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Audio recordings from radio scanner in the Toronto area

During the 1980s, I had a tape recorder connected to my radio scanner.  It was not recording all the time - only during selected events.  The location of the scanner was in Brampton - so radio reception was limited to what was received at this location.  In general - the scanner had CN, CP, TH&B, GO Transit and TTC frequencies.  Most recordings are CN and GO as they were the most commonly received in this area.  Further afield reception occurred from time to time and includes Conrail in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area as well as CN London and Capreol dispatchers.  Most files are 5-50meg in size each and run 10 to 70 minutes.

(NOTE:  Files are MP3.  If the audio/video does not play automatically for you or if you wish to save them to play offline - then you may need to save the file to your hard drive first. Select the file you want to play then right click and select SAVE TARGET AS... - save to your hard drive - once finished downloading - OPEN the file to play ).  Dates shown are approximate.

APPROXIMATE DATESELECTED NOTES
OCTOBER 1981HAGERSVILLE SUB TRACK LINEUP - ISSUES WITH CN 5532 ON THE GROUND  REQUIRING TRUCK CHANGE - OPERATOR GEORGETOWN - CN WORK EXTRA SIMPSON TO ONONDAGA - HAGERSVILLE SUB TRACK LINEUP -  FRONTIER YARD - OPERATOR CLIFTON TO TRAIN 99 -  CN BLACK ROCK
APRIL-JULY 1982TRACK CIRCUIT STEVENSVILLE - ORDERS TO VIA 633 FROM STOUFFVILLE DERAILED AT MILLIKEN - MERRITON CLIFTON TO VIA 99 - TH&B WELLAND SUB DISPATCHER - HAZMAT INCIDENT AT MACYARD - CP 8921 ORDERS AT OBICO - TH&B DISPATCHER TRAIN NEAR SMITHVILLE - MBS CLEARANCE CANAL SUB - TRAIN 220 WITH FUEL LEAK ON LOCOMOTIVE EAST OF HUMBER RIVER ON HALTON SUB DUE TO HITTING DEBRIS ON TRACK
AUGUST 1982CP DERAILMENT AT DAVENPORT DIAMOND - CN RADIO TECH - LONDON NI TO CLIFTON OPERATOR - PROBLEMS WITH VIA 6920 - RULE 266 TO SUPERINTENDENT ON TRACK UNIT TC100 WEST ON HALTON SUB - GO TRAIN AT BRAMALEA SHUTDOWN LOW WATER 
NOVEMBER 1982CONRAIL BISON YARD, INTERLOCKING 49 & NIAGARA BRANCH DISPATCHER - DISPATCHER TO MILTON RADIO TECHNICIAN - TRAIN 99 OK AT HOT BOX DETECTOR -  VIA CONNECTIONS FOR TRAIN 81 & BROKEN WINDOWS ON TRAIN 122 - RULE 264 FOR VIA 1 AT GUILDWOOD ON KINGSTON SUB - TRAIN 414 WITH CAR ON GROUND WEST OF SILVER - GO 990 & 992 TO COUPLE TOGETHER - KO37 DERAILED LOCOMOTIVE WITH TRAIN BLOCKING NEWMARKET & WESTON SUB CAUSE REROUTE VIA 668 CLEARANCE TO USE HALTON SUB TO SNIDER - KO37 ORDERS ON NEWMARKET SUB -  DERRICK CALLED - VIA TRAINS CLEARED TO LEAVE LONDON STATION - MBS CLEARANCE TO EXTRA NW 2912 EAST AT GLENCOE TO ST. THOMAS -  GO 991 WITH LOCOMOTIVE PROBLEMS
