Canadian Railroads > ACR at Oba, ON in the mid-1970's

While working on a CN Great Lakes Region tie renewal gang in the summer of 1976 at Oba, ON I managed to snap this ACR passenger train departing the station on its way to Hearst, ON.

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Doing my roll by inspection :-)

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The markers ....

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Nice set of train.

Thanks

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SUPER Excellent!  Thanks for posting your ACR photo series.
ALLEN

I've never seen trucks like the ones on Express Baggage 201. Any comments, details from anyone?
Fred

I posted this photo on RP.ca a while back and one of the comments references the odd-ball trucks .....
Railpictures.ca - Paul O'Shell Photo: While working on a CN tie gang back in the summer of 1976 I managed to snap this pic of AC 201 that was spliced into an Algoma Central passenger train departing Oba for Hearst, ON. Some interesting trucks under this car. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography – photographie ferroviaire Canadienne.

poshell Wrote:
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> I posted this photo on RP.ca a while back and one
> of the comments references the odd-ball trucks
> .....
> Railpictures.ca - Paul O'Shell Photo: While
> working on a CN tie gang back in the summer of
> 1976 I managed to snap this pic of AC 201 that was
> spliced into an Algoma Central passenger train
> departing Oba for Hearst, ON. Some interesting
> trucks under this car. | Railpictures.ca –
> Canadian Railway Photography – photographie
> ferroviaire Canadienne.

Nice redirect; thanks.
Fred

You're welcome Fred.
I'm starting to get the hang of TO posts & pics. :-)
Have agreat day!

Is anything running on ACR these days?  Glad I rode the entire line to Hearst a number of times in the past--in winter no less.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/25 11:46 by viatrainrider.

fall trips i think?

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any recent pics of rio grande stuff up there of the pre ski train equipment?  what does your trackside guide have listed up there?

Sault Ste Marie has gotten too hard to get to. Either an overnight ON bus ride form Toronto, or Indian Trails bus and the Bridge bus from southern Michigan. Glad I went 20 years ago when it was easier. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/25 16:27 by joemvcnj.

Those who don't wish to endure the long bus ride from Toronto can fly on Porter.  It is pricey, though - one way is from $332.  That is double the fare of longer flights such as to Halifax or Winnipeg.  Such is the mystery of air fares.

DrawingroomA Wrote:
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> Those who don't wish to endure the long bus ride
> from Toronto can fly on Porter.  It is pricey,
> though - one way is from $332.  That is double
> the fare of longer flights such as to Halifax or
> Winnipeg.  Such is the mystery of air fares.

It's pricy because you're splitting the costs among far fewer passengers, i.e. 20 vs 200.