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. Alstom will upgrade its Thunder Bay, Ontario facility and the “Adessia” cars will be manufactured in Canada. One question that has arisen … Read more
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.
Want to own an inn with a dozen rail cars? A historic station in beautiful Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia? A dining car?
The CN Ruel subdivision runs from Capreol to Hornepayne and is part of CN’s main line through Ontario. VIA Rail’s “Canadian” uses this line.
Ken MacDonald was a prolific railway photographer who lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He was born in 1928 and died on August 20, 2023.
