Looking Back on 2025
In some ways I would rather leave 2025 behind and not talk about it again… but that’s not how life works. Let’s do a quick review and look forward to 2026.
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A Glimpse of Aeropark Budapest
My wife and I were in Hungary recently. I caught a glimpse of some old airplanes just outside the Budapest airport and snapped a few photos through the bus window.
Petition to Return VIA Rail to the Gaspé
VIA Rail withdrew from the Gaspé region of Quebec in 2013. It’s time for VIA to return.
CN Lineup of Trains Newfoundland Jan 1986
I recently acquired a few Newfoundland-related items from the Real Rails 2025 conference, including this lineup of trains in Newfoundland in January 1986.
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.
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.
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.