Regular reader Michael O sent along these pictures taken near his house. This is the last train to pass the CASO line…
This train was coming along the track on Saturday morning and helping to remove the sections of track behind it…
A view of the remaining track… Michael pointed out when he first moved near the track, Amtrak still operated passenger service from Detroit to Buffalo along these rails…
Built in 1929, the house at 2177 Victoria Avenue was originally numbered 1545 Victoria, pre…
Crescent Lanes first opened on Ottawa Street in 1944 at 1055 Ottawa Street, opposite Lanspeary…
Above is a photo of the home of Mr & Mrs Oswald Janisse, located at…
in 1917 two Greek brothers Gus & Harry Lukos purchased a one story building on…
Photo from Google Streetview A long time reader sent me an email the other week…
An unremarkable end to a part of Windsor's history. The large vacant house at 841…
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Re email question from Orlando wanting the location of Ruscom. It was a wayside station (in or close to the village with that name) on the Canada Division of The New York Central Railroad Company. My Employees Timetable of April 24, 1966 lists it (Ruscomb) at Mileage NF 200.8. Comber is 195.8 and Essex is 210.3
and both these station buildings are standing in their original locations. Another station between Ruscomb and Essex was Woodslee at MP 204.7, now long gone. Of note to some rail fans, the NYC installed Hot Box detectors ( I think soon after 1968) on both main tracks at Ruscomb, which sensors out-putted to St Thomas Train Dispatching office along with other such machines at three other locations.
KENA hope you can communicate this to the inquiring parties.
Charles Beckett X-NYC Train Dispatcher
Charles just turned 80 and is quite a railway (and other) historian, and quite active volunteer in the St. Thomas area; I will advise him of accessing this blog which should add to everyone's knowledge, and saving me from being the "go-between".
Believe he was active in helping restoration of the CASO heritage station in St. Thomas.
If you Google "Canadian Southern Railway" a website comes up that contains a lot of resources, old photos, rolling stock, etc. all having to do with the CASO. A very interesting journey back through time.
there was a lengthy article in todays Windsor star stating that a new double bore railroad tunnel should be in place by 2016 years ago they used to tranfer the sleeping cars and mail cars from the grand trunk across the river to be added to Canadain national passenger trains bound for Toronto and beyond back in the 60's a friend of mine's father worked for the NEW YORK CENTRAL RR as a trainman