CN (Northern Alberta Railways) 1986 Timetable
This is a scan of the CN public timetable dated December 14, 1986 for the former Northern Alberta Railways.
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Northern Alberta Railways Tumbler
Long-time reader Bill Staiger sent me this photo of a Northern Alberta Railways tumbler glass in his position. It has the NAR logo with the caption “1929 1980″ underneath. He said it is 3 1/4” tall, apparently made for their 50th anniversary. Bill rode the line from Fort McMurray to Lac La Biche, and to … Read more
Northern Alberta Railways 1979 Timetable
This is a scan of the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) public timetable #73 dated April 29, 1979.
Northern Alberta Railways Forms
Railways used to run on coal – now they run on diesel and electricity – but they have always run with paper.
Northern Alberta Railways 1971 Timetable
This is a scan of the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) public timetable #49 dated April 25, 1971.
Northern Alberta Railways 1959 Timetable
This is a scan of the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) public timetable #49 dated October 25, 1959.
Former NAR Diesels
The Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) were jointly owned by CN and CP until January 1, 1981, when CN took them over. At that time, the 21 NAR diesel locomotives became CN locomotives and were renumbered over the next couple of months. These are the three types of diesel electric locomotives owned by the Northern Alberta … Read more
Northern Alberta Railways Diesels: 1952-1980: Book Review
This is a review of the new book, “Northern Alberta Railways Diesels: 1952-1980” by Leslie S. Kozma. This is an exhaustively researched, well told book on the short history of diesel locomotives with the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) between the end of steam and the absorption of the NAR by CN.