What's going on (and not going on) in S. Ontario

[RobertInOntario]

Way back in the family archives, there may be pictures of the excursions through Orangeville, also during the 1970s. #136 and 1057 were part of the famous "triple header" excursion, and I believe that 1057 was one of the regulars in that period.

In the mean time, here's an HO scale reproduction of the event...! <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mcswiz.com/MyLayout/Triple.htm">http://www.mcswiz.com/MyLayout/Triple.htm</a><!-- m -->

Andrew

That's an awesome layout -- so cool to see those three engines together in HO scale, especially cool when I have seen and been on the real 136 and 1057 locos so many times.

I also have a CPR booklet of historical railway photos. At the end of it, the book has some pix of this trio of engines running on a special steam event in the early-1960s -- actually 1960, IIRC. They ran in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario.

I forget what the third loco's number was -- maybe I'll look this up later, as I'm very tired right now! I'm curious as to why these three locos "stuck together" so much, i.e. with these special steam excursions in the early-60s and early-70s. And even now, two of them are still together at Tottenham. Does anyone know why (were they were always sold together?) and does anyone know whatever happened to the third?

Thanks,
Rob