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Gallery - Canadian National

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CN crane 50472 with transfer van 76648 are on the east leg of the wye at Fort erie.

May 16, 1986 - Allen Neamtz - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

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CN SD40 5031 sits out front of the heavy repair bay at Fort Erie.

c-1980's - Brad Markowsky - NRM Collection

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CN transfer vans await their next assignment at Merritton. These cars were built by CN Point St. Charles shops between 1977-1980 and originally numbered 210. THe majority were scrapped, with 3 remaining on the CN roster as engineering cars.

c-1980's - Brad Markowsky - NRM Collection

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CN GP40-2LW #9535 heads up a freight with 3 other units across Bridge 10 in Thorold. Brige 10 was part of the CN Thorold Subdivision, and this train would be heading Westbound. It will soon head down the Thorold hill and onto the CN Grimsby Sub at Merritton.

c-1980s - Brad Markowsky - NRM Collection

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CN S-2 #8116 was built by ALCo in August 1947 as #7950. It was renumbered to 8116 in 1956 and scrapped in the mid 1970's.

July 1968 - NRM Collection

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Canadian National RDC-3 #6350 is on track 2 at the Niagara Falls railway station on Bridge St. Sitting on track one would be LNER 4-6-0 #4472, the "Flying Scotsman", whose tail car is visible beside the RDC's. The Flying Scotsman was on a North American tour at the time.

October 1970 - Ken Kreamer - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

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CNR U-2-g 4-8-4 Northern, #6211 is ready for service at the Fort Erie, Ont water tower. 6211 was built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1942.

July 1959 - T.C. Cherry - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

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CN S-3 #8476 (class MS-7b) sits on the dead line at the Fort Erie diesel shop. 8476 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in the early 1950s, and was retired in 1972. Note the Norfolk & Western F unit to the left of the 8476.

March 24, 1973 - NRM Collection

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Canadian National P-4-a 0-8-0 #8431 takes on water on the service track at the Niagara Falls roundhouse. 8431 was built in August 1920 by Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, and scrapped in August 1961.

1958 - Ted Cherry - NRM Collection

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Despite what looks like a fresh coat of paint, or a recent scrub down, CNR 0-8-0 #8297 sits stored on the dead line at Fort Erie.

April 20, 1958 - Ted Cherry - NRM Collection