FYI.
Elizabeth.
In 1951 the Royals Crossed Canada. We all were there in Welcome.
Elizabeth rode the Cab on CN 6057.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUcqZH0M0jQ
The Number Plate from CN 6057 now reposes in the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
Thank You.
Scan CP 8554.
FWIW.
Last CPR Passenger Train Southern Route Across B C. January 16, 1964.
Sanding an H-16-44.
O T.
CSL A Lovely Advertisement from Sixty Years Ago.
Thought this was wonderful, back in the Day.
Thank You.
CSL’s ships still ply the Seaway. I see them in the 1000 Islands frequently. Those ships running through the Welland Canal and the St Lawrence River are limited to just over 700’ (IIRC) due to the size of the locks involved.
The “footers” can run everything west of the Welland Canal - they are 1000’ and more (longest is 1,014’). The Soo Locks can handle them. They are impressive.
There is an impressive community of fans of ships comparable to railfans.
Hanging on the wall in my grandmother’s retirement home was a terrific aerial shot of one of those boats passing under Bridge 13 (Main Street) as it threaded its way through downtown Welland. Before the canal was relocated the city would be cut in half for about 30 minutes every time a boat went through.
OT.
It’s been suggested that some mysterious ship disappearances in the forties and before were due to the same phenomenon as the SS Grandcamp in Texas City.
The captain of the Grandcamp attempted to fight a fire in the hold by flooding the hold with steam. The problem was that the cargo was ammonium nitrate. These days it’s known as a blasting agent. Pieces of the ship were found miles away.
FYI.
Snow Removal, Montreal, 1957.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/snow_fighters/
Conventional White and COE Sicard Trucks w Suicide Doors clearing Snow in Montreal
Can’t think of anything more dangerous than personnel working immediately in front of the snow thrower and its operating, unguarded, auger rotating only a slip, trip or fall from disaster.
Watching this brought to mind a question I have always had. At about 4:48, there is a grader shown clearing snow. Why is it that the front wheels on graders are designed to tilt from one side or the other?
I’ve always been under the impression that it was to better counteract the side force of the blade, particularly when cutting.
Note that when used for cutting (ie, grading a road by taking off the top layer) the angle of the blade itself is different than when it’s being used for moving snow, when the angle is more dragging than cutting. I don’t think that’s adjustable from the cab - you have to loosen bolts and adjust the tilt of the blade.
Re Snow Removal.
There was usually one 1 fatality a winter
Thank You.
No snow blowers for urban streets that I’ve ever seen. The Illinois Tollway Authority does have winged snowplows in their snowfighting fleet. They have a definite resemblance to a Jordan spreader when the wings are extended.
Cutting Edge Engineering has a series of videos detailing repairs being made to a Cat Grader. In this particular video it is demonstrated that the blade can be moved to almost any angle and position that the operator may want for whatever the reaseon.
A city near me uses snowblowers to clear out the streets as a clean-up method. Faster than front loaders. Some town and county highway departments have them, and the state definitely does. We’re in the “snow belt,” so single snowfalls of a foot or more are always a consideration.
Some municipalities have snowblowers that hang on a front loader.
Virtually all plows used on the highways in this area (and many used in cities and villages) have at least a right side wing. Some have wings on both sides. Localities generally use a “wing man,” although the state has gone to one-man plows for many routes. The driver operates the wing.
The underbody scraper I saw used in Michigan back in the day is a rarity here.
FYI.
Interior View Montreal Tramways 1939 From ebay.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wXEAAOSwkwJjXxkL/s-l1600.jpg
One Man Car. On Route 48, St Antoine which was changed to Autobus
on November 3 1957.
Note hinged Wood Seat, front, both sides, which covered Sand Boxes.
Thank You.
Photographs are where you find them.
Gone for Scrap.