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TH&B gondola 2623 taken in Agincourt Yard, February 1999. Jeff Semper
writes: "As you can see from the photos they are still in good shape
and obviously still in revenue service. Unfortunately that year there
was also snow, which hides the truck areas on the gons, but hey this is
Canada!" Jeff Semper photo.
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TH&B gondola 4209 in Agincourt Yard, February 1999. Jeff
Semper photo. |
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TH&B hopper 2839 photographed in St. Thomas, Ontario,
on November 3 2000. Photo by Jeff Semper. |
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The "Centennial" logo on the scarred side of former
TH&B boxcar, now PSTR 301. Photo by Morgan Turney. |
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A view of the whole side and end of PSTR 301 wearing the TH&B
"Centennial" logo. Photo taken in 1985 by Morgan Turney. |
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PSTR 302 still carrying the TH&B logo and paint scheme.
Photo taken in 1985 by Morgan Turney. |
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Hopper car 1218, an offset-side triple bay car, wearing the
1967 Canadian centennial logo. Photo taken on July 6, 1982 by Stephen Bilik,
from the Morgan Turney collection. |
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Cylindrical covered hopper 1502. Caption on back of print
says "Located at Vernon, B.C. freight yard. Gone but not forgotten,
and still in use". Photo by Paul S. Levin, from the
Morgan Turney collection. As of September, only two of these cars are not
currently in service with either Canadian Pacific or the St. Lawrence &
Hudson. |
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Covered hopper 1536. Photo taken at the CP yard in Winnipeg
on March 13, 1993 by Stephen Bilik, from the Morgan Turney collection. |
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Cylindrical covered hopper 1540. Photo by Morgan Turney. |
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Dan Kirlin took this shot of one of the "slab-sided"
covered hoppers. Underneath the spillage, I think the car number
is 2841. Photo from the Morgan Turney collection. |
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P. Wegner took this photo of boxcar number 3848 at Chalk River,
Ontario in August 1984. Photo from the Morgan Turney collection. |
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Benjamin Barby took this photo of cylindrical hopper 1533
in Swift Current, Sask. during October, 1997. |
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Detail of cylindrical hopper at Swift Current, Sask. during
October, 1997. Photo by Benjamin Barby. |
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Benjamin Barby also found 1547 passing through Swift Current
a bit later in October. |
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Sean A. Bolli has sent in this collection of TH&B gondola photos.
TH&B gondola 2632 was spotted in Alyth Yard in Calgary,
on January 5 2003. |
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Another view of gondola 2632. |
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Recently overhauled by Canadian Pacific, TH&B 2674
and 2691 have traded their basic TH&B black scheme for CP Action Red.
Other TH&B cars known to have received the “red brush” treatment
include 2628, 2670, 2694 and 2699.
These photos also appear in Focus Volume 6 Number 4.
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A view of gondola 2691 in CP Action Red. |
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Mark H. Hymers sends us this great character study of a TH&B boxcar. Mark
writes:
"The TH&B was always something special to see.
Big time railroading with class and a relief for Canadian fans when the
only other choice usually were CNR or CPR. Take your pick! I remember as
a young railfan being delighted while watching trains at Bayview to see
a TH&B passenger train complete with traditional heavyweights and gold
lettering pass by."
"All I can offer though is this lowly black & white shot of
a TH&B boxcar I took in 1967 in Elmira, Ontario. That was of course
on the CPR's Goderich branch. My father told me years ago that occasionally
a TH&B engine was used over that line instead of a CPR engine ...
as you know and the Goderich line connected directly with Hamilton via
Guelph Junction."
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Jeff Semper took these photos of TH&B gondola 2690 in CP's Woodstock Yard
in spring, 2003.
TH&B gondola 2690 in Woodstock. |
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A side view to TH&B gondola 2690. |
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A detailed view of the B end. |
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A detailed view of the A end. |
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The other side of 2690 with some urban art. |
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Another view of the graffitti on 2690. |
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Adrian Telizyn writes:
I shot these gons in the back track at Thompson on the CP Thompson Sub
on New Year's eve 1997. They were assigned to an American crane (probably
the Kamloops one) that was picking up OTM with a magnet. I am a regular on Hwy 97/1 between my home in Ft. St. John and my in-laws
in Maple Ridge - and always will stop for TH&B equipment. Whenever I can hold a yard job in North Vancouver I frequently run into
THB gons in copper service when we pull and spot Vancouver Wharves. We
used to see THB 1500 series covered hoppers and their CPLX renumberings
in potash sevice at the Wharves too, however BCR Marine lost that contract
to Portland and now that traffic moves via Lethbridge and Kingsgate.
I am also a regular in CP's PoCo yard - hunting down the ex THB crane.
The Trackside Guide insists it's there! I have my doubts.
TH&B gondola 2616 at Thompson on the CP Thompson
Sub, December 31 1997.
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TH&B gondola 2638 at Thompson on the CP Thompson
Sub, December 31 1997. |
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TH&B gondola 2652 at Thompson on the CP Thompson
Sub, December 31 1997. |
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Phillip Tobico sent along these photos of TH&B gondolas 4202 and 2683 taken
October 18, 2002, at Field, British Columbia.
TH&B gondola 4202 at Field, B.C., on October 18
2002. |
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Detail of gondola 4202. This image is quite large: 900
pixles by 676 pixels. |
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TH&B gondola 2683 at Field, B.C. |
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Detail of gondola 2683. This image is quite large: 900
pixles by 676 pixels. |
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