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Ed, your pictures bring the past back to life for all of us. Great work.
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T-2-A #4100 has just returned from Port Maitland and retreats to the Mary St. roundhouse for a well deserved rest
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Dreams have come true. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers, Bernd
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Watching your pictures reminded me of CNR early freight engine lettering scheme, the one where "CANADIAN NATIONAL" was spelled full lenght in bold gothic white letters... I've rarely seen it in HO, probably because it was quickly obsolete.
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sailormatlac Wrote:Watching your pictures reminded me of CNR early freight engine lettering scheme, the one where "CANADIAN NATIONAL" was spelled full lenght in bold gothic white letters... I've rarely seen it in HO, probably because it was quickly obsolete.
Matt
Hello Matt---I checked Clegg and Corley's "Canadian National Steam Power" for a reference regarding insignias : "originally motive power on the component divisions was identified with the names spelt out in white or silver coloured block letters on the black locomotive tenders but in 1927 the system adopted a rectangular herald or monogram"---therefore,if you're modelling the Canadian National between 1923 to 1927,the lettering would be correct
Back in Leetown,the best location for railfanning is the Mary St. roundhouse turntable---as the table rotates you can get some great shots
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Ed's pictures are based on an incident which took place on Ferguson Ave. in Hamilton, Ontario in 1953.
Here's a
photo from the Hamilton Library's collection, showing the scene.
The loco was repaired and put back into service, and survives to this day in a park near Morrisburg, Ontario.
She's seen here, re-lettered to her original Grand Trunk number:
Wayne
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Thank you Doctor Wayne for adding the real story behind the picture.There is also a mural painted on the side of a building at the corner of King and Ferguson Sts. in Hamilton showing the scene --- here's a link --- <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hamiltoninternationalvillage.ca/images/sub_history_pic_mural.jpg">http://www.hamiltoninternationalvillage ... _mural.jpg</a><!-- m -->
Although I'm not a fan of train wrecks and I was certainly reluctant to place #91 in such an unflattering position for a photo,I thought it would be neat to recreate that moment in railroad history from Wayne's and my hometown.I have seen numerous pictures of the real scene and I recall a conversation with Wayne when he suggested he and his mom may have been amongst the crowd observing the scene---isn't it wonderful how model railroading can help to re-live the past.
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