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Nostalgia & History > The call of the north. Part llDate: 03/29/11 17:34 The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 #1 VIA 6535 leaves Union Station with the Super Continental. The shot was taken from behind the CN Tower on July 16, 1980.
#2-3 You do get a few freight moves through this location in addition to all the passenger trains. Here is CP 7026 with a short local. The 7026 was followed shortly by the CP 6525 still in the old colors.    Date: 03/29/11 17:35 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 #4 VIA 6528 departs with a train for windsor.
#5 A set of RDC's with the 6356 leading heads for London. It's rush hour now, and we have moved back to Spadina St. #6 There we catch at meet with two GO trains.    Date: 03/29/11 17:36 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 #7 CN 3117 leads a commuter out of town.
#8 Another GO with the 501 on the point. #9 And another GO with one of their early cab cars.    Date: 03/29/11 17:38 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 One more GO and a couple of VIA's before we headed into town to catch a few streetcars on Queen St and something to eat.
#10 GO 702 leads a long train west. #11 The 3151 with a Tempo train for Windsor. #12 Finally VIA 6204 heads for London.    Date: 03/29/11 17:39 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 #13-15 On Queen St we shot the parade of streetcars, including the 4742, 4338, 4531, and
   Date: 03/29/11 17:40 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 #16 the 4393.
#17 After eating we walked back to the CN Tower. Here we see the Spadina roundhouse taken from way up there. Something like 178 floors up. It was kinda strange seeing planes flying below us. That night we took the train to Dorval QE, coach. Never did that again.   Date: 03/29/11 17:56 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: rehunn Really like the S-13 in the old scheme.
Date: 03/29/11 18:24 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SD608708 Streetcar 4742 is ex-Birmingham car 842. Aquired by Toronto in 1953.
Date: 03/29/11 18:37 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: GP25 SP6190 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > #7 CN 3117 leads a commuter out of town. > > #8 Another GO with the 501 on the point. > > #9 And another GO with one of their early cab > cars. What is that object on the track i see? Looks like a palet with wheels. Jerry Martin Los Angeles, CA Central Coast Railroad Festival Date: 03/29/11 18:48 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: SP6190 Yep. That's what it looks like. Actually I think it was sort of a trailer for a hand cart.
Date: 03/29/11 22:53 Re: The call of the north. Part ll Author: GP25 That is a great place to leave a hand cart. Wonder if anyone ever removed it?
Think that would do a little number on a train. if one hit that. Jerry Martin Los Angeles, CA Central Coast Railroad Festival |