What a cool video!! I took pictures of the work train removing the tracks from Lindsay when I was a kid. I've been at CN for 12 years now, and spent the first 5 years in Mac. It's wild to see the yard in 1990. Similar, but so different. Especially the different yardmasters you had to talk to to get around. "Let YB know we're on York 3." In other words, make sure we have our light lol.
@@Andycap1001 I didn't think Oshawa was still a terminal. I lived in Pickering when I first hired on Toronto South. I bid to Oshawa a few months later and worked there on and off for the 1st year. I wanted to get on the road board so I bid back to Toronto before the next change of card. Eventually I saw the light and bid to Belleville.
@@johnwallington6127 Not too many of us left in Oshawa compared to the hay day when there were 70+ in the terminal. I spent most of my time at west control, although I pulled my fair share of pins at the hump. Once the bid came up for Oshawa, I was long gone. If I ever get bumped, I'll be heading to Belleville as well. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get to Lindsay from Mac? Did you head all the way to Scarborough, and head north from there on the Uxbridge? Seems like it would make for a long day, even if you only had a handful of cars.
@John Wallington I remember driving up to Lindsay with you to see a couple of cars on the ground at the yard. I don't remember if you had worked the job when it happened. If I recall a rail turned over and the cars were loads of plastic pellets.
According to "Yard Switches" in the UCOR, yard switches with diamond shaped targets are called "Automatic Switches". They are not spring loaded but you are allowed to trail through improperly lined switches. Under winter conditions you must hand throw an automatic switch before trailing though it.
@@NorthernRailsTrainsInTheNorth they have removed all of them now in the great lakes region, now you have to hand throw all hand throw switches regardless if its automatic yard switch or not
Hey John, I live in Blackwater, I can confirm the tracks are gone, east from Uxbridge to Lindsay. NO rails left in Lindsay at all as far as I know. But this is really cool footage coming thru Blackwater, it's a shame you shut the camera off just before getting to the side by side bridges just north east out of Blackwater.. Those bridges are one one of my favourite spots. I moved here in 95 and grew up on the trail, the tracks were pulled up by then, but the water tower base and the platform, and a few little sheds were still there for a few years untill the conservation cleaned it all up. The medium sized shed in Blackwater, to the left, is now situated behind The Brick a Brac, Antique store @ hwy 12 & Blackwater Rd, only a couple hundred meters from where it is in the video. I guess this had to be one of the last handful of trips up this line eh?!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Cool video I have watched a few trains on this line over the years nice to see it when it was all intact still
What a cool video!! I took pictures of the work train removing the tracks from Lindsay when I was a kid. I've been at CN for 12 years now, and spent the first 5 years in Mac. It's wild to see the yard in 1990. Similar, but so different. Especially the different yardmasters you had to talk to to get around. "Let YB know we're on York 3." In other words, make sure we have our light lol.
What terminal do you work out of now?
@@johnwallington6127 Oshawa
@@Andycap1001 I didn't think Oshawa was still a terminal. I lived in Pickering when I first hired on Toronto South. I bid to Oshawa a few months later and worked there on and off for the 1st year. I wanted to get on the road board so I bid back to Toronto before the next change of card. Eventually I saw the light and bid to Belleville.
@@johnwallington6127 Not too many of us left in Oshawa compared to the hay day when there were 70+ in the terminal. I spent most of my time at west control, although I pulled my fair share of pins at the hump. Once the bid came up for Oshawa, I was long gone. If I ever get bumped, I'll be heading to Belleville as well. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get to Lindsay from Mac? Did you head all the way to Scarborough, and head north from there on the Uxbridge? Seems like it would make for a long day, even if you only had a handful of cars.
@@Andycap1001 In those days Hagerman was a diamond. There were connecting tracks eastbound from the York to get to the Uxbridge west and east.
I loved the "FRN" and the "GO-Staoppo" Conversations. LOL
@John Wallington I remember driving up to Lindsay with you to see a couple of cars on the ground at the yard. I don't remember if you had worked the job when it happened. If I recall a rail turned over and the cars were loads of plastic pellets.
Yes John it was our train that went on the ground, on CP trackage. Match stick ties.
CN Detector mile 007.7 Uxbridge Subdivision? No Alarms detector out
I like seeing old videos of CN.
If only CN left the tracks in Lindsay and have a shortline operate it
John, first off incredible video! Thanks for uploading this. Did you ever shoot photos of freight trains on the Uxbridge?
No, I just rode them.
Any railway footage from Sudbury?
Awesome video! Do you recall what the units were on 405?
The lead unit was CN 4111 not sure what the trailing unit was.
Are those special spring switches at the shops at Mac? I see so many videos of power just running through them not lined up. Great video!
According to "Yard Switches" in the UCOR, yard switches with diamond shaped targets are called "Automatic Switches". They are not spring loaded but you are allowed to trail through improperly lined switches. Under winter conditions you must hand throw an automatic switch before trailing though it.
@@johnwallington6127 Cool information! Thanks!
@@NorthernRailsTrainsInTheNorth they have removed all of them now in the great lakes region, now you have to hand throw all hand throw switches regardless if its automatic yard switch or not
How much, if any of the line is still there? Where does it end?
Also, love the stories you guys are talking about!!
I believe the line east of Uxbridge has been removed.
Hey John, I live in Blackwater, I can confirm the tracks are gone, east from Uxbridge to Lindsay. NO rails left in Lindsay at all as far as I know.
But this is really cool footage coming thru Blackwater, it's a shame you shut the camera off just before getting to the side by side bridges just north east out of Blackwater.. Those bridges are one one of my favourite spots. I moved here in 95 and grew up on the trail, the tracks were pulled up by then, but the water tower base and the platform, and a few little sheds were still there for a few years untill the conservation cleaned it all up. The medium sized shed in Blackwater, to the left, is now situated behind The Brick a Brac, Antique store @ hwy 12 & Blackwater Rd, only a couple hundred meters from where it is in the video.
I guess this had to be one of the last handful of trips up this line eh?!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Any more footage of the Uxbridge Sub?
That's All Folks!
Do you have any of the bala sub?
No, Sorry.
I remember the budd cars going to stouffville and return
Must not have had much of a train!!
All trains to Lindsay were small at the end. That's why they closed the line.