As part of the 1980 National Railway Historical Society Convention in Toronto, CN ran 6060 on an excursion to Niagara Falls. This unique shot, taken by Jim Herron, shows CN 6060 through an open door of the Niagara Falls VIA Station on Bridge St.

September 1980 - Jim Herron

CNR S-1-g Mikado (ALCO, 1918) is flanked by Wabash EMD F7A #1159 and CN company service gondola #53987, as she sits awaiting her next assignment. Note the Derail post near the center of the shot and the derail it marks on the track in front of it.

Unknown - Ken Kraemer - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR U-3-a Northern #6311 is seen sitting on the outbound lead of the roundhouse. Also note the company service gondola to the left of the locomotive, probably in cinder service.

1958 - Ken Kraemer - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR N-4-a Consolidation (MLW, 1907) #2615 takes a spin on the turntable.

May 1958 - Ken Kraemer - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR N-4-d Consolidation #2676 (ALCO, 1907) simmers away at the Niagara Falls roundhouse. Beside her, 2 EMD FP9 diesel passenger units sit quietly awaiting their next assignment.

January 1st, 1959 - Ken Kraemar - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR SW1200 #7003 is at Niagara Falls, Ontario. The old Niagara Falls roundhouse can be seen behind the front of the locomotive.

September 25th, 1966 - Bob Rathke - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

A view, looking south west, of the CNR station on Bridge Street.

July 1941 - The Sirman Collection

CNR N-4-a Consolidation #2615 awaits its next assignment at Niagara Falls. U-2-g Northern #6213 simmers behind.

October 3rd, 1958 - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR U-2-g Northern #6213 takes a ride on the turntable at the Niagara Falls roundhouse, while being prepared to pull train #93 to Toronto.

October 3, 1958 - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR diesels #4594, #3009 and others are see on the sanding track at Niagara Falls.

April 1967 - Don Coppola - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR #6060 again. Same picture as before, from opposite angle.

August, 1976 - Don Coppola - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

CNR #6060 prepares to depart Niagara Falls on an excursion.

August, 1976 - Don Coppola - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

Canadian National #6060 is see rolling towards the Niagara Falls Station.

August 1976 - Don Coppola - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

Interior photograph of the Mining Exhibit on the Confederation Train.

The Confederation Train was sponsored by the federal government for Canada's Centennial Year. Both CN and CP contributed equipment to the train including a locomotive each. The train consisted of 13 cars of which 6 were exhibit cars which told the history of Canada from early exploration to the present.

It was officially launched by the Governor General's wife in Ottawa 1 January 1967. It then made a non-stop cross country trek to Victoria, BC (including ferrying the whole train to the island) It opened to public viewing for the first time in Victoria on 9 January 1967 beginning another cross Canada trip in an eastward direction which involved calling at 60 communities across the country from Victoria to Halifax.

The tour wrapped up in Montreal on the 5th of December 1967. It was on display at Niagara Falls from 26th to 28th of July 1967.

Doug Wilson adds "Because of the narrow aisles and the crowds touring the train it was difficult to get interior photos. It was a little wider in the mining exhibit and I was able to get a shot".

Credit to Doug Wilson for his efforts in researching and composing the above information.

1967 - Doug N. Wilson

The Confederation Train is seen at the Niagara Falls, ON CNR Station in July, 1967.

A unique thing about the train is that the whistle played the first four notes of O'Canada which just happened to be two longs a short and a long and thought to be compliant with Rule 14L.

Unfortunately, always the spoiler, Government bureaucracy got in the way of this and on 30 December 1966 (virtually the eve of its departure) the Board of Transport Commissioners (before Transport Canada) stepped and forbid the use of this form of whistling at crossings. A second set of conventional horns had to be quickly installed to meet the 14L requirement. This specially made whistle was used only while the train was stationary and on display.

Credit to Doug Wilson for his efforts in researching and composing the above information.

26th to 28th of July 1967 - Don Coppola - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

Canadian National O-9-a 0-6-0 #7157, heads off the Niagara Falls service tracks.

1935 - The Sirman Collection

CN coaches sit in the Niagara Falls, ON yard near the roundhouse.

1960?s - Bob Rathke - Niagara Railway Museum Collection

Canadian National 4-8-2 Mountain #6060 is just pulling it's excursion train into the Niagara Falls Station after completing it's run.

Saturday, June 12, 1976. - NRM Collection

CNR 4-8-4 Northern #6145 blows off steam on the shop track at Niagara Falls.

1940's - NRM Collection

CNR T-2-a 2-10-2 #4102, is shown at the Niagara Falls roundhouse. #4102 was being used at Merritton to help other trains up the long/steep grade beside the Welland Canal.

May, 1939 - Sirman Collection

A photo looking northeast towards the now demolished CNR roundhouse in Niagara Falls, ON. Locomotives shown are: (L-R) CNR 2-8-2 #3501, CNR 2-8-0 #2445, CNR 4-6-2 #5607, and CNR 0-8-0 #8217.

July 1941 - Sirman Collection

CNR 4-8-4 Northern 6163 on an excursion in Niagara Falls, ON.

NRM Collection

RDC-2 6208 is sitting in front of the CNR Station on Bridge St. in Niagara Falls, ON.

6208 was built in February 1958 by Budd/CC&F as CP 9195. In 1973 it became CN 6208, and in 1978 it went to VIA as thier 6208. It was retired in 2000, and is now owned by Industrial Rail Services in New Brunswick.

October 2nd, 1978 - Ron Lipsett

A rare 1930's view of the GTR/CNR Niagara Falls Yard. This shot is taken at the North end of the yard facing North towards what is now the CN Grimsby Sub. Note the old tower and semaphore signals.

NRM Collection