The Citizen, 1999-09-08, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1999. PAGE 11.
‘Rusty Rails’ tells the tale of rural railway stations
Remember when branchline rail
ways criss-crossed the countryside
to connect towns and villages?
Rusty Rails, a photographic
record of branchline railways in
Midwestern Ontario 1961-1996.
offers a unique perspective on a
Safety reps visit Wescast
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
Representatives from the Con
struction Safety Association were
on-site at the new Wescast con
struction project in Morris Twp.
recently.
According to Project Manager
Brad Weitz, the visit was essential
vanished part of rural transportation
Author and former Colborne
Twp. resident, John R. Hardy, fol
lows trains from his home farm in
Huron County, rides as a passenger
from Goderich to university in
Guelph and runs through weed-
grown railyards to capture on film
ly a service provided by '.he Associ-
aiton to help educate construction
workers on safety issues.
On the first day, they toured the
site video-taping what was happen
ing in order to point out what can
be improved and what is being
done properly from a construction
safety point of view,” said Weitz.
The tapes were seen by all of the
Wescast people on site and the pro
the passing of an era.
Hardy recounts childhood memo
ries of trains passing along the
tracks which crossed his family
farm and getting to know those
who worked the line.
ft was this early fascination and
love for trains which drew Hardy to
ject management firm, as well as
people from the Joint Health and
Safety Commision and numerous
construction and tradespeople.
The days went very well, said
Weitz, noting that the opportunity
to look and re-educate themselves
on where accidents occur was
invaluable. “It was a good
reminder. You can never re-inforce
the message of safety enough.”
document the various stations
before and after their closure as
well as the last runs through many
communities.
The importance of trains to those
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Dad gets birthday surprise
Steve Coultes has returned home
to Brisbane, Australia after
spending a week visiting friends
and relatives in the Belgrave area.
small towns is detailed in shipment
records for the last five years of
runs.
It is through these stories that
Continued on page 18
Steve surprised his father Glenn
when he arrived at Glenn’s 60th
birthday party.
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