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I’m scanning my old negatives. On one strip I found this photo that I vaguely remember taking, but I wasn’t sure of the location. Fortunately, a little online sleuthing located it.

Here’s a quick look at the Rusty Relics Museum, located in Carlyle, Saskatchewan. The museum has indoor and outdoor displays, and is centered around a 1909 Canadian Northern Railway station. During the summer it also houses the town’s tourist booth.

Both CN and CPKC have locked out their running trade workers. This is unprecedented in Canada.

She slid onto the seat beside me like the sun emerging from behind clouds. I swear the bus grew brighter.

Just for fun, I thought I’d go through the photo archives and see what train related photos I’ve taken on this day – August 11. Here you go. 2001 On August 11, 2001 I was in Chaplin, Saskatchewan with my family. Some of my wife’s family lived in Chaplin at that time and we were … Read more

The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway built big, and the train station in Melville, Saskatchewan is no exception. This large two story building is the only one of its kind remaining in Canada.

Winnipeg had an airborne visitor – a rare one, at that. One of the two flyable Lancasters in the world visited the Gateway to the West this week.

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Lake of the Woods Railroaders Museum in Kenora, Ontario.

Whenever I hear one of the classic Asia songs, “Heat of the Moment”, “Sole Survivor”, or “Only Time Will Tell”, I think of Dungeons & Dragons, and in particular I think of giants and Drow elves.

Well, that’s it. I’ve had enough.

Reliability matters more to me than $$$.