ACR Action

No. 4 is headed south past Frater station on Aug. 28, 1979 as the engineer retrieves the orders.

Feb 13, 1972 finds No. 9 slowing to take the siding at Wabos.

Here is Train No. 2 at Goulais on Aug. 30, 1972. This is the cover photo on Dale Wilson's book "The Algoma Central Railway Story".

No. 10 is just north of Searchmont on Feb. 13, 1972.

The fall colours are bright as the Psgr Extra North nears Northland on Sept. 17, 1972

More fall colours 22 years and 6 days later near Lower Island Lake.

No. 4 just south of Frater Station on Sept. 24, 1994. The train order signal has been removed.

Here is Operator Gary Montgomery hooping train orders to a northbound extra at Frater. Taken in 1978. Tri-Ex film at about 3 am!

ACR Action Photos

Here are some photos of various ACR trains that I have taken in the last 3 decades.

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New! Black and White photo added June 30, 2007.


This is the Hi-Rail car following No. 1 at Mile 93 in August of 1964.	Headed towards Oba to the CNR interchange with a train load of steel on June 16, 1994	Train No. 4 (Agawa Canyon Tour) is passing the Searchmont house track on Sept. 19, 1981.	Opr. Gary Montgomery is ready to hoop the orders to No. 2 at Mekatina July 28, 1975.	Southbound No. 4 crossing Bellevue trestle north of Sault Ste Marie. Taken July 22, 1983.	Another view of No. 4, this time at Lower Island Lake. Taken Aug. 15, 1983.	The way freight was made to be hauled - by 2 GP7's back to back. Hawk Jct. June 23, 1989.


This is No. 2 crossing Bellevue trestle on July 23, 1983.	The southbound Agawa Canyon Tour is passing the Achigan section house Oct. 1, 1983.	No. 2 is crossing the Searchmont highway about 17.5 miles north of the Soo on May 24, 1982.	On June 29, 1989 Train No. 10 has just passed the south mile board Hawk Jct. headed to the Soo.	The Agawa Canyon Tour on the trestle at Mile 92 (Montreal River Falls) on July 2, 1989.	Another southbound freight just leaving Hawk Jct. on June 29, 1989.	Train No. 10's extra is just north of Odena, ON in August of 1981.


Train No. 4 is arriving at Steelton yard Aug. 16, 1979, The 170 is fresh from CNR rebuild.	No. 2 southbound at Goulais in Aug. 1966 with only 1 unit and the old psgr cars.	No. 4 at Frater - this is the only time I ever got all 5 of the 100 series GP7's together. July 24, 1979.	Delmar Bailey is catching the orders from Gary Montgomery at Hawk Jct. on June 28, 1988.	No. 2 makes a flag stop at Lunar Aug. 23, 1972 so I could get back to the Sault.	No. 10's extra is nearing Limer on a cold Jan 25, 1977.	Southbound freight near Northland Feb 13, 1972.

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