A scene that was common to all of us 'Classic" guys and gals.
This picture instantly relays 2 things to me. First is this is a scene I saw hundreds of times. The 'look' of the locomotive, the passenger cars, the autos parked at the station ( remember those windshield visors?), even the weather. Now I never lived in Newmarket or anywhere near it but this scene is so generic it could be anywhere. My 'anywhere' was Burlington, Ontario. Thats the 2nd thing, it could be C&NW, Milwaukee Road, New York Central, Boston and Maine...heck it could be anywhere.
Even travelling around with my folks I saw this scene everywhere we went. The mail, the express, the carts, 10, 15, 20 trains a day going to everywhere and such a vital and important part of our world. So good!

5296 stopped at Newmarket in snowy scene. Check out all those "old" cars! Note wig-wag signal. far right.
Digital restoration Walter Pfefferle.