Old Time Trains

Canadian National Railways

6504 with first diesel powered passenger train through Brockville just coming to a stop. Two views.
Recorder and Times February 8, 1955 Brockville Museum

6504 FP9A 89 mph gearing. GMD A634 11/26/1954 about to take water. Note hose on the ground.

One year old FP9A 6534 (GMD A1304 5/58) and a F9B hauling Number 4 Continental. Turcot West. 6/21/59 Bob Krone

The engineer of CNR RS-10 3821 is about to snag orders as an outbound freight departs Turcot yard late on a Sunday afternoon. This train proceeded up the line that connects with the CPR and runs to Joliette and Shawinigan Falls.
November 10, 1957 Bob Krone

Fairbanks-Morse H-16-44 1600 hp unit leads Extra 2217 at Cantic, Que. 10/62 Last of 18 units. CLC #2879 5/55
Mat Herson/Joseph Testagrose collection.

3151 and 3152 leading one of the Tempo trains at Windsor. 5/18/1980 John Lameck/Sam Beck Collection

Central Vermont

Central Vermont time freight with a pair CLC covered wagons at Amherst, Mass. in a siding with a freight for New London.
The train is in the hole for the steam fan trip I was riding between New London and Amherst. Edward Ozog, Oct. 14, 1956.

CV 4551 GP9 in fresh paint, running Extra at New London, CT 6/1/1976 Tim Darnell

CV 451 running Extra 4556 and 4548 83mph GP9's EMD 3/57 at Palmer, Massachusetts. July 1961.

Grand Trunk Western

GTW 4916_4910_4130 lead westbound Maple Leaf from Dearborn Station in Chicago to Toronto. Behind it is Santa Fe's Texas Chief just arrived. It would be hauled by covered wagons painted in the famous Warbonnet paint scheme used only on ATSF passenger trains such as on outbound Grand Canyon (below). June 6, 1962 Bob Krone

ATSF 30C F3A flying green flags leads the Grand Canyon westbound out of Dearborn Station. June 6, 1962. Bob Krone