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Viewing Album:  Port Stanley Terminal Rail
 
By:Neil Barratt
Dates:5/7/2013 - 5/7/2013
Album Info:The London and Port Stanley Railway After the Great Western Railway reached London in 1853, local businessmen and politicians began promoting a competitive line south to Lake Erie. The London and Port Stanley Railway began operations in 1856. Like most early Canadian railways, it was expensive to build and difficult to pay off, but it contributed enormously to the local economy. Its main business was shipping coal from Pennsylvania and carrying tourists to and from the lakeshore. The City of London gained control of the L&PSR in 1894 and converted it to electricity in 1913. The line prospered, carrying more freight and over a million passengers in some years before the depression. The increased use of the automobile in the 1950s brought about its decline.
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PSTR L1
Title:  PSTR L1
Description:  "Stanley" rests at the station. Still a few weeks away from the tourist rail season opening.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:16 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PSTR L1(25 Tonner)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
PSTR L2
Title:  PSTR L2
Description:  Looking north into the yard.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:20 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PSTR L2(50-DE-58a-1)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
PSTR L5
Title:  PSTR L5
Description:  "Albert" rests in the PSTR yard.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:25 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PSTR L5(25 Tonner)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
PSTR L3
Title:  PSTR L3
Description:  "Winnie" rests at the PSTR yard.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:30 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PSTR L3(44Tonner)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
PSTR L3
Title:  PSTR L3
Description:  All shined up in preparation for the beginning of the tourist season in late May.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:36 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PSTR L3(44Tonner)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
PSTR L5
Title:  PSTR L5
Description:  Another view of "Albert" resting at the PSTR yard.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:41 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PSTR L5(25 Tonner)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
PSTR L2
Title:  PSTR L2
Description:  "Donald" rests in the yard, coupled to the "Sky Dome Diner" No. 51.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:46 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PSTR L2(50-DE-58a-1)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
PSTR L2
Title:  PSTR L2
Description:  Another view into the yard featuring an assortment of rolling stock and derelict cars.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:50 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PSTR L2(50-DE-58a-1)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
PSTR L2
Title:  PSTR L2
Description:  View north into the yard at the 'spaghetti' of tracks.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2013 11:04:55 AM
Location:  Port Stanley, ON
Author:  Neil Barratt
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PSTR L2(50-DE-58a-1)
Views:  429   Comments: 0

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