Friday, March 15, 2019

GO 1966 'Commuter Line Takes Shape'







A 1966 CNR article in the employee communications magazine, Keeping Track
describes the railway's planning for Ontario's new commuter service.




from: Keeping Track; Ed: Michael Matthews; March 1966; Canadian National Railways.

from: Keeping Track; Ed: Michael Matthews; March 1966; Canadian National Railways.


from: Trains magazine; Commuters on the GO, James A Brown; October 1968; Kalmbach Publishing.

from: Trains magazine; Commuters on the GO, James A Brown; October 1968; Kalmbach Publishing.

The Trackside Guide from 1984 shows the rapid expansion of GO's motive power roster ...

from: Trackside Guide; Ed: Earl Roberts; 1984; Bytown Railway Society.

One of the eight original locomotives is shown below.


from: Trains magazine; Commuters on the GO, James A Brown; October 1968; Kalmbach Publishing. James A Brown photograph.