Traingeek – Trains and Photography

My wife and I were driving past CN's Symington Yard, en route to bird watching somewhere, when I spotted a Bessemer & Lake Erie locomotive on the loop track adjacent to Lagimodiere Boulevard.

The annual Winnipeg model train show was on this past weekend.

I’ll write here what I remember.

Walking Well: Trails, Paths, Pilgrimages is a collection of essays about walking and mental health, intersecting with colonialism, environmental stewardship and relationships.

20 years ago today - October 8, 2006.

Bird's Eye View is a work of historical fiction, with an emphasis on the history.

I'm giving a presentation on the New Brunswick East Coast Railway for the Bytown Railway Society on the evening of Tuesday, October 6.

The CPKC Belleville subdivision runs from Smiths Falls, Ontario westward to Don Mills (in the Greater Toronto Area), parallel to Lake Ontario.

Steve Winwood was an integral part of several groups before hitting it big with his second solo album, Arc of a Diver.

On September 24, 2005, Peter Gough and I (and my kids) chased a train from Saint John to Welsford and back.

For several years, the Algoma Central Railway offered a unique experience - stay in a camp car in the beautiful Agawa Canyon!

The CPR Carmi subdivision was part of the storied Kettle Valley Railway.

My father's first posting in the Canadian military was in Churchill, but shortly after that he was sent to the Sinai desert in Egypt as part of the The Fort Garry Horse regiment.

I've written here about the time I lived in the USSR.

There's a new web site in town - cprailstats.ca - that would be very useful for railway researchers.

CP Rail and Ontario Hydro negotiated a contract for CP to haul coal from Bienfait, SK, and Hydro purchased 16 SD40-2 locomotives for CP to use for these trains.

The city of Prague has three metro lines.

The Canadian federal government announced that it selected Alstom as its supplier of 313 new cars for its long distance fleet, replacing the aging Budd-built and Renaissance cars currently operating outside the Corridor.

I had the pleasure of attending a concert featuring two of the best late 80s / early 90s Canadian bands - Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, and The Northern Pikes.

Way back when, a good 25 years ago, my son Nick and I had a very short cab ride.

I had to purchase this slide of headless CN 8463.

"Nyzoura's Pendant" is a fun ride.

I almost quit reading “Into the D/ark”, but I am glad that I persevered.

Want to own an inn with a dozen rail cars?

The CN Ruel subdivision runs from Capreol to Hornepayne and is part of CN's main line through Ontario.