Review: Bird’s Eye View
Bird’s Eye View is a work of historical fiction, with an emphasis on the history. At times it felt like I was reading someone’s memoir rather than a novel.
NBEC Presentation: Tuesday!
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
The CPKC Belleville subdivision runs from Smiths Falls, Ontario westward to Don Mills (in the Greater Toronto Area), parallel to Lake Ontario.
Perfect Albums: Arc of a Diver
Steve Winwood was an integral part of several groups before hitting it big with his second solo album, Arc of a Diver.
21 Years Ago: An NBSR Excursion Train
On September 24, 2005, Peter Gough and I (and my kids) chased a train from Saint John to Welsford and back.
The Canyon View Camp Car
For several years, the Algoma Central Railway offered a unique experience – stay in a camp car in the beautiful Agawa Canyon!
The CP Carmi Subdivision
The CPR Carmi subdivision was part of the storied Kettle Valley Railway. This route through some of the most difficult terrain in British Columbia was often plagued with heavy snowfall, rock slides and other difficulties. The data below is from the April 24, 1960 CP employee timetable. Mile Station Sidings 0.0 MIDWAYJoins to CPR Midway … Read more
Aircraft in the Sinai
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.
Yugoslavia Bound
I’ve written here about the time I lived in the USSR. I haven’t written much about our previous stay when we lived in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 1972-1974.