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More and more, I’m finding that I just like to “be”. Rushing from location to location is fun and exciting, but there’s something to be said for taking the time to experience a place.

One of my first memories of Sarah McLachlan is listening to an interview while lying on a bed in my hotel room in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was promoting her second album, Solace. She made a minor splash with her first album, Touch, with the catchy “Vox”. Her second album, my favourite, Solace, had three … Read more

To chase, or not to chase, that is the question.

CN Synoptical History, 1960 – PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY – an element of “Canadian Government Railways” owned by Canada and entrusted to “Canadian National Railway Company” from January 20, 1923.

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.