the only Trainmaster CNR owned.
