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Canada Southern Railway Bibliography - Magazine Articles

Many of these references are to a Canada Southern owner or connecting railroad, but only items directly related to the Canada Southern or equipment operated on it will be included.

This information is from complete, and additional information, corrections or updates are welcome.

Contact information is in addresss.htm.

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Magazine Articles - Canada Southern

• Canada Southern
• Michigan Central
• New York Central
• Conrail
• Other Connecting Railways
• Railways In General
• New York Central Models

Magazine Articles

• "The Canada Southern Station At Watford Ontario"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 5 track 2 April/May 1995.

  [The CS did not go through Watford (the nearest point was Alvinston), but maybe a station was moved there? Or should this have been Waterford?]

  [I haven't seen this.]

• "CASO line reopened"
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller September 2001 train 10 track 4.

  [ News item: Says 8 miles of CASO from Welland to CPR Dunnville Spur interchange has been reopened and 9.5 miles ex-TH&B track from Smithville to CASO closed.]

  [See "End of the line for Canada Southern?".]

• "CPR Expressway fleet grows"
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 12 track 1 October/November 2002 page 24.

  [ News item: Says CPR Toronto-Detroit piggyback business, which uses the CS Detroit River Tunnel, is growing.]

• "CPR out of Niagara Falls"
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller January 2002 train 11 track 3 page 22.

  [ News item: Says CPR is abandoning 7 miles of CASO and steel-arch bridge over Niagara Gorge.]

  [See "End of the line for Canada Southern?" .]

• "CPR takes over part of CASO subdivision"
  in "Canadian Railway News"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 10 track 4 February 2001.

  [ News item: Says CPR bought part from Hewitt to E&O Junction.]

• "CSX/CN agree to use tunnel"
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 11 track 2 November 2001.

  [ News item: Says CSX now has trackage rights through CN's St. Clair Tunnel at Sarnia, in addition to CP's (which is the former CS Detroit River Tunnel).]

• "End of the line for Canada Southern?"
  in "Canadian Railway News"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 9 track 6 April 2000.

  [ News item: Says much of the line may be scrapped soon.]

• Goodbye, CASO
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller January / February 2003 train 12 track 2.

  [ News item: Says CPR ripped up CS tracks from Dunnville to St. Thomas.]

• "New Detroit River Tunnel"
  in "Canadian Railway News"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 10 track 4 February 2001.

  [ News item: Says tunnel may be replaced to handle larger cars.]

• "New tunnel"
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller train 12 track 1 October/November 2002 page 25.

  [ News item: Says CPR is replacing CS Detroit River Tunnel.]

• "Storage on the CASO"
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller September 2001 train 10 track 4.

  [ News item: Says CN is storing 1100 Nova Chemical covered hoppers on the unused CASO east of Tilsonburg until they are repaired.]

• Triple Crown off CPR
  in "Prototype Report"
  in Canadian Railway Modeller January / February 2003 train 12 track 2.

  [ News item: Says Triple Crown Detroit-Toronto RoadRailer will use CN's St. Clair Tunnel, tracks and yard instead of CPR's (CS's) Detroit - Windsor Tunnel, tracks and yard, to save driving between Toronto area yards.]

• (Untitled) photo of Detroit station and westbound Amtrak train
  in Trains April 1988 page 14

  [ Caption.]

• "?"
  in Trains August / September 1978

  [Article about, photos of, and plans for MCR Detroit station.]

  [I haven't seen this.]

• MAYBE: "Buffalo Terminal"?
  in Trains September and October 1985
  (Kalmbach)

  [I haven't seen this.]

• "Central's unlisted number"
  in "Once upon a time in Trains"
  in Trains April 1988 page 53.

  [Photo (reprinted from "Photo Section" in Trains September 1957 page 33) of New York - Detroit - Chicago North Shore Limited at Schodack Landing, NY, and extended caption.]

• "Detailing re-engined C-Liners"
  by Jim Six
  in Model Railroader June 2002
  [Modifying Life-Like Proto 1000 FM C-Liner to match re-engined NYC locomotives, with brief history.]

• MAYBE: "Diesels on the NYC"?
  in Trains January 1986
  (Kalmbach)

  [I haven't seen this.]

• "New York Central's 1938 20th Century Limited"
  in Model Railroader April 1988
  (Kalmbach)

  [Double gatefold.]

• "NYC's H-10 2-8-2"?
  in Trains June 1975
  (Kalmbach)

  [I haven't seen this.]

• "Photo Section"
  in Trains September 1957.

  [Photo (reprinted with extended caption in "Central's unlisted number" in "Once upon a time in Trains" in Trains April 1988 page 53) of New York - Detroit - Chicago North Shore Limited at Schodack Landing, NY.]

  [I haven't seen this original but have the reprint.]

• "Plan 336" and "Plan 337"
  "New York Central 4-8-2 Mohawk Type - Class L1"
  in "O-SHO-ME Edition 41"
  drawn by E. John Sparks
  ( O-SHO-ME)

  [HO scale plans of L1 (L1a / L1b / L1c) and tender.]

