Steam Over Palmerston

Steam Over Palmerston describes the railway operations in and around the Canadian National Railway division point at Palmerston, Ontario during the last decade of steam. Part of the CNR Stratford Division, the town was famous for its iron footbridge, from which observers could witness the constant activity in the railway yard below. Like spokes on a wheel, branchlines radiated from Palmerston to Kincardine, Southampton, Wiarton, Owen Sound, Durham, Stratford and Guelph. Small steam locomotives were the order of the day, and Palmerston's stable of Ten Wheelers, Moguls and Pacifics endeared the terminal to travellers, railway enthusiasts and photographers alike. Steam Over Palmerston is your opportunity to step into the past and behold the tranquillity and charm of Canada's most fascinating branchline railway operation.