Good evening guys.Another good one from Tom James yes the NS&T ran electric passenger cars until 1959 the frieght motors continued on until 1961 when CN pulled the wires down.The tracks were "removed" ( paved over ) on the non-freight routes in St Catharines and Niagara Falls and Thorold in the early 60's.They didn't fully remove them until the 80's, they basically paved them over and every ten years or so they would re-surface and cause bumps. I remeber them removing the St Paul Street and Geneva Street tracks when the roads were last widdened in the mid 80's. The hobby shop in St catharines acytually aquired a ten foot length of the NS&T rail and cut it up and sold it as paper weights.
Toronto Railway Company 1326 our museum's first car parked in front of dispaly barn three.
Rob
G'day!
Rob, looks like we're heading to the barn . . . nice traction!
Here's one that definitely is a Classic!
PRR Mikado 2-8-2 #520 at Strasburg, PA RR Museum (1983) (creative commons)
Enjoy!
Tom
That's a nice looking steamer. Gotta love it here's a new one for you guys.
A Classic concist in The Agawa Canyon.
Ahhh, a brace of Algoma Central locos from Rob!
Sssssssssstickin' with Sssssssssssteam . . . here's another!
USRA Heavy Mikado 2-8-2 #6001 (public domain)
Nothing wrong with sssticking with the ssteam ! here's todays offering from moi !
A solid set of TH&B GP's hauling a train through Bayview jct. To GP 7's braketing passenger a GP 9.
A brace of T&HB locos from Rob!
Continuing with more ssssssteam . . .
CN #6307 4-8-4 (from: www.yesteryeardepot.com)
Love the CNR sssteam Tom here's some CPR sssteam for you.
Beautiful pictures guys, I can almost hear those Algoma Central engines working that train. I did hear TH&B a number of times, actually rode in the cabs a few times, but that's another story.
In my opinion there is nothing prettier than a brace of TH&B engines. I should add though that when I was 5 or so I saw Consolidation 102 on a work train once, I still recall that one.
I always liked the looks of CP steam with those stream styled boiler jackets and maroon and grey livery. CN's weren't bad either, even if they were just black.
What's not to like about that CP beauty from Rob
Here's something recently added to my modest hard cover RR book library:
In the Traces - Railroad Paintings of Ted Rose
Well that's a fine looking book Tom James. I've always been partial to CPR's steam,mind you the green trimed CN Hudson's amd Mountains were nice as well . I haven't many memories of the TH&B,when I really started following railways they were in their final years and alot of the trains had CP power on them. I do remember being in Port Colbourne a few times though and seeing the TH&B's SW's switching Robin Hood and the other starch and coal docks.here'sa couple photo's a freind emailed me. Two shots from Delsin/Exporail a before and after of a restoration/ paint job on a CN RS18 locomotive.
NOw that is an interesting photo Rob, I did not think any RS-18's lasted long enough to make it into the black and white striped pattern, you learn something new everyday. I actually do prefer the Green and Gold myself, must have been an expensive paint scheme though to apply.
You will have to review the book Tom lol.
Nice one, Rob!
James - the material provided on this Thread most times has been seen at the bar 'n represents only a snippet of what you'll find at "Our" Place . . . my book, for example, does include a synopsis - but you'll have to visit the bar to read it!
Saturday Ssssssssssssteam . . .
C&O 2-6-6-2 #1285 (from: yesteryeardepot.com)
Sssssssssssunday Sssssssssssteam . . .
SP&S - 2-8-2 #366 Mikado (courtesy: www.yesteryeardepot.com - foto: Fred C. Stoes)
More wonderfull sssteam from Tom Loved em both sir James, most of teh CN's Rs18's made it to teh zebra stripe scheme.However most were sent east in teh 70's so seeing them in Ontario was a rarity.Several were rebuilt with A1A trucks to replace the olders RSC13's and 24's CN used exclusivly in PEI and on the light branches in Nova Scotia.They were finally all retired in the late 80's with a good ten or so sold off to the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia RR .I imagione that the paint job was likely paid for by a grant at the Exporail Museum,still it's nice to see it back in it's original as delivered paint job.Here's one you should enjoy as well.
