As for the jointly owned midsection that is being ripped up, this is now being used by the Elgin County Railway Museum and the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society for steam train excursions with Essex Terminal Railway’s Engine No. 9. Actually, they’ve been doing this for quite a few years now. The historic passenger station on Talbot Street in St. Thomas is being restored, and just last weekend, excursion trains were run on the former London and Port Stanely Railway (now Port Stanley Terminal Rail). Excursions to Ingersoll, Windsor, and other locations, have also taken place.
Essex Terminal Railway’s Engine No. 9 has met both the Provincial and Federal standards for hydrostatic testing.
Steam is alive and well in Southwestern Ontario, as is the CASO.
Does CASO track still reach through Hagersville? The CASO is one of my favorite lines (along with the TH&B) and I’m dissapointed in the line across the Niagra Falls bridge is closed. I’ve always hoped the CASO would be used again as a through route, but I guess that is realy not likely anymore. The NS should have been using it now instead of running the long way around on the CN. I’m very glad to hear the station in St Thomas is being restored.
I live in St. Thomas, and depend on the others in the CanadaSouthern Group to keep us all up-to-date on the happenings in our area.
Here’s some pictures I’ve taken of the CASO in St. Thomas. This first picture was taken in May 2001 on the Fairview Ave. Bridge, looking West down the tracks. CN was storing cars on the line at that time.
This picture was taken by a crossing along Centre Street. CN is moving the signal, as the double-track main has been reduced to single-track, and the signal was in the way for the walking trail known as the Trans-Canada Trail.
Please also visit the Elgin County Railway Museum, located in the 1913 former Michigan Central Railroad Locomotive Shops next to the Canada Southern Railway.
I went for a motorcycle ride last Saturday and the Caso Sub is gone at a crossing west of old Canfield Jct and at a crossing east of Windham Centre. Most likely everything in between is also gone. That would be Waterford. A forlorn sight. Took the usual pictures. Gene B.
As for the jointly owned midsection that is being ripped up, this is now being used by the Elgin County Railway Museum and the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society for steam train excursions with Essex Terminal Railway’s Engine No. 9. Actually, they’ve been doing this for quite a few years now. The historic passenger station on Talbot Street in St. Thomas is being restored, and just last weekend, excursion trains were run on the former London and Port Stanely Railway (now Port Stanley Terminal Rail). Excursions to Ingersoll, Windsor, and other locations, have also taken place.
Essex Terminal Railway’s Engine No. 9 has met both the Provincial and Federal standards for hydrostatic testing.
Steam is alive and well in Southwestern Ontario, as is the CASO.
Does CASO track still reach through Hagersville? The CASO is one of my favorite lines (along with the TH&B) and I’m dissapointed in the line across the Niagra Falls bridge is closed. I’ve always hoped the CASO would be used again as a through route, but I guess that is realy not likely anymore. The NS should have been using it now instead of running the long way around on the CN. I’m very glad to hear the station in St Thomas is being restored.
I live in St. Thomas, and depend on the others in the CanadaSouthern Group to keep us all up-to-date on the happenings in our area.
Here’s some pictures I’ve taken of the CASO in St. Thomas. This first picture was taken in May 2001 on the Fairview Ave. Bridge, looking West down the tracks. CN was storing cars on the line at that time.
This picture was taken by a crossing along Centre Street. CN is moving the signal, as the double-track main has been reduced to single-track, and the signal was in the way for the walking trail known as the Trans-Canada Trail.
Please also visit the Elgin County Railway Museum, located in the 1913 former Michigan Central Railroad Locomotive Shops next to the Canada Southern Railway.
I went for a motorcycle ride last Saturday and the Caso Sub is gone at a crossing west of old Canfield Jct and at a crossing east of Windham Centre. Most likely everything in between is also gone. That would be Waterford. A forlorn sight. Took the usual pictures. Gene B.