Turning Back
I’ve become very cautious about my winter driving. I am not sure why, but I am far less willing to drive in iffy conditions than I used to be.
Railfan Stories
Stories about railfanning – trip reports and so forth. Any time I’m trackside and writing about it, it’ll be here.
Trams of Budapest
My wife and I visited Budapest, Hungary for the first time in early December. Naturally I took many photos of the streetcars / trams while I was there, and we rode a few as well.
Today in 2004
Join me for a quick look at a busy train morning, from December 28, 2004 – 21 years ago today.
Switching Fort Garry
Last month, I ran across the CN Fort Garry local doing its work near the former Manitoba Sugar facility. The Fort Garry area used to be served by both CN (from its Letellier subdivision) and CP (from its La Riviere subdivision). CP removed that spur around 2006? and now only CN can switch it. A … Read more
Forcing the Issue
A month or so ago, I tried and failed to convince myself to go railfanning. I tried again on November 16, still didn’t feel like it, went anyway. This is what happened.
Down Weyburn Way
My wife and I went to visit her best friend near Regina in late October. I had most of a day to myself, so I went in search of trains and grain elevators.
CP 4563
My photo of CP 4563 in McAdam was published in the November 2007 Branchline magazine, on page 25 in their “Photo Corner”.
Kitchener Quickies October 2025
My son Nick picked me up at the Ontario Southland Railway after our tour, and I spent the remainder of the day and most of the next day with him, his wife and their menagerie of animals. On Monday morning (October 20), Nick had to work for a bit, so I took the Ion LRT … Read more
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.