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I really enjoyed True Biz by Sara Nović. In some ways it is a traditional coming-of-age story (three stories, I guess) – kids going to school, overcoming crises, experiencing love and loss – but with a serious twist. Most of the protagonists are deaf, and the action takes place at a school for the deaf.
Back in the days of steam, water towers were a common feature beside railway tracks. Steam engines used vast quantities of water and they needed to refill frequently. After the end of main line steam in 1960, these towers disappeared quickly. Only a few remain… like the one in Loggieville, New Brunswick.
When I was a new railfan, I didn’t understand the quality of light. I just took pictures, no matter what the light was and where the sun was. Most of my pictures weren’t very good.
This is the CN employee timetable for the Prairie Region, Lakehead Area, effective October 31, 1971. This covers three subdivisions:
This is the employee timetable for the Ottawa Valley Railway (OVR), effective October 28, 2001. At the time of this timetable, the OVR was operated by RailAmerica. Today it is owned by the Genesee & Wyoming, and is about half the length that it was in 2001. Download the timetable This timetable shows the OVR … Read more
I visited my son in Kitchener, Ontario recently. I was there to see him, not to railfan, but since we are both railfans… well, trains happened.
“Attention, all planets of the Solar Federation.” Ace lifted his finger off the transmit button.
“What the hell are you doing?” Sarah asked.
My wife and I visited Denmark in September 2019. I was headed to an OSIsoft PI conference in Gothenburg (Göteborg) Sweden and we decided to wrap visits to Denmark and Norway around the conference.
I’ve been wanting to read The Sleeping Car Porter for a while now. When I spotted a used copy of the book, I snatched it up and devoured over the next few days.
