A former GO Transit locomotive that once plied freezing-cold rails near Toronto, Ontario, cozies next to palm trees in Riverside, Calif., in October 2013. Photo by Steve Sweeney […]
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Zone & Region: Canada
VIA sets new rules for ‘Park’ car access NEWSWIRE
‘Yoho Park’ brings up the markers on the eastbound ‘Canadian’ at Fenwood, Saskachewan, in December 2012. Thomas R. Schultz TORONTO – In an apparent effort to mediate access to its popular Park-series observation cars on its famed Canadian, VIA Rail Canada has announced new rules for passengers traveling in two sleeping-car classes. Travelers in Prestige […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 30 – Thompson River Trek
In this extended-length episode, you’ll come to appreciate just how quickly real railroads (and Drew) can be humbled by Mother Nature! This time, Drew, Kent, and Charlie Conway forge through desert-like heat, high winds, and rugged terrain in Canada’s Thompson River Canyon. The action on Canadian Pacific and Canadian National main lines sizzles too, as […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 30 – Thompson River Trek
In this extended-length episode, you’ll come to appreciate just how quickly real railroads (and Drew) can be humbled by Mother Nature! This time, Drew, Kent, and Charlie Conway forge through desert-like heat, high winds, and rugged terrain in Canada’s Thompson River Canyon. The action on Canadian Pacific and Canadian National main lines sizzles too, as […]
CN Lightweight Steam in Ontario
Watch video clips of 2-8-0s, 4-6-0s, and light 4-6-2s from the Herron Rail Video program Donald J. Krofta’s Canadian Steam, Vol. 1: Ontario, 1958. […]
CN Lightweight Steam in Ontario
Watch video clips of 2-8-0s, 4-6-0s, and light 4-6-2s from the Herron Rail Video program Donald J. Krofta’s Canadian Steam, Vol. 1: Ontario, 1958. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 29 – Fraser River Foray
Host Drew Halverson heads to the Northwest and back across the Canadian border to begin his most ambitious railfan outing yet! Drew enlists MRVP’s Kent Johnson and pilot pal Charlie Conway to help capture railroad action in one of the most picturesque river canyons in North America. Drew and the crew also catch BNSF street […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 29 – Fraser River Foray
Host Drew Halverson heads to the Northwest and back across the Canadian border to begin his most ambitious railfan outing yet! Drew enlists MRVP’s Kent Johnson and pilot pal Charlie Conway to help capture railroad action in one of the most picturesque river canyons in North America. Drew and the crew also catch BNSF street […]
The Yule Tree Railway
Name: Ian McKechnie Railroad Name: Yule Tree Railway Location: Lindsay, Ontario Scale: O Theme: Christmas/Holiday Description: A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]
The Yule Tree Railway
Name: Ian McKechnie Railroad Name: Yule Tree Railway Location: Lindsay, Ontario Scale: O Theme: Christmas/Holiday Description: A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]
Member video: Walking tour of Mark Dance’s N scale Columbia & Western
Set in 1970, Mark Dance’s N scale Columbia & Western is a 16′-6″ x 20′-0″ multi-deck walkaround model railroad. A double-mushroom peninsula helps stretch the layout’s main line to 230 feet. Take a tour of this Canadian Pacific model train layout. […]
Member video: Walking tour of Mark Dance’s N scale Columbia & Western
Set in 1970, Mark Dance’s N scale Columbia & Western is a 16′-6″ x 20′-0″ multi-deck walkaround model railroad. A double-mushroom peninsula helps stretch the layout’s main line to 230 feet. Take a tour of this Canadian Pacific model train layout. […]
