Mark:
More information can be found here. It was formerly a part of the Oshawa
Railway, which was taken over by GT in 1910, ending up CN. It was an
electric line that also handled passengers. It never built outside of the
Oshawa town/city limits. The tracks north of the CN Kingston Sub were torn
out in 1998. I thought there was some track left south of the Kingston Sub
(not street running, ran along the side of the street) but I can¡¯t remember
when they were taken out.
There are some interesting videos available:
Train operating around the curve where the photo you posted was taken:
There is a video of the last train that ran on King Street in Oshawa in
1963. Now, when there is a last train that runs, there are 40 or so foamers
that go out and chase the train, like the last run from Orangeville. This
was quite the turnout, with bands, oxen pulled wagons, people standing
5-deep on the sidewalk¡it was a parade!!!:
There is much more info, with a track drawing, on Old Time Trains:
and Transit Toronto (includes many roster photos of the electrics):
More recent photo, further north on Ritson, with a longer train:
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[email protected]Subject: [C-N-R] Question about that picture
Can anyone tell me more about this picture?
- Where was it taken?
- Is this trackage still in use? (From the car in the background the
picture looks to be about 50 years old.)
- Why was the track built this way? Is it a former interurban line?
I thought since the picture features a CN switcher, this might be the place
to ask.
Mark Tomlonson
