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Stratford and then returned to Kincardine
via Palmerston in the evening. This schedule
was still in effect in June 1960.
”In 1961, D-353 was reassigned to
Toronto from the discontinued Barry’s Bay
service. By June of 1962 (and I believe the
change was in 1961) there were three
Hamilton-to-Niagara Falls RDC runs, one
of which ran out to Dundas. The
Kincardine and Goderich services had
reverted back to conventional trains, and
the Owen Sound and Southampton RDCs
now operated out of Toronto, being hauled
between Guelph and Toronto on the rear of
conventional trains. The train was split at
Palmerston, with one car going to Owen
Sound and one car to Southampton.”
With more RDCs available by 1965,
RDC service was increased in Ontario by
restoring some services and introducing
others, including longer consists in the
“Corridor” to supplement locomotivehauled
trains. The Brockville–Toronto
RDC, later cut back to the more familiar
Kingston–Toronto RDC schedule, was
named the Ontarian. Another Railiner service
on the west side of Toronto, to and
from London, was also called the Ontarian.
Eastbound connections were excellent.
right: Three modernized RDC-1s led by No.
D-112, at Brockville, Ont., on December 15,
1965, making the first run of a new RDC
train to Toronto and London. The lead unit
had been recently purchased from the Boston
& Maine.—W. H. Coo photo, courtesy of Brian West
Phase One RDC-1 No. 6109 (ex-B&M), still
with its triangular numberboard, leads a train
eastbound at Bayview Jct., Ont., on October
31, 1971.—Don McQueen photo
Table 8: Southern Ontario Assignments: October 1967
Source: Consists and Marshalling Instructions, CN Passenger Trains, at 29 October 1967.
Note: “SB” = Snack Bar.
Brockville–Toronto Nos. 647-648, Toronto–London Nos. 647-648
RDC-1 (SB) – RDC-5 – RDC-1
Note: the Brockville–Toronto train ran through Toronto Union Station to London,
and vice-versa.
Kincardine–Palmerston–Stratford–Goderich Nos. 662-663, 666-667, 661-660-664-665:
One RDC-3
Toronto–Guelph–Palmerston–Owen Sound–Southampton:
No. 671 RDC-3 Guelph–Owen Sound – RDC-3 Guelph–Palmerston (in No. 158
Toronto–Guelph).
No. 669 RDC-3 Palmerston–Southampton (ex-No. 671 at Palmerston)
Nos. 668-656 RDC-3 Southampton–Palmerston (to No. 672-670 at Palmerston)
Nos. 672-670 RDC-3 Owen Sound–Toronto – RDC-3 Palmerston–Toronto RDC-3
(668-656 Southampton–Palmerston):
Two RDC-3s in total (Tues. to Sat. two RDC-3s off Train 672 in Train 658 Guelph–Toronto).
Toronto–Stratford Nos. 657-658
RDC-1 – RDC-3
Toronto–North Bay Nos. 673-676
RDC-3 (30’ RPO) – RDC-1 (SB)