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January 15, 1915 The final spike is driven on the transcontinental Canadian Northern Railway at Basque, British Columbia. January 15, 1935 Thomas H. Gray passes away. He is credited with designing,

January 12, 1945 Bituminous Coal Research Incorporated's Locomotive Study Group, made up of representatives from eastern railroads and locomotive manufacturers, meets to find ways to combat the rise

January 11, 1890 The Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw (later GTW) begins operation between Durand and Bay City MI. Mark Tomlonson

January 9, 1969 The Canadian National pulls the Turbotrain from service due to problems operating in winter conditions. Mark Tomlonson

They're literally working on the rail (and have protection from the RTC to do so)... Michael

Looks like a couple welders to me and standing in between the rails is also a no no. No idea how fast the train was going if leaving the yard probably not very fast. -- *Walter E

Where is the third guy? Supposed to inspect both sides of a passing train! Naughty, Naughty!

My goodness, no snow!

CN 322 passing a couple of foremen in Montreal on Friday morning. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/849008/ Michael Berry

Thank you very much for this added information. Mark Tomlonson Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.

January 6, 1918 The USRA makes major cuts in U.S. passenger service, saving $60 million (2024: $1.316 billion) per year. A la carte meals are abolished in diners, menus are limited and the number of

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.

January 4, 1875 The Prince Edward Island Railway (later CGR, CNoR, CN) opens between Summerside and Tignish. January 4, 1920 Ottawa Central Station (Ontario) is renamed Ottawa Union Station. Mark

The fact that it continues to circulate is the reason I posed the question. Being somewhat curious, it's nice to know the story behind the picture. Thanks again to everyone who has chimed in on this

Mark – it is the exact same location, just opposite angles. The railpictures photo (the linked one) is looking west along Bruce Street at a train that is heading north (turning east to north) to go

Mark Sorry late to the party, this picture circulates every few years, I always understood it to be at the corner of Bruce and Ritson. The house in the picture is now demolished and a new property

You have the right corner, Bruce. Zoom in on the Gaggle picture and you can see the shadow of the street lamp mast that is behind the train but still on the train side of Ritson St. That would also

The house in the first picture, from Mark, is not the same corner house in the Google shot. The Google shows a newer, wider driveway, and a square house. The pic from Mark shows another of the row

The image is close, but the details on the house (porch railing, a "roof" above the second floor windows) makes it doubtful it's the same location. It could easily be in the same area as the houses

Ritson Rd and Bruce St in Oshawa, Ontario. As part of the Oshawa railway, the railway ran north-south and so connected to the east-west lines running through Oshawa and also served