Shearwater
I look at the three years that we spent in Shearwater as my most formative years. It was there that I changed from a kid into a teenager, and where I started many of the habits and pursuits that I still continue today.
Review: Off the Tracks
I was a little skeptical about “Off the Tracks”. A book about train travel, written during the pandemic when you couldn’t travel? I gave it a shot, and I’m glad I did.
CN Car Control Manual, PEI, 1980
This is a CN Car Control manual for Prince Edward Island in 1980. The manual is from the collection of John Stewart of Charlottetown and was scanned by Taylor Main.
35 Years Since December 6
35 years ago today, a man attacked the campus of École Polytechnique in Montréal and killed 14 women and injured 13 other people.
Hard to Say I’m Sorry
I have a love-hate relationship with the band Chicago. Mostly love, mixed with an unpleasant memory.
RIP Raymond Kennedy
Canadian railway enthusiast and historian Raymond Kennedy died on November 26, 2024. He was 83. The Toronto Railway Historical Association shared the sad news on Facebook.
Review: For the Love of a Son
Many Canadian sports fans know who Scott Oake is. He was a familiar face and voice on Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet, and many other events including the Olympics. In For the Love of a Son, Scott uses his formidable story telling skills to tell the story of his son, Bruce, who passed away from … Read more
10 Questions for Rick Malo
“I’m a 1st Generation Texan, born and raised in the mosquito-riddled confines of Houston, Texas back in the early 1960s before the interstates came to town.”
Traffic Jam on the Rivers Sub
It was an early morning, late September; a fine morning to be out by the rails.
The morning started with a ballast train bombing through Diamond at six AM, darkness enfolding all.
10 Questions for Oren B. Helbok
Born in the Bronx in 1965, I ran away from a steam locomotive the first time that I saw one, at age 2, but I very quickly turned around, and since then I have photographed and ridden steam trains from approximately coast to coast.