Rollin’ on the River

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• This last photo is a bit of a treasure trove for there are a couple other noteable MIA's to Walkerville landscape today, starting with the Peabody Bridge which is visible in the background.

• These photos certainly illustrate the massive and dramatic changes in the city's landscape over the past few years. It's certainly wonderful to have the parkland on the waterfront we now have (though it's potential remains mostly unrealized) -- yet I look at this photos and get pangs of nostalgia -- something comforting and reassuring about those trains and the image of industriousness and prosperity they represent.

• I would have to say this is a great post, but still more pictures of the area. I have a couple from my fathers collection and grandfathers collection from down there, and its always good to see what was down there. I have heard lots of stories from my father who worked down there till the yard Closed, back in the early 90's, and then lots of items changed. If there is more pictures from down there post up, of like the buildings. I know the now Washrooms on around the Casino area, is the former Yard office, that was not much to look at till the city fixed it up. But is there any other pictures of the Round house, Yard Tower, and other items from down there.

• Thank you, Andrew and Bernie. I grew up in Ferndale, and some of my best memories were of standing along the Detroit waterfront at Brush Street Station, watching the CN/GT ferry Lansdowne paddle across the river between Detroit and Windsor.

  It's obvious in looking at the pictures the other day that a lot has changed. But I'm glad the ferry slips are still there. They act as a reminder that the riverfront was once a thriving commercial zone. I know it can't be preserved (industrial antiquities seldom are), but it IS a part of the history of Windsor, as is......assuming it's still there.....the turntable pit at the CN roundhouse. If I had my druthers, I'd put historical markers along the waterfront pointing out what was present but is now gone......

• Thinking about rail lines has me thinking about union made auto parts shipped by rail, and the declining rail service has me thinking of this two week union shut down and strike at the University of Windsor and holding students trying to improve themselves hostage. I read in last week's Star that the average professor's salary is $132,000 and they are going to continue to shut down the university until they get another $20,000 increase. And, then I have to hear about Ken Lewenza and the CAW in the paper backing this strike. OH what a travestyI All these impoverished profesors. I guess $132,000 is poverty in this city, considering you can buy three houses around the university for that kind of money.

  Do the unions not have a grasp of what all the strikes are doing to this city? And, for these amounts? $132,000 a year for seven hours a week of inclass teaching is nothing to sneeze at. This is ridiculous. Come on already!

  And, where the hell is Pupa-useless and Dwight dumbass?? How about introducing some back-to-work legislation already like other governments have done with other public sector workers?? Useless fiberals ignoring this city again.

  We have the highest unemployment rates in the country and I have to keep hearing about another union going on strike and shutting down a part of the city or unionized public sector workers trying to gouge drowning taxpayers some more. How the hell is this city ever supposed to recover?!

• Great Pictures Andrew! Just wondering if you have any photo's of the old Peabody bridge?

• Wow David I said before you need some serious psychologic help you definately have some mental issues.
  A post about an old rail yard has been spun around again into a union discussion.
  Well I remember you stating that autoworkers are not educated enough to earn what they do now professors who are very educated I'm sure more than you are and you are jealous of what they earn and say it's too much.
  Please go look in a mirror and repeat to yourself "I'M A JEALOUS LOOSER", "I'M A JEALOUS LOOSER" over and over.

• David - please don't derail the posts with unrelated clutter. The only time I ever get email complaints from readers, is only about your posts.

  If you try to posion this post with union/anti-union arguments, I will have no choice but to start removing your inflamatory posts when you make them.

  Thanks in advance for your co-operation.

• Great photos of the waterfront and the lost trains- and Andrew- great pun- "please don't de-rail the posts!"- that is a classic....

• andrew do you have any pics of the peabody bridge?