Last Train Out
16" x 20", Acrylic on Canvas, 2005
Al Rutke Collection
Steam and light flurries fill the air on a cold late December afternoon at Palmerston, ON, as the
Engineer and Conductor of CNR train 174, a daily (ex.sun) passenger train to Hamilton, ON,
pause in their duties to wish the station master a Merry Christmas. The Fireman on the #5606
sends his wishes from the warmth of the cab. Last minute packages are being loaded for
destinations between here and Hamilton and beyond.
16" x 20", Acrylic on Canvas, 2005
Al Rutke Collection
Steam and light flurries fill the air on a cold late December afternoon at Palmerston, ON, as the
Engineer and Conductor of CNR train 174, a daily (ex.sun) passenger train to Hamilton, ON,
pause in their duties to wish the station master a Merry Christmas. The Fireman on the #5606
sends his wishes from the warmth of the cab. Last minute packages are being loaded for
destinations between here and Hamilton and beyond.
