The Canadian National Railway (CNR) built its station in Owen Sound, Ontario, in 1931 to replace the original Grand Trunk Railway Station. Passenger service continued until November 1, 1970, when the final train left and service ended. The former waiting area and main foyer had a separate waiting room for women and children.
It is now a railway museum, and in its yard is an early 20th century cupola caboose, circa 1920.
This shot was taken through the thick glass at one end of this caboose- hence, the blur, which I augmented with some vignetting from Topaz.
The conductor and brakeman would ride in the caboose, and would perform a variety of functions, enjoying only basic creature comforts, although that stove would provide a lot of heat for wintertime temperatures.
The ladder up to the cupola is just visible at the end/centre of this pic, and from the cupola they would watch out for the overall safety of the train.
Today, the caboose is no longer a part of a freight train. The first caboose-less train in Canada left Winnipeg for Thunder Bay, ON, on Nov. 14, 1989.
3-shot handheld HDR; PS CS3, Photomatix Pro 4.1 andTopaz.
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