It's been a long time since I've had a chance to do any train-watching so even if the conditions weren't ideal with the high sun in my face I didn't want to pass up this shot as CN Train 148 headed east through Bayview Junction around 2 this afternoon
Season's Greetings to the Big Blue family
Ed, your camera must be on the fritz...the picture's all snowy lookin'!
Wayne
My father was employed on the Canadian National Railway during the 40's and 50's and I have always been looking for photographs of my dad while he was on the job.Thanks to Charles Cooper I now have some great memories of my late father.This photo was taken in 1955 and shows E10A Mogul #80 on train M233---my father was the fireman on that run that day
Ed: where did M233 run?
That's a wonderful souvenir.
Hi David---M233 was a daily mixed (freight and passenger) train that started from the James St. station in Hamilton and headed south on Ferguson Ave.then up the escarpment connecting with the Hagersville sub-division through the towns of Caledonia,Hagersville,and Jarvis.At Jarvis the train headed east on the Cayuga Sub-division to the shores of Lake Erie at Port Dover.Along the route this train did a lot of switching at the towns so it was a full day job which ended back in Hamilton after a 12 hour shift.This train was affectionally called "the Port Dover Granny"
Here's another photo from Charles Cooper showing my father leaning out the cab of #924 as this double headed freight which has just passed Rymal Rd. in Hamilton heading south to Caledonia.