Remember seeing some of the archives at the library, if correct Barrie wanted the tracks gone not CN. They wanted the area for tourists, could you confirm.
Not much....Via 1/2, North Bay 451/2, Collingwood job, which was served by the NB job.... Midland run was gone (See LTfM) as were the Uhthoff stone trains.
...but then, for anyone who lived in Barrie in the '80s 0r '90s up to 1996, who enjoyed the sounds of a heavy southbound freight rounding the bay and whistling at the many crossings, and relished the anticipation of what they would see as the train approached the beautiful, but decaying and derelict former division point station, the early part of this video has special meaning. My Canada is never boring.
Thanks for the memories. Loved seeing the train on the waterfront.
I miss those days . I can't believe the train I miss that
RIP when barrie was just a simple town than being the 3rd most expensive city to rent in Canada.
Great vintage footage. Thanks a lot.
Stay safe. Cheers. James/FFV.
Remember seeing some of the archives at the library, if correct Barrie wanted the tracks gone not CN. They wanted the area for tourists, could you confirm.
Never heard that.
The Newmarket Sub, that was a mainline. No ribbon rail?
Secondary main. Ribbon rail from the Allandale station north, but jointed rail to the south.
Are you going to be uploading the video footage of the rail train at some point? Great video
That's super cool.
Awesome vid! What other freights would use this portion of the line before the closure?
Not much....Via 1/2, North Bay 451/2, Collingwood job, which was served by the NB job.... Midland run was gone (See LTfM) as were the Uhthoff stone trains.
@@poastur Interesting! Certainly a fascinating line!
@@poastur was the Northlander using the bala sub already at this point ?
Relevant content starts at 3:45 if anyone wants to skip the footage of boring canada.
...but then, for anyone who lived in Barrie in the '80s 0r '90s up to 1996, who enjoyed the sounds of a heavy southbound freight rounding the bay and whistling at the many crossings, and relished the anticipation of what they would see as the train approached the beautiful, but decaying and derelict former division point station, the early part of this video has special meaning. My Canada is never boring.