CN 102
This photo was published in the October 2014 Branchline magazine, on page 22 in their “Photo Corner” section. Here’s the story behind it.
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Happy 58th to Me
Another trip around the sun, another mile post passed, time keeps ticking on, and it’s time to flip the hourglass over again.
We Remember
Thank you to those who fought abroad in Afghanistan, who struggled to bring peace to a war-torn land. You are not forgotten.
Canadian Northern Railway Public Timetable June 1913
This is the Canadian Northern Railway public timetable, effective June 14, 1913.
Touring the Ontario Southland
A group of Real Rails 2025 attendees toured the Ontario Southland Railway’s facility in Salford, Ontario. These are their stories.
Reporting on Real Rails 2025
Congratulations to the organizers and volunteers of Real Rails 2025 on a job well done! The best endorsement I can give is to note that everyone was wondering when the next one will be.
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge was the second female artist I really got into, after Kate Bush.
Cyanide in Thamesville
On September 19, 1957 CN train #105 hit a tractor-trailer at a crossing in Thamesville, Ontario. The truck was carrying 25,000 pounds of sodium cyanide pellets (“cyaneggs”) and the trailer was demolished.
