“They watched it with numb lips and an empty hollowness of fear ...
Then the locomotive drew in upon them, loomed enormously above
them ... with a terrific drive of ... pistoned wheels, all higher than their
heads, a savage furnace-flare of heat, a hard hose-thick hiss of
steam.”
Thomas Wolfe, 1935

The South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corporation is a not-for-profit
historical organization that is dedicated to steam era railway
preservation. The corporation's collection of historic equipment
includes a fleet of steam-era passenger coaches, freight equipment,
and locomotives.

Steam train excursions are offered through the scenic rolling
countryside between Tottenham and Beeton, Ontario for the months of
May through October. The return trip takes just under one hour and is
highlighted by the conductor's friendly and informative commentary.

The pride of the collection is historic Canadian Pacific Railway steam
locomotive #136. Built in 1883, when Sir John A. Macdonald was
Canada's first Prime Minister, #136 helped build Canada's
transcontinental railway that joined the country together in 1885, and
is unique in that it served the CPR from before it's completion right up
until the end of the steam operations in 1960.

Old #136 has now entered a third century of indenture, and I am
pleased to have captured some of that durability and faithful service in
the image “Steam’n”.

Should you wish to learn more about this historic steam train, visit
www.steamtrain.com