This Ontario Southland operated line runs from Ingersoll to Tillsonburg. It starts off with a junction St. Thomas Sub in Ingersoll and ends with junction to St. Thomas and Eastern's Cayuga sub in Tillsonburg. The Port Burwell sub used to go..well, to Port Burwell, but from Tillsonburg to Port Burwell has been abandoned and ripped up now for quite some time. The Port Burwell sub began under the Tillsonburg, Lake Erie & Pacific Railway back in 1890-95, First being built from Port Burwell to Tillsonburg, then to Ingersoll at the end of that century. TLE&P was then leased to CP, and it became the CPR Port Burwell Sub, now leased to Ontario Southland Railway. Photo's taken by me or as noted by Brad.
Ontario Southland RS-18 183 is headed back to Salford from Ingersoll as a light engine move. May 17, 2007.
OSR RS-18 183 is done in Ingersoll and going back to Salford. May 21, 2007.
Ontario Southland Railway did alot of work the the Port Burwell sub in the summer of 2006. Here there is some work going on in Mt. Elgin. June 12, 2006.
OSR 501 heading back to Tillsonburg running light @ Mile 3 Port Burwell Sub. June 8, 2006.
Ontario Southland RS-23 504 departing Ingersoll for Tillsonburg along the Port Burwell Sub August/05
OSR RS-23 504 gaining speed after picking up cars in Ingersoll. August 2005.
Ontario Southland RS-18 183 switching in Ingersoll. July 23, 2004. Cam Leonard
Ontario Southland S-3 502 with 501 pass the farm elevators at Mt. Elgin on the Port Burwell Sub. They are going back to Tillsonburg after picking up cars in Ingersoll. September 27, 2004. Cam Leonard
These pictures below are by Brad Wilson and show Ontario Southland train in action on the Port Burwell Subdivision in April 2003
OSRX # 180 and 501 heaving there way out of Ingersoll with lots of tonange on April 24/03 at 3:40 pm, While providing a classic display of MLW's under heavy loading.
With #180 in the lead and 501 following Osrx's bi-weekly Tillsonburg/ Ingersoll run treads lightly across Halls creek in Ingersoll. It will be nearly 1 hour for the train to make the 20 Km trip to Tillsonburg. April 24/03 at 4:07 pm.
With the final move of the day #501 and 180 pushes a lone hopper in to place at the Vigero fertilizer plant at Tillsonburg at 5:55 pm on April 24/03. Shortly after the locomotives will be put to rest until called on next week.
RS-18 183 sitting in Trillium Railway's yard (Cayuga Sub) in Tillsonburg. It was being leased by Trillium. October 2003. (Cam Leonard)
OSR 502 and ex BC Rail unit, now OSR 644 sitting in the OSR Tillsonburg yard. 502 is also an ex BC Rail unit. October 2003. (Cam Leonard)
Ontario Southland aquired some M-420's from BC Rail in early 2003, Brad got some shots of them sitting in the OSR Tillsonburg yard.
OSRX M420 #647 and 644 beside some of the older OSRX units @ OSR's Tillsonburg yard. May 25, 2003. Brad Wilson
OSRX M420 #647 and 644 beside some of the older OSRX units. May 25, 2003. Brad Wilson
Port Burwell Sub... CP days..
Pics courtesy of Brad Wilson
GP-9u 8210 Tillsonburg bound, September 1993.
RS-18u 1868 southbound on the Port Burwell Sub June 1993.
CP RS-18u 1836 returning from Mt. Elgin, June 1993.
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GP-9u 8210 Tillsonburg bound, September 1993.
RS-18u 1868 southbound on the Port Burwell Sub June 1993.
CP RS-18u 1836 returning from Mt. Elgin, June 1993.
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