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Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway FocusThe Official Newsletter of The TH&B Railway Historical Society |
Listed here are the Tables of Contents from Volume 2 of TH&B Focus, the official newsletter of the TH&B Railway historical society. Focus is published quarterly.
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Volume 2 Number 1: November 1998On the cover: TH&B GP7 number 77 leads an abbreviated east local circa 1975. Photo by John Spring. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| My favorite memory of the TH&B | Keith Sirman | |
| Editorial Notes | Nicholas Russon | |
| Officers' Reports | Laura and John Spring | |
| John Spring's Summer | John Spring | Young John Spring in cab of NW2 51; Penn Central E-7s in Hamilton; Hamilton & Dundas steam dummy in Penetanguishene. |
| TH&B Snow Plow Notes | John Spring | Russel plow X685; first plow X786; plow X785 circa 1949, 1952; 1970. |
| Snow Plow Correspondence | TH&B Archives | |
| Annual Bibliography | Nicholas Russon | |
| Letters to the Editor | ||
| Motive Power Drawings | W. E. Blaine, contributed by Carlton Smith | Outline drawings of Gas Electric Car 301; Class Gs 2-8-0 |
| Track Diagrams | Unknown Author, contributed by Angus Palmer | Copies of 1950s era drawings. Welland area: Milepost 3-4. Dundas area: Milepost 43 – 45. |
| Miscellaneous Photos | Former TH&B SW9 number 57 wearing EMD colours. |
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Volume 2 Number 2: February 1999On the cover: TH&B Pacific number 15 leads a NRHS special train from Dunnville on August 7, 1955. Photo from the Patterson-George collection. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| Smithville Station | Smithville-to-Dunnville bus circa 1937; sketch of Smithville station. | |
| Editorial Notes | Nicholas Russon | |
| Officers' Reports | ||
| A Different Take on TH&B History | David Janelle | |
| Building 101 | Jim Charlton | Building 101 circa 1995. |
| Modelling the TH&B American Crane | John Spring | Crane X755 circa 1984: back view; left front view; side view; builder's plate close-up. Crane X755 at the Chatham Street roundhouse; X755 boom car. |
| Letters to the Editor | TH&B equipment at the Elgin County Railway Museum: NW2 51; pair of boxcars in yellow scheme; unidentified slab-sided hopper; van 71; slab-sided hopper 2839; Ontario Southland diesel in TH&B-inspired paint scheme. Other photos: two photos of gondola 2699, TH&B RHS display at the Toronto Train Show. | |
| Working the Extra East | Kevin Leddy | GP9 403 and GP7 75 on the Extra East circa 1979; van 83 on the Extra East; van 66 on the Extra East; GP9 402 and GP7 75 on Extra East at Vinemount; three GP7s neat Victoria Street. |
| Correspondence from the THBlist |
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Volume 2 Number 3: May 1999On the cover: TH&B's second station on Hunter Street in Hamilton shows the effects of aging. Photo from the John Spring collection. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| Editorial notes | Nicholas Russon | |
| Hamilton Terminal Ops, Part One | Lance Brown | Segment of detailed track plan for Aberdeen Yard; Aberdeen Scale House circa 1978; NW2 51 on Assignment #1 at Canadian Drawn Steel; segment of detailed plan for Chatham Street roundhouse side; schematic track diagram for Hamilton Terminal; Belt Line map; Victoria Avenue crane circa 1972; Belt Line Clearance Form E; SW9 with train at Domglas on the Short Belt; NW2 with train at Lysaught Lead; Fisher Yard Office. |
| Officers' Reports | ||
| Boyhood Memories of the TH&B | Don Douglas | Former CP steamers 136 and 1057 near Dundas. |
| Walking the TH&B | Don Douglas | A view along the RailTrail; Sulphur Springs trail centre at the Dundas Valley Conservation Area. |
| Modelling a TH&B sand house | Bill Sharpe | Model photos; model plans; assembly illustrations; interior detail photos. |
| Letters to the editor | Former crane X755 circa 1990 with new CP paint scheme; boom car still painted as TH&B X756. | |
| Trinidad on the TH&B | Kevin Leddy | |
| Track diagrams | Unknown Author, contributed by Angus Palmer, redrawn by Jon Piasecki | New drawings based on 1950s-era diagrams. Mineral Springs area, milepost 46-47. Fenwick area, milepost 5-6 . |
| Mileage and elevation | Jim Charlton | Mileage and elevation chart. |
| The photo gallery | Kevin Holland model of 301; cylindrical hopper 1547 on the Union Pacific; gondola 4207 in Minneapolis; modern Hunter Street station before renovations; photo of Norris Podetz painting; gondola 2602 at Newport, Minnesota; TH&B plow at Intermeco Scrap Yard circa 1989. |
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Volume 2 Number 4: August 1999On the cover: Berkshire 202 leading a heavy freight at Welland on march 7, 1953. Photo from the collection of Al Patterson. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| Editorial Notes | Nicholas Russon | |
| Hamilton Terminal Operations Part 2 | Lance Brown | SW9 56 at Kinnear Yard; SW9 57 at Fisher Yard; engines 75 and 73 at Aberdeen Yard, with 75 looking rather worn; GP9 403 at Aberdeen Yard; Chessie System power at Aberdeen; illustration of Crossing of Penn Central Tracks, Waterford; Nanticoke Steel Train at Waterford; CP GP34 5012 with MLW C424s on Starlite returning to Agincourt; GP7s 73, 77, 72, GP9 403 and NW2 51 in West Hamilton with Phosphate Rock Train. |
| Officers' Reports | ||
| The H&D Branch | Kevin R. Leddy | GP7s 77 and 75 at Dundas circa 1980. |
| H&D Branch Bridge Diagrams | Spencer Creek Bridge MI05; Thorpe Street Trestle MI86 | |
| A Gondola Study in Photographs | Michael Livingston | Gondolas 2633, 2615, 2667, 4204, 2610 end view; 2674 detail view. |
| TH&B Utility Shed | Jim Charlton | Side and front view of utility shed. |
| Correspondence from the THBlist | Two photos of restoration work on Consolidation 103. | |
| Track Diagrams | Unknown Author, contributed by Angus Palmer, redrawn by Jon Piasecki | New drawings based on 1950s-era diagrams. Summit area, milepost 48-49. Area between Chantler and Silverdale, milepost 7-8. |
| Producing TH&B Baggage Car Kits | Kevin Leddy |
