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The Colour Inside Witt 2786, this author snaps a shot of East Loop, with TP-11 ahead of us, and another Witt in the loop. The colours were great this year.
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A volunteer disembarks from S-37, with the glorious foliage behind him.
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The rock garden inside East Loop is a wonderful attraction any time of the year...
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Witt 2424 returns from its trip through the woods, with W-28 not far behind. TP-11 is ready to depart from Rockwood Station.
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The Equipment Rail bonder M-4 is probably too small to take passengers, but it was a piece of operating equipment, and it was at the extravaganza, ready to run!
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Oshawa Railway freight locomotive #45 doesn't usually take passengers, but a few people rode inside the cab on this special day.
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Here's a shot of Montreal and Southern Counties car 107, through the cab windows of OR 45.
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Revisiting Old Friends The crew of this Peter Witt pose for the camera...
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Of course, the popular Gloucesters would be operating. Here, a passenger enjoys the view as train 5098 and 5099 leave Rockwood Station.
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An interior shot of the Halton Gloucesters.
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More people, enjoying the view from the Gloucesters...
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Many were delighted to see air-electric PCC 4000 in service for the extravaganza.
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Here's an interior shot of PCC 4000, showing off more fine workmanship.
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PCC 4000 and Witt 2424 wait to accept passengers at Rockwood.
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PCC 4600 could not run for the extravaganza, but participated by being pulled out of its carhouse for display.
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Former Toronto Civic Railway Car and TTC Rail grinder W-28 was also out serving passengers that day...
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The ever popular Toronto Railway Car 327 was also on hand to provide an air-conditioned ride through the woods.
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...Meeting New Ones...
At the middle of the day, the crowd gathered at #2 Carhouse to be introduced to the museum's latest operating vehicle. With appropriate ceremony, Chicago Transit Authority car 48, with restored trolley poles, burst through a paper barrier and ran to the high-level platform.
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CTA 48 opened its doors and the people piled on to ride. TTS President Ray Neilson (seen boarding here) was the first official passenger.
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...And Generally Having a Good Time A final shot of the streetcars waiting outside Rockwood Station.
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