Southern Ontario Branch Lines

$25.00

Rail historian John Mills recalls his railfanings days from films he shot over fifty years ago. Mainline as well as branch line trains are featured.

Previously released as Railway Recollections this DVD combines the First two parts of that series and condenses it. Included in this DVD is a 35 minute slide presentation by Bob Sandusky, with over 160 slides.

This video features a wide variety of locomotives from CN and CP, and others. Including Northern type, Mountain type, and 2-6-0 Moguls, and many more.

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Rail historian John Mills recalls his railfanings days from films he shot over fifty years ago. Mainline as well as branch line trains are featured. Film shown was shot between 1956 and 1960, throughout Ontario. Included in this DVD is a 35 minute slide presentation by Bob Sandusky, with over 160 slides. The video shows a wide variety of areas: Woodstock to Ingersoil to Port Burwell Hamilton and Bayview Junction Caledonia Dundas Toronto to Owen Sound(Forks of the Credit, Wiarton, Saugeen, Orangeville, Islington) Sarnia to London (including St. Clair Tunnel) Georgetown Guelph Palmerston (and Palmerston station) Sharbot Lake to Kingston Caledonia to Bayview to Galt Port Burwell (and the SS Ashtabula) Port McNicoll (and showing the Canadian Pacific’s SS Keewatin and SS Assiniboia) Windsor Kirkfield Lindsay Campbellville to Galt to Guelph The Double Headers (at various locations, including Bayview Junction) NRHS Excursions (Agincourt, Lambton Yard, Guelph, Stratford) Grand Trunk Western (Detroit) Midland (and Midland CPR Station) Sunnyside (Toronto) Union Station (Toronto) Norton, New Brunswick South Simcoe Railway in Tottenham is shown operating in 1996