The book Cape Breton Railways: An Illustrated History is an in-depth and comprehensive look at the complex history of railways on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. This is a must-have book for fans of Maritime railway history. The old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” applies here. To me the cover says … Read more
The Journal Box is the newsletter of the Vintage Locomotive Society, owners of the Prairie Dog Central tourist railway, and the for-profit Prairie Rail Services company.
Sean Paul Bedell’s second novel, Shoebox, is a gritty look at the difficult life and work of a first responder in Nova Scotia.
My wife and I visited Budapest, Hungary for the first time in early December. Naturally I took many photos of the streetcars / trams while I was there, and we rode a few as well.
The novel Family Drama is a complex family story – dare I say “drama?” – centering around Susan Bliss’ double life as an actress and a mother, and how that double life affected her husband and children in profound ways.
In some ways I would rather leave 2025 behind and not talk about it again… but that’s not how life works. Let’s do a quick review and look forward to 2026.
Join me for a quick look at a busy train morning, from December 28, 2004 – 21 years ago today.
Last month, I ran across the CN Fort Garry local doing its work near the former Manitoba Sugar facility. The Fort Garry area used to be served by both CN (from its Letellier subdivision) and CP (from its La Riviere subdivision). CP removed that spur around 2006? and now only CN can switch it. A … Read more