CP Rs18u's bringing a train into St Thomas Ontario approx 1986'ish
Thanks Rob yes I liked that one very much indeed. CP still has a job that originates here in St. Thomas, usually rebuilt GP 9's I believe, and always two units. I had heard that the MLW's all went east and forgotten.
The yards or rather former yards here have been mostly removed by CN for high scrap prices, and the museum is virtually, but not quite landlocked, as is the Port Stanley Terminal railway. Ironically their only connection to the outside world is now the CP transfer.
G'day Gents!
A steamer for this Monday . . .
GTW 4-8-4 U-4-B (foto credit: Richard Leonard)
Nice shot Tom. Too bad it's not in colour.There would have been lots of sea sick green on the trim. James,yup all the CP MLW power is gone now too,in the case of the CP RS18's they were for the most part sold to various regionals and shortlines.I had heard about CN's removalof the yard trackage,dose not bode well for the museum if they choose to sell the building as well as CN still owns it.I keep hearing that there are developers that want to do some building on those old railway lands in St Thomas.
One of the relocated CP Rs18's this ones on the Quebec Central
Nice one from Rob!
Another steamer for this Tuesday . . .
NKP 2-8-4 #760 (from: Paul Eilenburger collection/yesteryeardepot.com)
Hmmm can't complain too much about that one either Tom
Another RS18 this is a COP one that has not gone through the rebuilding process yet.This is in the Aberdeen Yard in Hamilton ( former TH&B )
Well lets see one more for the road.
A splash of colour for everyone.
Two colorful submissions from Rob! You already know my feelings on those VIA F40PHs - just breaks my stone-cold-heart! <grin>
Another steamer for this day . . .
Wheeling & Lake Erie 2-6-6-2 #8003 (from: yesteryeardepot.com - foto credit: unknown)
Hey Tom that's a nice one all steam pumps and business that brute is
Here's one to soothe Tom's ravaged sole after the shot of the "Green Wonder"
CP rules, Rob! How 'about this
I agree with Tom nice picture, I wonder why CP did not buy more E units? There was only an AB ser as I recall or was it AA, regardless you would have thought they could have used it on The Canadian, even when CP was trying to ditch passenger service they used to leave Toronto with 13 car trains, around four in the afternoon if memory serves. I used to live in Glencoe and the CN main to Windsor went right behind my house, as you will see when I start posting pictures, and I recall they had a VIA painted for Kool Aid, that was a bit startling.
Like the Santa Fe as well, guess I just like cab units. Also I had forgotten that W & LE had some mallets, thanks for the reminder.
I do look at the bar Tom, but have not got enough time to properly respond there the way you guys do, so I just look at the pictures.
On one of our cross-Canada rai journeys <Toronto-Vancouver> we had an F40PH in the Kool Aid motiff - awful, simply awful. My foto is 35mm 'n I haven't digitized it - perhaps never will!
Glad to know that James is looking in over at the bar. Surely would appreciate at least a few words now 'n then. That site - and this one - has got the disappearing railroad blues. In other words - we're not long for the Forums . . . So, my point is simply enjoy it while we're here 'n consider a word or three just to let the guys know that at least one of the many "browsers" appreciates what goes on . . . thanx!
Here's one for this Friday . . .
A yes a couple great Sante Fe shots from Tom Our trip last year on the Ocean had a Spiderman painted F40 James CP had three E8's. They only bought them to use on their Main to Montreal Runs which they pooled power with the B&M and MEC. That way the power was the same,otherwise CP prefered the four axle passenger F's and FA's.The two E's that survived into the VIA era did get the occational run on the Canadian sometimes the Super Continental,they didn't stay on VIA vey long though as they were the only two E's in a fleet of second hand FP7's and 9's that were inherrited from CN and CP.
Another Via beastie
LOL you had to do ir didn't you, you had to show that Kool Aid thing. yuck.
I did not know that about the E's Rob, thanks, I knew there were not many. Same with their 4-8-4's only two of those but they were nice looking engines though.
How to ruin one's day - thanx Rob! <ugh>
My one 'n only for this Saturday . . .
I'm always happy to stir the pot oblige folks. Ahhh PA's gotta love em. even if they are gaudily painted in the SP Daylight scheme.
A shot from James's neck of the woods a GP at London East.
Something different for Sunday . . .
Milwaukee Road Bi-Polar at StL MoT <Kirkwood, MO - personal foto>
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