  [Says photos are in "Steam Power of the New York Central System" by Alvin Staufer.]

  [Says many ran on CS.]

  [I might have this?]

• MAYBE: "Plan 343" and "Plan 344" and "Plan 345"
  "New York Central 2-8-4 Berkshire Type - Class A-1a - Nos. 1400-1424"
  "New York Central 2-8-4 Berkshire Type - Class A-1b - Nos. 1425-1428"
  "New York Central 2-8-4 Berkshire Type - Class A-1c - Nos. 1429-1444"
  in "O-SHO-ME Edition 42"
  drawn by E. John Sparks
  ( O-SHO-ME, January 1988)

  [HO scale plans of A-1a / A-1b / A-1c and tender, built by Lima for Boston & Albany in 1926 - 1927.]

  [Says photos are in "Steam Power of the New York Central System" by Alvin F. Staufer.]

  [#1433 ran on TH&B for 2 week test, maybe using CS bridge to cross the Niagara?]

  [I have this.]

• "Snowtime Safari
  A January journey to "nowhere" on Amtrak and Via"
  by Karl Zimmermann
  in Railfan & Railroad March 1987 pages 39-44
  (Kalmbach)

  [ Mentions: former NYC 22-roomette "Monroe Harbour" formerly used on Wolverine.]

• MAYBE: "Conrail"?
  in Trains January and February 1981
  (Kalmbach)

  [I haven't seen this.]

• "CR in Canada"?
  in Trains March 1985
  (Kalmbach)

  [I haven't seen this.]

• MAYBE: "Crane on Conrail"?
  in Trains July 1981
  (Kalmbach)

  [I haven't seen this.]

• "Follow that Ford!"
  by Greg J. McDonnell
  in Trains May 1987 pages 44-53 especially 50

  [ Article on truck shipments, mentioning MCR / CS Windsor / Detroit tunnel.]

  [I have this.]

• "American Railroad Bridges: Pt. II"
  in Railroad Model Craftsman January 2000
  (Carstens)

  [Includes mention and photo of suspension bridge at Niagara Falls used by CS, and its replacement spandrel braced arch bridge.]

  [I have this.]

• "Budd RDC Car Series"
  drawn by Larry Jackman
  in Railroad Model Craftsman September 1967
  (Carstens)

  [HO scale plans of RDC-1, RDC-2, RDC-3, RDC-4 and RDC-9, photos, brief descriptions, brief NYC mentions.]

  [I have this.]

• "Rutland's Green Hornets"
  by Bruce P. Curry
  in Trains September 1990 pages 58-63 -->
  (Kalmbach)

  [Article about Rutland 4-8-2s, mentioning NYC locos.]

  ["Alco's Schenectady plant" ... "spring 1946" ... "Order S-1983 saw a single poppet-valve-equipped 4-8-4 Niagara, No. 5500, delivered to the NYC."]

  [I have this.]

• "Third time charm?
  From CM&N to CWRC to WICT"
  in Trains July 1986
  (Kalmbach)

  [Article about Wisconson & Calumet, mentioning ex-NYC GP7s.]
  ["The GP7 ... is one of five of New York Central origin ... Pedigrees for WICT 613-617 are believed to be NYC 5740, 5848, 5602, 5630, and 5667, respectively, built 1950-1953."]

  [I have this.]

• "Track Pans: Taking water on the fly"
  by Edward Triolo and Paul Schmidt
  in Model Railroader "Prototype Info" May 2002 page 110
  (Kalmbach)

  [Question and answer about track pans, including two photos on NYC ones in use.]

  [I have this.]

• "U-Boats, Snowflakes and Popsicles
  The Saga of SP's U25Bs"
  by David C. Lustig
  in Railfan & Railroad March 1987 pages 39-44
  (Carstens)

  [One line mentioning NYC: "Winding up with a 68 units, the SP was second only to New York Central's 70 as the biggest U25B fleet in the country."]

  [I have this.]

• "Breakneck Mountain Ntrak module: 1"
  by Dick Christianson, photos by A. L. Schmidt and NYC
  in Model Railroader April 1988
  (Kalmbach)

  [Building Ntrak module, photo of N scale model 20th Century Limited pulled by 4-6-4, 2 photos and map of Hudson River Water Level Route and prototype 20th Century Limited pulled by E7s. Much of this equipment is the same as used on the Canada Southern.]

• "New York Central S-3 From S-1"
  by Bill Schopp
  in Railroad Model Craftsman February 1967
  (Carstens)

  [HO scale plans of S-1 and S-3 electric locomotives, photos of prototype S-1 and S-2 and model S-3, overview of conversion.]

  [ S-2 #115 has been preserved.]

• "Workshop"
  by Jim Hediger
  in Model Railroader April 1988
  (Kalmbach)

  [Q&A about repowering Alco Models brass NYC K-3 4-6-2 using Bowser 4-6-2 chassis. Answer refers to:
  "New machinery for a damaged brass Pacific" by Jim Hoffman in Model Railroader October 1985.]

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