tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post6672923550062976320..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: CN's VI&E Covered HoppersErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-29826876630788192842015-01-08T22:29:04.172-05:002015-01-08T22:29:04.172-05:00Hard to repurpose a station, eh? Museums and town ...Hard to repurpose a station, eh? Museums and town halls seem to be favourite attempts, also convention centres.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing from the South!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-73929469351763910782015-01-08T22:15:46.816-05:002015-01-08T22:15:46.816-05:00Nice job linking up all those Railfan Sister photo...Nice job linking up all those Railfan Sister photos from my Advent and Christmas visits! I think I'll send IZ the link too! And it's fun to recall those days when I was actually taller than you were!<br /><br />In other news, I heard an item on the news this morning about the railway station in W-S and its being repurposed (again) and no longer destined for a return to trains. Here's a link from 2010:<br />http://yesweekly.com/article-permalink-10482.html<br />and one from 2014:<br />http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/future-of-union-station-pondered/article_285fb836-e2ee-514e-a755-a1d4a611e70d.html?mode=storyAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535699663887484751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-41752294196944853472015-01-08T19:32:08.034-05:002015-01-08T19:32:08.034-05:00Thanks, Chris. That would validate the 40-year the...Thanks, Chris. That would validate the 40-year theory, since the cars were built 40 years before.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-10181129414306228382015-01-08T19:00:24.356-05:002015-01-08T19:00:24.356-05:00That's very possible, Eric. It would have been...That's very possible, Eric. It would have been late 2006 and 2007 that they were there.GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-3779621203085897032015-01-06T21:10:53.008-05:002015-01-06T21:10:53.008-05:00Good stuff, Chris. About what year was that? I lin...Good stuff, Chris. About what year was that? I linked to one 2006 photo, but I'm wondering if they're all scrapped now. Perhaps moved for scrapping at IPSCO in Regina?<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-45723529559769441492015-01-06T18:19:19.784-05:002015-01-06T18:19:19.784-05:00When I first hired on there were a few of these in...When I first hired on there were a few of these in storage in the yard tracks in Yorkton, Sk. One day they were gone and I don't think I have seen one of these since. GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.com