Number 277    April 1962

Spotlight on People

Train Happy - Canadian Pacific engineer Herbert Stitt, of Toronto, will retire in September, but his 47 years of service on the road haven't dulled a keen appetite for railroading. He'll continue to operate an "O" gauge model layout of his own which includes 11 locomotives, more than 70 cars and a network of track that takes up an entire room of his basement. For Engineer Stitt this will be a quiet change from running the first lap with the C.P.R.'s fast transcontinental trains from Toronto. Four years ago, as steam locomotives began to disappear from Canadian rails, Mr. Stitt became interested in model railroading and his admiration for the vanishing "teakettle" is reflected in his collection of model power which doesn't include a single diesel. "I was brought up on steam. Diesels are fine; they're comfortable and more efficient", says Mr. Stitt, "but steam engines have romance in them".