Confessions of a Train Geek

You may have noticed that I haven't posted much in the past few weeks. Well, there are two reasons, the most important of which was th...

Here's another eBay slide of VIA 6765, in Brockville Ontario. This was taken in July 1981 but the photographer was not indicated on th...

CP 1201 and the Atlantic I saw this slide on eBay and had to have it. This great slide by W.A. Gleason features CP 1201 on its eastern to...

I won't do this (I like my camera too much) but it is  a cool video, by Jeff Keddy. Plus... Alco!

Continuing my fascination with CN/VIA 6765, here are two more slides I purchased recently. First, CN 6765 in May 1974. This slide was take...

I went out to shoot the Canadian  on May 10. VIA has been leaving before noon these days and I knew I was cutting it close. I decided to hea...

Here are a few recent NB Southern videos featuring the "new" leased power. Dave Dineen aka NBSRfan shot HLCX 6318 and HLCX 8144...

André Berthelot reported that the Chaleur  is finally running again, at least to New Carlisle. That's André's  shot at New Carlisle...

Gary Klouda reported that the five ex-VIA Northern Spirit cars are finally en route to Mexico. They were spotted in Minnesota on the CPR ...

Coming back to "near present" for a minute, this is what I saw on Thursday. I went out at noon to shoot the Canadian  under bright...

VIA Rail has been rebuilding its engines as part of the most recent capital renewal project. The F40PH-2 engines have been upgraded at CAD ...

An eastbound CN freight train had a minor derailment in Oakville, Manitoba last night (Tuesday at 9:30 PM) after an emergency brake applicat...

Gary Zuters shot GMD1 CN 1912 (and CN 1914) in Thunder Bay, Ontario on a nice May 16, 1980.

One week after shooting the Canadian  (and CN 199 and the CEMR train) , I was out again near St. James Junction to shoot the Canadian  again...

I went to St. James Junction in Winnipeg around noon on April 12 to shoot the Canadian , and as often happens I saw a couple of bonus train...

Just some rivet-counting geekery today. I've updated the code in the engine search portion of my train sighting database to allow a ra...

NB Southern at Chesley Drive. Photo by David Morris. The New Brunswick Southern Railway is partnering with cruise ships to offer a shor...

The New Brunswick Southern Railway is operating a charity run this Saturday, May 12 from Fredericton Junction to McAdam and back. Tickets ...

This is a follow-up to my post on Irving Oil tank cars . SteveO found a couple of great photos of Irving Oil tank cars online and shared t...

Like many oil / chemical companies, Irving leases tank cars. They used to put their logo on the tank cars, but like most companies they do...