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The Official Newsletter of The TH&B Railway Historical Society

Listed here are the Tables of Contents from Volume 4 ofTH&B Focus, the official newsletter of the TH&B Railway historical society. Focus is published quarterly.

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Volume 4 Number 1

Volume 4 Number 1: November 2000

On the cover:

Two photos from the Sirman Collection show the Consolidations [103 and 104] for Nelson Allison's kitbash article starting in this issue.

Article Author Photos and Graphics
Editorial Notes Nicholas Russon  
Kitbashing TH&B Consolidations, Part 1 Nelson Allison Consolidations: 101 circa 1937; 104 circa 1946; 105 undated; 106 circa 1937; 55 (106) undated; cab roof of 103 under restoration; model assembly photos.
Officers' Reports    
TH&B Steel Boxcars, Part Two Lance Brown Close-up of centennial leaf design; 3827 undated; freshly painted 3701 circa 1973; 3701 circa 1987; 3054 and 3571 in Ti-Cat and Revised Ti-Cat schemes; 3042 undated; freshly painted 3084 circa 1974; 3296 circa 1987; 3467 circa 1986; 3523 used as storage shed at United Steel Metal; 3060 destroyed in wreck circa 1978.
Workin' on the Railroad Carol Y. Beckley  
TH&B Belt Line (Short Belt) Jim Charlton Vintage map showing Hamilton in relation to the north eastern U.S.

Volume 4 Number 2

Volume 4 Number 2: February 2001

On the cover:

Two photos of TH&B Consolidation 104 from the Sirman Collection.

Article Author Photos and Graphics
Editorial Notes Nicholas Russon  
Modelling TH&B Consolidations, Part 2 Nelson Allison Close-up of engineer's walkway on Consolidation 103; close-up of front walkway step on 103; Consolidation 103's tender; tender door details on 103; rear light on 103's tender; model assembly photos.
Officers' Reports    
TH&B Steel Boxcars, Part Three Lance Brown Remains of 3135.
The Short Belt, Part 2: Kinnear Yard Jim Charlton Drawing of trackplan of Kinnear Yard showing location of Mercury Mills and Crown Oil Refining; vintage Mercury Mills advertisement.

Volume 4 Number 3

Volume 4 Number 3: May 2001

On the cover:

IHC #43, ex-TH&B 43, orginally built for the TH&B by CLC Kingston. This photo was taken by Ken Spring just after the locomotive crew repainted her in October, 1956. Photo from the John Spring collection.

Article Author Photos and Graphics
Editorial Notes Nicholas Russon  
Modelling TH&B Consolidations, Part 3 Nelson Allison Completed model photos: 3/4 view from rear engineer's side; fireman's side view; engineer's side view; locomotive front; tender rear; the locomotive switching on a layout.
Officers' Reports    
Memories of Cainsville Oliver B. Clubine  
Remnants Jim Charlton Photo of demolition of TH&B car shop.
Reading the TH&B Track Diagrams Jonathan Piasecki Partial legend of symbols from track diagrams.
Track Diagrams Unknown Author, contributed by Angus Palmer, redrawn by Jon Piasecki New drawings based on 1950s-era diagrams.
Cainsville area: milepost 59-60; Brantford: Lock's Road to Wye, milepost 60-61.
Smithville area, milepost 18-20.
A Day in the Life of theTH&B William Sharpe Period view of new Hunter Street Station; track diagram for Hunter Street Station; TH&B 75 doubleheading with another geep; TH&B 403 on the Chatham Street turntable; CP 1221 4-6-2 with passenger train at Hunter Street; TH&B 301 approaching Hunter Street Station (rear 3/4 view of car); TH&B 301 (front 3/4 view of car); TH&B 53 with passenger train at Hunter Street; doubleheaded NYC geeps with passenger train at Hunter Street; TH&B 402 with freight train at Hunter Street; TH&B 71 doubleheaded with freight train approaching Hunter Street; another view of Hunter Street Station; TH&B 77.
30 Year Quest John Spring Harvester railway crew posed with ex-TH&B 41 - Hanley, Smitty, Dunk and Ken Spring; TH&B 47 (fireman side, 3/4 view); ex-TH&B 43 working the IHC plant; John Spring with headlight from #43.
Letters to the Editor    
My Favourite Memory of the TH&B Kevin Leddy Penn Central 7430 with two PC F-units and PC geep at Kinnear; TH&B geeps with train waiting at Vinemount for PC train to clear; PC train passing TH&B waiting TH&B train; PC F7 1729, fireman's side rear 3/4 view; PC F7 1729, engineer's side rear 3/4 view; view of PC train with geeps & F7's.

Volume 4 Number 4

Volume 4 Number 4: August 2001

On the cover:

The Chippewa Creek trestle from CP Rail's 1980 survey and the last run of the Port Maitland Turn via Smithville (photo by Lance Brown).

Article Author Photos and Graphics
Editorial Notes Nicholas Russon  
Last Run of the Port Maitland Turn Via Smithville Lance Brown Chippewa Creek trestle with CP locomotives; CP Rail diagram of Oswego Creek Trestle; Port Maitland Turn crossing Beaver Creek Trestle; TH&B covered hopper #1519 in final Port Maitland Turn; train crossing Regional Road 65; train crossing bridge over Highway 20 in Smithville; CP 8224 on Dunnville spur near Skyway Fertilizer; Syd Apps at Sunnville Spur switchstand.
Officers' Reports    
Type Styles Jim Charlton Fragments of various TH&B signs.
More on the H&D Branch Kevin R. Leddy Vintage photo of first TH&B train to Dundas.
Operational Flexibility versus Improved Clearances: The Single Tracking of the Hunter Street Tunnel Lance brown Illustration of double-track track arrangements at east end of Hunter St. Tunnel; illustration of single-track track arrangements at east end of Hunter St. Tunnel; vintage photo of east tunnel portal; west end of tunnel seen from approaching train; east end of tunnel approaching Hunter St. Station as seen from inside tunnel.
Further Adventures of Car 500 Scott J. Whitney Car 500 at Green Mountain Railroad's North Walpole Yard before shopping; three-quarter view of Car 500 renumbered as NYC X5313; B end of X5313; A end of X5313.
Letters to the Editor   Photos of TH&B boxcar 3135 after being cut up by Penn Central for return to TH&B via gondola after the car suffered catastrophic structural failure.
Track Diagrams Unknown Author, contributed by Angus Palmer, redrawn by Jon Piasecki New drawings based on 1950s-era diagrams.
Brantford: milepost 62-63, showing Mohawk Yard, Cockshutt, Verity Plow, Brantford Yard, Brantford Station, Massey-Harris, LE&N interchange, Grand River Bridge, Steel Co. of Canada; Grassies area, milepost 21-22.
The Short Belt, part 3: Kinnear Yard to Main Street Jim Charlton Illustration of industries along Trolley St. at Main St., Elm St., Maple Ave., Central Ave. and Cumberland Ave.; vintage photo of Wagstaffe Limited factory; illustration of poles being dragged off the end of a flat car.

Last Modified: September 25, 2006