MARCH-APRIL 1983MBS CLEARANCE TO EXTRA 4524 WEST FROM CALEDONIA TO SIMPSON ON DUNNVILLE SUB - MBS CLEARANCE TO NW 4163 AT FEEDER WEST TO ST. THOMAS -  JOINT 266 TO EXTRA 2315 WEST AND 1244 WEST BETWEEN DONCASTER AND SNIDER WEST - GO 990 WITH NO CAB HEAT - SPEERY 126 EAST BETWEEN TANSLEY AND ASH - GO 990 LOCOMOTIVE TRACTION MOTOR  ISSUES - RULE 266 TO EXTRA 9655 WEST AND EXTRA GO 501 WEST FROM DONCASTER TO SNIDER - SPEED RESTRICTION FOR OAKVILLE SUB - OPERATOR FEEDER WEST CARS TO BE LIFTED AT DAIN CITY - MBS CLEARANCE TO EXTRA 4601 FROM ALLENBURG TO MERRITON - WORK EXTRA 2027 BETWEEN STOUFFVILLE AND SCARBORO - RULE 266 TO EXTRA 4592 EAST FROM CLIFTON TO PORT ROBINSON WEST -  RULE 266 TO EXTRA 9590 EAST FROM PORT CREDIT EAST TO CANPA - NEWMARKET SUB TRACK LINEUP
MAY 1983 - JUNE 1983BILLBOARD LEANING OVER WESTON SUB - GO 997 TRAIN STOPPED AT BLACK CREEK WESTON SUB DUE TO BAD TRACK -  CN POLICE CALL TO CAR ON TRACK AT AIRPORT & DERRY ROAD - TTC STREETCAR CHARTERS - SPLIT SWITCH AT MAC YARD - SPERRY 125 WORKING NEWMARKET SUB
JUNE-JULY 1983SPERRY CAR 125 OPERATING NEWMARKET SUB -  TRAIN 387 STOPPED BY HOTBOX DETECTOR - MBS CLEARANCE EXTRA 4517 NORTH FROM GARNET TO SIMPSON - MBS CLEARANCE EXTRA CP 4226 WEST FROM JARVIS TO SIMCOE -  VANDALS PLACING TIRES ON TRACK NEAR CLIFTON - TRACK LINEUP HAGERSVILLE SUB - HALTON SUB ORDERS - RULE 266 EXTRA 7221 FROM KEELE TO 9.5 WESTON SUB - RULE 266 TO EXTRA 1345 FROM MIMICO TO CABIN E. RULE 83A TO 4133 AT SNIDER VIA 2 6540 ARRIVED CONCORD - GO 990 SIGNAL PROBLEMS AT PEEL - GO 990 WITH DOOR PROBLEMS - CLEARANCE WORK EXTRA 4596 FROM JORDAN. - SIGNAL MAINTAINER PROBLEM WORKING ON NYC/CASO/CONRAIL BOX -  GO 990 REPORTING POSSIBLE GATE PROBLEMS AT MISSISSAUGA ROAD -  MBS CLEARANCE EXTRA NW 8010 WEST FROM FEEDER WEST TO ST. THOMAS -  CONRAIL DISPATCHER BUFFALO - MBS CLEARANCE EXTRA 4504 WEST - ORDER 324.2 KINGSTON SUB PROTECT CROSSING -  290.7-290.5 KINGSTON SUB ORDER
JULY 1983MBS CLEARANCE NW 8054 WEST FROM FEEDER WEST TO ST. THOMAS -  TRACK LINEUP NEWTON SUB - TRACK LINEUP KINCARDINE SUB -  TRACK LINEUP CAYUGA SUB - RULE 266 TO FOREMAN FROM YAGER EAST TO BROOKFIELD - ORDERS FOR TRAIN 884 WITH ENGINE 2313 HAVE RIGHT OVER VIA 1 ENGINE 6532 FROM BRADFORD TO CONCORD - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER - MBS CLEARANCE AT PALMERSTON  TO WORK BETWEEN HARRISTON JCT AND DOUGLAS POINT - TRACK LINEUP EXTRA 4403 DEPARTS STRATFORD - TRACK LINEUP NEWTON SUB -  CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER - MBS CLEARANCE NW 8076 WEST FROM FEEDER WEST TO SIMCOE - NW 8076 ORDERED TO STOP TRAIN DUE TO HOT BOX BY LONDON DS DISPATCHER -  TRACK LINEUP NEWMARKET SUB WASHAGO TO CONCORD - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER - CN LONDON NI DISPATCHER CALLING NIAGARA FALLS YARD 
