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Remember when THE HERALD Wednesday October mi Page Getting there was half the fun Photos and Richard Herald Staff Reporter Do you remember sitting back In the railway coach listening to the train puffing up the incline coming home from Toronto How about the dfatant whistle In be night that helped many realdenta predict the weather What about cinders In and even your eyes If you careful These ore juat some of the many memories brought back along miles of track aboard the Credit Valley Hallway but Sunday It has been about yean since the lost steam train made regular passenger rims through Georgetown along with a trail of Hick smoke billowing ateam and flying cinders not to mention the whistle It reached be level crossing now gone station Train travel was different with each engine having Its own personality In the manner in which It moved It con slant breathing It was fed coal later oil to keep the boiler hot until it reached Its destination where It was given a abort rest and turned around for the return trip Member of Ontario Hall crewed the all day Sunday through the Credit Valley to and back with scheduled stops at Forks of the Credit the Cataracts Cheltenham siding and Brampton to give photographers and sound technicians a chance to record he train with engine In action The colourful Caledon Hills were easily enjoyed as the train slowly paced Its way along the seldom used north line connecting and points north with the manufacturing centrea of Toronto A variety of passenger cars were put on the capacity excursion ranging from a luxurious baggage car with accompanying passenger compartment to a more formal car done with rich wood veneers and colour fully upholstered There were seven coaches in all Crowds of enthusiastic fans lined the official stops at Inglewood and With more at each of be many level crossings with a multitude of cameras ranging from budget In to thousand dollar graphic cameras One movie organization even went as far as to rent a helicopter to photograph and record the trains journey much to the dismay of photographers on the ground Those recording the train on audio tape were equally an noyed when the sound of the air being beaten by the copter rotors the quiet chugging of the locomotive Attendance was down compared to last year when the same excursion was packed almost to the point of discomfort to view the autumn colour of the Credit Valley Of the tickets made available only slightly over MO were sold Once the weather decided to change calls began to come In explained Joan Rollings of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority who sponsored the annual event For many along the route as well as aboard 1057 It was the first time they had seen a steam engine The cattle and horses along the winding route of the north line retreated smoke and clicking frantically along the old tracks Children covered their ears when the whistle gave Its all clear blasts at the station with its shrill sound echoing from the neighbouring buildings The sound was different not a mechanically or electrically reproduced warning but an actual expression of the train and Its engineer The sharp blast or the alow easy tone and a combination of the two varied with each sounding of the brass whistle The many trees In vibrant reds soft yellows and flaming oranges combined with those that still wore their summer shades of green were often so close to the train that they were within arms reach from the metal sides of the Canadian Pacific coaches If you dldn t mind the soot and the cinders It was possible to pick a handful of autumn souvenirs as the rain passed the farms the rivers and the people of be Credit Valley LIMESTONE ALL SIZES A A B GRAVEL FILL AND TOP SOIL BUD HAINES DURHAM ST HALTON HILLS RECREATION AND PARKS DEPT LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAMS The following schedule represents the to Skate Improve your programs batng offered by the Recreation and Parks Depart mm t MONDAY 10 Ma ISiU ittMam 4ASyaars up to years adult all levels ysars years II years and Recreation Department tees located upstairs at the Gordon Memorial Arena on Monday I975fromt0 30pm Heart Park Plait HI CREDIT VALLEY was a natural scene for the old steam train as 1913 vintage engine pulled the guests along the seldom used North line in Sunday a colour tour by the Credit Valley Minced Beef 69f Pot Ro CANADIAN Peameal Bacon The Georgetown Lions Club held their 22nd Lions Lottery draw last week The winning numbers and the lucky names are Ktby S3 Murray 324Dorothy Wright and the raiders are coming