tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post6162810927888246328..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: CP Switches Kingston's CN-CP Interchange, 1979Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-47092371800673301802019-03-02T08:14:22.919-05:002019-03-02T08:14:22.919-05:00Thanks for your comment, Robert.
Yes, as I watch ...Thanks for your comment, Robert.<br /><br />Yes, as I watch a mile-long-plus intermodal train roll by, I'm wondering....what did that cargo used to ride in? Stevedores breaking down shiploads into boxcars. Or an era when we 'built things here'. That's progress.<br /><br />I like the loose-car railroading, both from a model and prototype staindpoint. Though, not being sentimentally unrealistic, I realize full crews and travelling tens of miles to switch a few cars was not helping CP's bottom line!<br /><br />Indeed, we spent leisure time trackside or runwayside. At Dorval, security was not as it is now, and we could see lots of planes in motion from public viewing areas. Even Kingston's little airport is all fenced now!<br /><br />Stay tuned for more retro-ness!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-66492788827083277402019-03-02T07:25:27.003-05:002019-03-02T07:25:27.003-05:00Wow! This has lots of good stuff.
I always liked ...Wow! This has lots of good stuff. <br />I always liked watching switching moves. Don't get to see it too much now though. Any work like that is now done in the middle of the night in my area leaving the day time tracks free for GO Transit. (Lakeshore West line)<br />I think the railways have mostly exited the single boxcar business in favour of containers. All those CNTL trucks have replaced the local switchers.<br />Montreal was the place to see exotic airlines back in the 1970's. Hellenic Airlines was one such.<br />Montreal was the international gateway to Canada from Europe.<br />Robert Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192837894697698725noreply@blogger.com