The Last Lift
Another throwback to 2020 here. This was the third last "Cayuga Clipper" that OSR ran, and the last time they ran a train to Courtland, Ontario. This grain elevator shutting down operations was one of the final push factors for OSR choosing to end their operations on the Cayuga Subdivision east of St Thomas. At the time, it was assumed that this would be the last chapter for this historic line, but since then GIO Rail has started operating between Tillsonburg and St Thomas and seems to be slowly creating new business. Since this photo was taken, the elevator and silos on both sides of the tracks have been demolished leaving overgrown "mainline". This was as far as OSR went, with the few miles of track east of town being used for car storage. Also of note in late 2023, it looks like OSR 1400 will be sold to a preservation society whom will be restoring it back to its original VIA paint to commemorate VIA's 50th anniversary in the next few years. Hopefully that plan will be successful. 1400 still wears its former Rail Link paint to this day, and hasn't been used by OSR for the last couple of years to my knowledge. Looking back on some of these earlier photos of mine makes me wish I had invested in a better camera sooner. For more on the history and significance of this line read the description on this upload. www.flickr.com/photos/130272127@N07/50379142968/in/album-...
Train: OSR Tillsonburg Job "Cayuga Clipper" with OSR 1400 (FP9A) and OSR 1594 (GP9u).
CN Cayuga Subdivision
Courtland, ON
The Last Lift
Another throwback to 2020 here. This was the third last "Cayuga Clipper" that OSR ran, and the last time they ran a train to Courtland, Ontario. This grain elevator shutting down operations was one of the final push factors for OSR choosing to end their operations on the Cayuga Subdivision east of St Thomas. At the time, it was assumed that this would be the last chapter for this historic line, but since then GIO Rail has started operating between Tillsonburg and St Thomas and seems to be slowly creating new business. Since this photo was taken, the elevator and silos on both sides of the tracks have been demolished leaving overgrown "mainline". This was as far as OSR went, with the few miles of track east of town being used for car storage. Also of note in late 2023, it looks like OSR 1400 will be sold to a preservation society whom will be restoring it back to its original VIA paint to commemorate VIA's 50th anniversary in the next few years. Hopefully that plan will be successful. 1400 still wears its former Rail Link paint to this day, and hasn't been used by OSR for the last couple of years to my knowledge. Looking back on some of these earlier photos of mine makes me wish I had invested in a better camera sooner. For more on the history and significance of this line read the description on this upload. www.flickr.com/photos/130272127@N07/50379142968/in/album-...
Train: OSR Tillsonburg Job "Cayuga Clipper" with OSR 1400 (FP9A) and OSR 1594 (GP9u).
CN Cayuga Subdivision
Courtland, ON