This photo is a bit of mystery. I’ve asked around amongst those who know far more about both the county and about train, and no one has any insight about this.(I didn’t check in with “Rob” a regular reader and rail expert, so hopefully he’ll weigh in here.)
There is a possibility after talking with Bernie Drouillad, noted transit historian, that it may have had somthing to do with the S.W.&A line to Amherstburg, rather than with the railroad. He noted the white stripe painted on the pole might have designated a stop, and it also appears that there is a sign tacked on the pole as well.
Maybe someone out there can come up with some info?
Have a good weekend everyone, see you back here Monday.
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The C&O ran across the north of Leamington by the fairgrounds, the New York Central crossed Erie st.north of Heinz, and south of Oak st.
That's right, thanks Richard.
I think that Vince is right. It probably was a service type shed for hand cars for workers. Look at the pathway in front of the shed doors, they are wide-tracked on the outside which would explain that whatever they retreived from the shed would be a wider bodied "vehicle". Also the pathway leads directly onto a paved-like surface that they can turn the hand cars around to be put onto the tracks.
The painting on the telephone pole would have the stop number as all stops had a number assigned to them even when they had a name. I have a list of all the stops on the Amherstburg and Tecumseh lines. From the shadow the car was heading to Amherstburg, also that pole is close to the track as is the shed, I don't think it would be that close if this track belong to a railroad.
A friend passes this along for consideration:
"As to the comment concerning why the SW&A would have motorcars, it must be remembered that the branch was 15 miles of rail infrastructure not much different from a steam railway and would require similar maintenance."
I don't mean to be one of those fastidious types, but it should be "Amherstburg" in the title.
Aaron thanks for the information my mother never knew the name of the line other than it was there i think it cost 10 cents to ride the entire length of the line by the way love! those railroad friday photos more photos of the old Pere marquette/C&O would be appreciated