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
I feel a little bad for saying that “The Widow’s Crayon Box” is a joy to read, but there it is. I loved it.
CPKC has a large presence in the Regina area because it is on their main line. CN’s presence is much more limited, and Regina is connected to CN’s network via a branch line from Melville to Regina named the CN Quappelle subdivision, which runs through the Qu’Appelle Valley.
After I crossed the border into Saskatchewan, I passed through Langenburg and Churchbridge. Melville was on my mind, but before that, I went to Bredenbury.
Recently I had to travel to the Regina, Saskatchewan area for work. I elected to drive from Winnipeg using my own car, rather than fly there and then rent a car. This gave me some flexibility on the route and how long I took to get there, so I used that to do a little exploring.
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.
The life of a railroader is often spent waiting.
Waiting for the call to go to work. Waiting for your train to be ready. Waiting for clearance to depart.
Sometimes, more time is spent waiting for other trains than they spend in motion!
I read these three books back-to-back recently: “Satellite Image”, “Strange Sally Diamond”, and “The Long Defeat”.
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.