JULY-AUGUST 1983GO TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS - CONRAIL BUFFALO - MALTON GO SHELTER ON TRACKS - TRACK LINEUP ST. THOMAS TO TILLSONBURG - MBS CLEARANCE THOROLD SUB - MBS CLEARANCE HAGERSVILLE SUB -  MBS CLEARANCE CANAL SUB - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER - GTW DETROIT DISPATCHER CONRAIL TOWER MILWAUKEE JCT - TRAIN 765 OAKWOOD YARD -  MBS CLEARANCE NW 4160 EAST GLENCOE TO ST. THOMAS - CP 927 BROKEN DRAWBAR AT  PUSLINCH - NW MEET AT GARNET -  MBS CLEARANCE TO NW 8521 EAST FROM CAYUGA TO FEEDER WEST - BRAMPTON TRANSIT BUS BROKEN DOWN AT HEART LAKE ROAD CROSSING - MBS CLEARANCE FEEDER WEST TO ST. THOMAS - CONRAIL 2371 ON FALLS ROAD - MBS CLEARANCE NW 8064 WEST FROM FEEDER WEST TO SIMCOE - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD - MBS CLEARANCE EXTRA 4523 WEST FROM CALEDONIA TO SIMPSON - CONRAIL FRONTIER DIESEL SHOP TO 959 - MERRITON OPERATOR LOUTH STREET ISSUES - 8514 TO JOHN STREET TOWER - PROBLEMS FOR 665 NEAR LIMEHOUSE WITH TRAINMASTER WILKINSON - MBS CLEARANCE WORK EXTRA 7165 MERRITON TO THOROLD - CONRAIL DISPATCHER LOCKPORT 
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1983MBS CLEARANCE FOR DUNNVILLE SUB - LONDON DISPATCHER TO WELLAND YARD - TIES ON FIRE EAST OF MILE 17 HALTON SUB - SOUTHAMPTON SUB - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER - MBS CLEARANCE 4565 NORTH FROM WELLAND TO ALLENBURG - CN 4220 WON'T LOAD AND ANOTHER UNIT CRACKCASE OIL LEAKING - TH&B DISPATCHER - MBS CLEARANCE CN 4532 WORK BETWEEN ALLENBURG AND THOROLD - TRACK UNIT CN 50405 WORK BETWEEN CALEDONIA AND MILE 69 DUNNVILLE SUB - PEDESTRIAN HIT AT NEWMARKET BY VIA 2 - KINGSTON SUB TRAIN GIVEN PERMISSION TO ENTER AT MILE 173.4 AND PROCEED WEST - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER TO TRAIN NEAR BROCKPORT - CONRAIL FRONTIER TO SENECA - ORDERS FOR CN EXTRA 9510 WEST AT LIMEHOUSE - CP AGINCOURT - CN 9198 & 9195 DROPPED BY TRAIN 431 AT ASH FOR PICKUP BY 415 - CONRAIL 6327 FALLS ROAD BRANCH - CONRAIL YARD TALK ABOUT N&W AND C&O - CONRAIL NIAGARA BRANCH DISPATCHER - RULE 264 TO  NW 6191 WEST AT ROBBINS EAST - VIA TRAIN 79 REQUESTING POLICE AT OAKVILLE - ORDERS FOR MILE 7 AND 7.4 STAMFORD SUB
OCTOBER 1983TTC PETER WITT DISCUSSION - EXTRA 9552 WEST DEALING WITH VIA TRAIN BREAKDOWN AT KITCHENER - GO 503 LOCO SHUTDOWN ON TRAIN 995 ( ENGINEER DON BLUE )  - TH&B 77 BRANTFORD / WATERFORD ORDERS - 409/669 MEET AT SILVER - SPERRY CAR 123 WORKING STEWARTOWN - NIAGARA REGION TRACK FIRE - TH&B 73 WATERFORD TO ABERDEEN ORDERS - TTC DEALING WITH CP TRAIN BLOCKING CROSSINGS AT HORNER & EVANS - TH&B SMITHVILLE/VINEMOUNT - CONRAIL WEST SENECA BRANCH ORDERS - TH&B VINEMOUNT TRACK MACHINE ORDERS -  GRINDING NEAR GO STATION - CN OPERATOR KITCHENER TO TRAIN 664 - CN EXTRA 9589 RUN AHEAD OF VIA 6214 ORDERS FROM PETERSBURG - DISAGREEMENT OVER CAR OF TIES IN FRONT OF THE VAN - DISAGREEMENT OVER CN 4211 DEAD IN CONSIST
