Manitoba Muck
Manitoba may have lots of fertile soil, but we also have lots of clay. It gets stuck on the bottoms of your shoes and you feel like you’re a foot taller.
The Inverted Arc
It isn’t your friend. It can’t be negotiated with. It’ll get you when you least expect it. It just wants to crush you.
Highball to 2024
That’s a wrap on 2023. Get on the train – the conductor’s giving a highball for 2024!
Surplus Books and Timetables
It’s an end-of-year clearout sale here at Traingeek Central. I have a bunch of BRMNA and other train books for sale
Long Exposure of the Moment
This image is on the desktop of my computer while I’m working. When I minimize windows, I catch a glimpse of this and it brings me a little peace and tranquility. I made it in Milan, Italy one evening. I love all the little details in the image. The slight blurs of the people during … Read more
Before and After the Holiday Train
When I went to Ingolf, Ontario to see the CPKC Holiday Train, I made sure to leave early enough that I wasn’t rushed to get there ahead of the train. That allowed me lots of time to do a little railfanning along the way. While passing CN’s Symington Yard in Winnipeg, I saw a Hyster … Read more
Chasing CN 120
Back in October (2023) I had the opportunity to visit New Brunswick. I flew in and out of Moncton, New Brunswick and spent most of my time there. On the weekend, I rented a car so I could visit my mother.
Terra Transport Lives
The last incarnation of the Newfoundland Railway, Terra Transport, hasn’t run trains since 1988, but you can still see bits of it here and there on the CN network.
The 2023 CP Holiday Train
I’ve photographed the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train several times over the past dozen years. This year I decided to photograph it “across the border”, at Ingolf, Ontario.
Rail Train: 1997
Here are two slides I purchased from an online auction site, showing an empty CN rail train at Bayview Ontario in 1997.