My 12 Favourite 2024 Photos, Part 1

I went back through the photos I took in 2024 and rated them, then sifted through the higher rated ones and chose one per month. Some months were pretty easy, but some – I’m looking at you, May, June and September – it was really hard to choose just one photo. So I cheated a bit.

Happy Holidays

I want to wish everyone reading this a happy holiday season, however you choose to celebrate it. In the depths of winter here in Canada, we’re glad to take a little break at the end of the year – at least the 25th, 26th and the 1st.

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.

Drawing the Monk Subdivision

Map of CN railway lines in New Brunswick and Quebec in 1963

On September 2, 2021 I received an email from Richard Manicom that would lead to a lot of back-and-forth, some great knowledge exchanges, an article in CN Lines magazine, and the map above.

Last Train to Fort Qu’Appelle

On the RailsMBSK Facebook group, Chris C asked when the last passenger train served Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Naturally, I leapt to my timetable collection for the answer.