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1983GO 997 ORDERED TO STOP DUE DRAGGING EQUIPMENT - TTC PETER WITT & PCC CHARTERS - CASO / CONRAIL 7432 AT WELLAND - NYS&W COOPERSTOWN DISPATCHER - TRAIN 932 HIT PEDESTRIAN AT MILE 3.7 OAKVILLE SUB - CAYUGA SUB TRACK LINEUP -  CANAL SUB MBS CLEARANCE - STAMFORD CLEARANCE -  STOUFFVILLE SUB MBS CLEARANCE -  DUNNVILLE EASTBOUND CARS FOR BUFFALO - TH&B 73 INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AT DUNNVILLE -  AMBULANCE REQUEST FOR GO TRAIN AT BRAMALEA - VIA TRAIN PROBLEMS BETWEEN KITCHENER AND LONDON - ONR 1987 TO MEET TRAIN 129 - TRAIN 432 WITH 159 CARS BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND PEEL BREAKS APART MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING ONE CAR WITH BROKEN WHEEL SETOFF AT DIXIE CUP BRAMPTON -  VIA 2 WANTS TO HOLD TRAIN VIA 56 FOR ARRIVAL AT UNION - CP PARKDALE TO TORONTO TERMINAL DISPATCHER - CP 8143 & 4561 WORK AS 2 WORK EXTRAS BETWEEN ZORRA & ST. MARYS
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1984ALL WESTBOUND TRAINS EXCEPT VIA 663 TO HOLD WAIT AT SILVER UNTIL TRAIN 663 ARRIVES AT STRATFORD DUE CROSSING INCIDENT AT ROCKWOOD MILE 40.56 - TTC BUS ACCIDENTS -  HEAVY SNOW ON GUELPH SUB - FORT ERIE SHOP - BROKEN DRAWBAR ON TRAIN AT MALPORT -  SNOWPLOUGH EXTRA 3654 NORTH - CP MACTIER SUB DISPATCHER -  HOTBOX DETECTOR REPORTING A STOPPED TRACK LAYING TRAIN AT 83 MPH WITH DRAGGING EQUIPMENT - REQUEST TO LIFT EMPTY AUTO RACKS FROM ALYMER TO SOUTHWOLD - TRAIN 415 EXTRA 5084 WEST ORDER TO USE WEST HIGHLINE TRACK FROM CABIN E TO SCOTT STREET -  VIA 79 AND 85 TO COUPLE TOGETHER AT CREDIT RIVER AND RUN TOGETHER WESTWARD - CONRAIL DISPATCHER INSTRUCTIONS TO USE CROSSOVER AT CP PHILLIPS - GUELPH OPERATOR REPEATING ORDERS 
 FEBRUARY-MARCH 1984TTC SUBWAY ISSUES - GO TRAIN STALLS IN FLYUNDER AT UNION DUE TO NO SAND - TTC OSGOODE STATION ISSUES - TRAIN 731 CN 9585 EAST IN EMERGENCY MILE 17 HALTON SUB -  CN 9550 NORTH AT MAPLE ORDERS - CONRAIL FALLS ROAD DISPATCHER - MBS CLEARANCE WORK PLOUGH EXTRA 4401 FROM HAGERMAN AND MILE 40 THEN TO LINDSAY - MALPORT DROP TRAIN AND RETURN POWER & VAN  TO MACYARD - CONRAIL ST. THOMAS DISPATCHER - MBS CLEARANCE NW 8003 WEST  FEEDER WEST TO ST. THOMAS - ORDERS FOR TRACK UNITS CN 50551 & 50471 ON HALTON SUB - SPERRY 129 WORKING HAGERMAN -  TTC COXWELL SUBWAY FIRE - CN TRAIN LIFT AT TILLSONBURG AND DROP ST. THOMAS EMPTIES AT ALYMER - TH&B 401 AT VINEMOUNT
APRIL-JULY 1984CN AUXILIARY TO GRAVENHURST - ORDERS FOR VIA 6536 AT DONCASTER RUN AS TRAIN 129 DUE TO DETOUR - MBS CLEARANCE NW 8038 WEST FROM SIMCOE TO ALYMER - CN 9543 RUN AHEAD OF VIA 6207 JORDAN TO CLIFTON - CONRAIL LOCKPORT YARD - GO TRAIN REPORTING CROSSING GATE TORNOFF TORBRAM WESTON SUB CROSSING - TTC CHARTER WANTING TO HOLD VIA TRAIN FOR PASSENGERS - GO 991 & 993 TO BACK OUT OF BRAMALEA AND CROSSOVER TO NORTH TRACK TO PROCEED WEST DUE TO ACCIDENT AT PEEL - TTC ISSUES - ORDERS FOR TRAINS OUT OF GLENCOE - MBS CLEARANCE NW 8013 EAST FROM SIMCOE TO FEEDER WEST - MBS CLEARANCE NW 8052 WEST FROM SIMCOE TO ST. THOMAS - CP TRACK LINEUP MACTIER SUB - TRACK UNIT 75416 WEST ON HALTON SUB - GO TRAINS TO BRAMPTON TO DETOUR VIA NEWMARKET AND HALTON SUBS DUE TO BROKEN RAIL ON WESTON SUB -  VIA 668 TO DETOUR HALTON AND NEWMARKET SUB - DETOUR VIA 79 OVER WESTON/HALTON SUB -  TTC PETER WITT CHARTER
