Canadian Railroads > A nice pair !

OSRX 1401 WEST ("St.Thomas") Ontario Southland's St.Thomas Subdivision can be a challenge to photograph. The roads are a grid and the track is basically diagonal across them, and given when this job normally runs, light can be tough to work with. When CP owned it, it was pretty much impossible to chase a train, but today you can get a couple of bonus shots if you know where to go. This is my favourite spot and it's between Gladstone and Belmont, Ontario shot from Dorchester Road just north of Harrietsville Road, looking west. How many places can you still shoot F-units in regular freight service ? Well, IMHO, none that look as good as these ones.

OSRX 1401 FP9Au nee CN 6523 FP9A
OSRX 6508 FP9Au nee CN 6508 FP9A

May 20, 2020

Better quailty image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/135608182@N05/49917887702/in/album-72157675272333112/?fbclid=IwAR1FPGJqySKPgzQEnxit43zZe4nrwr7nrnnPbuXhlCS9obvXipQ_gnROlho

Bill Miller
Galt, ON



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/20 17:10 by CCMF.

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Really nice, and the farm is fantastic, too.
Fred

Great shot and catch on the F units.
Gary

Very nice photo.

Jim

That looks like a covered hopper of salt from the mine at Goderich.

Ray

Nice Mr. Miller !!! :):):)

Why do these units carry "OSRX" reporting marks?  Isn't the Ontario Southern a common-carrier railroad?  Why the "X"?

stanhunter Wrote:
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> Why do these units carry "OSRX" reporting marks?
>  Isn't the Ontario Southern a common-carrier
> railroad?  Why the "X"?

I don't see reporting marks on either of those units. Where are they at???