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A CN 4-8-2 on a fantrip between Toronto and Niagra Falls in 1978.

Bob Wilcox
Charlottesville, VA
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/12/18 15:14 by bobwilcox.

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Thise trips were nothing short of amazing!

4489 Wrote:
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> Thise trips were nothing short of amazing!

If you don't mind my asking, what made them special?
 

RuleG Wrote:
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> > Thise trips were nothing short of amazing!
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> If you don't mind my asking, what made them
> special?
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They replaced a weekend regular Toronto-Niagara Falls train that operated with RDCs. The schedule was lengthen by about ten minutes to allow watering in Hamilton. Therefore they operated at track speed of 90. At Nigagra Falls they operated a side trip to Yager Wye so the train could be turned. I recall it was about a forty mile side trip and at the time I rode it with the US/Canada exchange the ticket cost for the Yager Wye trip was $5.00.

PCCRNSEngr Wrote:
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> RuleG Wrote:
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> > 4489 Wrote:
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> > > Thise trips were nothing short of amazing!
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> > If you don't mind my asking, what made them
> > special?
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> They replaced a weekend regular Toronto-Niagara
> Falls train that operated with RDCs. The schedule
> was lengthen by about ten minutes to allow
> watering in Hamilton. Therefore they operated at
> track speed of 90. At Nigagra Falls they operated
> a side trip to Yager Wye so the train could be
> turned. I recall it was about a forty mile side
> trip and at the time I rode it with the US/Canada
> exchange the ticket cost for the Yager Wye trip
> was $5.00.

I would have said the same thing in response to your question.  However they ran Wednesdays and Saturdays (If I remember correctly).  Jim Boyd did a fantastic story in an issue of Railfan of these trips.

Having done the trip a few times flying through some of the GO Transit stations with people waiting for a following GO train and watching their shocked reactions as we stormed through was more than worth the price of admission.  Great memories!!!