AUGUST 1984SPERRY 134 WORKING HALTON SUB - CN YO DISPATCHER TO CP 8163 EAST AT OAKVILLE - TRAIN DEPARTING MILTON TOWN SPUR - TC100 AT PICKERING JCT 
JULY 1987 - APRIL 1991GO LOCOMOTIVE 547 CALLING WILLOWBROOK - CP DERAILMENT AT DON MILLS - CP TRAIN 928 TO PICK UP CN PILOT AT UNION - CP TRAIN ORDER AFTER CP 5405 ARRIVES WALKERVILLE -OCS CLEARANCE CP 5000 BOLTON TO MEDONTE - CONRAIL NIAGARA BRANCH DISPATCHER - CONRAIL DERAILMENT NIAGARA BRANCH - CN TRAIN 356 ORDER FROM HAMILTON WEST TO COPETOWN WEST - TRACK PATROL 75229 WESTON SUB - CONRAIL NIAGARA BRANCH DISPATCHER - EXPRESS EXTRA GT 6417 - OCS CLEARANCE CP 5915 LONGWOOD TO LOBO - MBS CLEARANCE NEWMARKET SUB BETWEEN CONCORD AND LONGFORD - GALT SUB RESTRICTION MILE 11.8 DUE TO BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION - ORDERS FOR EXTRA 3131 MYRTLE TO TORONTO YARD - RULE 266 BETWEEN HALWEST AND PEEL FOR TRAIN 547 TO PUSH GO 147 TO GEORGETOWN - CP TRAIN HITS TRUCK RESULT IN DERAILMENT AT CLAREMONT WITH AUXILIARY ORDERED -  MBS CLEARANCE TO TRAIN 123 FROM CONCORD TO BRADFORD MEET VIA 10 WITH CP 5661 AT KING CITY - GO LOCOMOTIVE 558 CALLING WILLOWBROOK - OCS CLEARANCE TO TRAIN 184 FROM SCARBOROUGH JCT TO MILLIKEN
FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1990DERAILMENT AT BRAMPTON - TRAIN ORDERS TO 4 TRAINS - CN 5027, CN 4529, RC130881 & CN 4102 ( AUXILIARY )  - CN 9512 SPEED RESTRICTION ON HALTON SUB - CP OWEN SOUND SUB ORDERS - CP GALT SUB HOT DETECTOR SIX ALARMS - MBS CLEARANCE TO TRAIN 121 CONCORD TO BARRIE - RULE 266 TO CN 2424 HALTON SUB - CP MULTIPLE TRAIN  DERAILMENT NEAR PARKDALE ( INCLUDES TORONTO FIRE CALLS )  -  CP 4216 MBS CLEARANCE FROM STREETSVILLE JCT TO OWEN SOUND - CP TRACK LINEUP GALT SUB GUELPH JCT TO QUEBEC STREET 
MAY 1991PHONE PATCH WITH CN CB DISPATCHER - GO LOCOMOTIVE 525 TALKING TO WILLOWBROOK - CP LOCOMOTIVE 5557 ON GROUND AT BOLTON - OCS CLEARANCE 5412 NORTH FROM BOLTON TO 89.5 MACTIER SUB








usag dogfightCN 6060 - VARIOUS EXCURSIONS AROUND SOUTHERN ONTARIO - PROBABLY 1978

Various trips including Gravenhurst and Niagara Falls.  Some crew recording made on our new GE programmable scanner can be heard at times.  Probably one of the first programmable scanners at the time - it was a huge radio that you programmed the 6 channels using regular analogue tuning.


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Most of the recording is on the return trip - Stratford to Georgetown - fast running and some very distant whistle echoes


Recorded on July 10, 1993.  Thanks for having 2 military scanners working at the same time - rare recording of BOTH sides of a dogfight practice over Lake Ontario ( flights originated from Niagara Falls, NY ) - Headphones required to properly listen to this file.




hotel plaza IITORONTO FIRE - THIRD ALARM - HOTEL PLAZA II - AUGUST 1982


usag dogfightCALEDON FIRE - PLANE CRASH


usag dogfightMISCELLANEOUS EARLY 1990s MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC OVER TORONTO REGION - PART 1