Recent Books
I’ve been reading a lot recently, and here are three that I really liked. Two are science fiction and one is not.
Review: Train Beyond the Mountains
I didn’t get what I was hoping for from this book. I got less of what I wanted and more of what I didn’t know I wanted.
New and Old: BC Rail 4650 to 4654
Back in October 5, 2000, someone* caught several brand-spanking new BC Rail locomotives being shipped through Ontario. These GE-built C44-9W locomotives were the last new locomotives purchased by BC Rail before its absorption into CN. * regretfully I do not know who the photographer was The five locomotives were 4651, 4650, 4654, 4653 and 4652, … Read more
Review: The Railroad Photography of Jerry A. Pinkepank, Book 1
I was delighted to read Jerry Pinkepank’s latest book, “The Railroad Photography of Jerry A. Pinkepank, Book 1: New England & Atlantic Canada 1962-1982”.
Housekeeping
One thing I find about being a railfan is that I do a lot of housekeeping, rather than actual railfanning.
Review: Translation State
I was really excited to read Ann Leckie’s new novel, “Translation State“, and I was not disappointed. It met my high expectations and then some. My Amazon links are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you purchase something using those links, at no extra cost to you. Ann is well known for … Read more
CN Mountain Region Timetable October 1971
This is the Mountain Region employee timetable for CN, featuring the British Columbia region, effective October 31, 1971.
Detective Work
I love doing “railway detective work”. People will ask me what route an ancestor may have taken when they came to Canada, so I dig into my timetable collection and investigate. Sometimes I will acquire a photograph and try to figure out where it was taken. I bought this photograph of three CN MLW RSC-14 … Read more
Prufrock and I
T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” was the first poem that really resonated with me.
We were forced to read and analyze poetry in English class for years. Generally when you’re made to read something, you won’t like it.