W E Miller wrote:
Steam vs diesel probably has a lot to do with what era one was born in.
Steam was king when I was young so I prefer the steam locomotive over
the diesel. Many times as a child laying in bed late at night, I'd hear
westbound double-headed steam powered freights thunder over the bridge
over the Grand River in Galt, smoke stacks barking as they made a run
for the hill up to Orr's Lake. To listen as they began to loose speed
on the grade then blow the whistle for Blenheim Road
crossing..............pinch me! What a beautiful
memory....................
Ah, yes! My earliest railway memories are of twin plumes of smoke
watching the same trains as they headed westbound through
Streetsville. We lived at 71 William Street across the road from the
old CVR station and a block from the station that the infamous CPR back
hoe demolished. From our living room window I could see only the smoke
over the rooftops.
Mind you, I did spend a lot of time over by the crossing on Ontario
Street too. Sadly I only had a year of this as we moved there in Jan
'59 but I'm eternally grateful that I was able to witness the final year
of steam on the Galt sub.
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