Throwback Thursday - Railfanning CV Geep's

 

CV 4551 Alburgh Springs, Vt. July 2, 1968 Ian Stronach photo.

For this week's Throwback Thursday we have Ian Stronach's account of catching CV 4551 and a few other geep's he came across in the late 1960's...George Dutka 

CV 4551 is at Alburgh Springs VT on 02 June 1968.  It is Train 490 the regular day job from Montreal to St. Albans.  The story here is I was 15 years old and could not drive.  A friend of mine and I had taken the D&H passenger train from Montreal to Rouses Point NY and were staying at the family's summer house on Lake Champlain, about 5 miles south of Rouses Point for a week of railfanning.  We had our bikes and pedaled to Alburgh Springs – a good 15 miles to get the shot above...Ian Stronach.

CV 4549 on CV 431 at Essex Jct. June 12 1969. Ian Stronach photo

CV 4549 north of Essex Jct. Vermont on June 12, 1969.

CV 4549 on train No. 490 at St. Lambert, QC 1968. Ian Stronach photo.