I’m Giving a Talk!
If you’re in Winnipeg on April 11, come to the Charleswood Legion on the west side of Winnipeg and hear me talk about trains at night!
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Mac Yard From the Air
CN’s MacMillan train yard in the Toronto area is the second largest train yard in Canada – after Winnipeg’s Symington yard. Opened in 1965, it helped move rail traffic – and the CN train yard – out of downtown Toronto and freed up track space for GO Transit in 1967, along with the CN Tower … Read more
BAR Boxcars
The humble boxcar. Barely noticed, largely replaced by more specialized cars, these universal carriers still soldier on even today.
Tidal
When I saw you again, after all those years, it was such a tidal wave of emotions. I was staggered.
Northern Alberta Railways 1971 Timetable
This is a scan of the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) public timetable #49 dated April 25, 1971.
Northern Alberta Railways 1959 Timetable
This is a scan of the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) public timetable #49 dated October 25, 1959.
Just Another Railfan Sunday
Six o’clock already, I was just in the middle of a dream / I was shooting Frecciarossas by a crystal blue Italian stream
RIP Morgan Turney
The Canadian railway modeling community suffered a big loss recently. Morgan Turney, founder and editor of Canadian Railway Modeller magazine, passed away on February 6, 2025, at the age of 77.
