tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post691462023634943987..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: Portage la Prairie, November 1980Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-62217113110017613602020-05-12T08:56:36.822-04:002020-05-12T08:56:36.822-04:00Yes, these photos were a nice trip down memory lan...Yes, these photos were a nice trip down memory lane of the Portage that was.<br />Thanks for your comment, Jason.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-10331401297224894562020-05-12T00:37:31.891-04:002020-05-12T00:37:31.891-04:00Great photos of the elevators and fertilizer/freig...Great photos of the elevators and fertilizer/freight bins! Was something to see I bet in its prime!JasonPaulSailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877757626497333689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-91815094912445199222020-02-16T15:22:51.247-05:002020-02-16T15:22:51.247-05:00Not that I can think of, Railfan Sis. As this post...Not that I can think of, Railfan Sis. As this post illustrates, sooooooooooo much has changed. Wilf was on-duty recently to snap the VIA consist that had derailed just northwest of there and that was a good 'spot news' photo that I shared on here.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />Railfan Bro'Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-75067957560443566732020-02-16T08:54:50.697-05:002020-02-16T08:54:50.697-05:00All things being well, I’ll have a day in PlaP wit...All things being well, I’ll have a day in PlaP with Uncle Wilf next Sunday...anything I could check out on your behalf, in the spirit of Railfan Sisters?!?Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535699663887484751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-20873658652089850372020-02-15T22:40:27.519-05:002020-02-15T22:40:27.519-05:00Agreed, Elijah. These were just too good not to sh...Agreed, Elijah. These were just too good not to share!<br /><br />Too many projects, too little time. Just like - too many blog posts, too little time!<br /><br />But we keep plugging along with our respective projects. We'll have to be judicious picking our favourites and wallowing in nostalgia!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-24060347497712448592020-02-15T00:28:06.502-05:002020-02-15T00:28:06.502-05:00Yellowheads, Hellcats, and classic semi tractors; ...Yellowheads, Hellcats, and classic semi tractors; it seems all good things congregated at Portage in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Bill took allot of great pictures, also of exotic farm machinery loads and CN RS18s on rare mileage tours. I most certainly appreciate you sharing them, lots of great projects! <br /><br />In other news, I just got VIA Kootenay Park for my 1981 Super Continental. I will be running it with a CN 3100 RS18 in the consist at the train show next week.Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-54657383088013726822020-02-14T22:11:55.071-05:002020-02-14T22:11:55.071-05:00They are indeed fantastic, aren't they, Tyler?...They are indeed fantastic, aren't they, Tyler? Especially to Portage fans like us. So much is gone and so much has changed. It was so common to see grain trucks coming and going along those Portage streets. Just another part of the Portage railfanning scene of, can it be, 40 years ago!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-40447098963055165232020-02-14T21:25:03.528-05:002020-02-14T21:25:03.528-05:00Fantastic pictures! Very helpful in figuring out ...Fantastic pictures! Very helpful in figuring out how all the components of McCallister came together. Not to mention all the other elevators and fertilizer sheds in Portage at the time!Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277724015328862338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-85684784359468521492020-02-13T17:07:36.311-05:002020-02-13T17:07:36.311-05:00Thanks for that additional information, Robert!
Y...Thanks for that additional information, Robert!<br /><br />Yes, we would even see Arnold Bros. trucks here in Kingston. Sometimes with farm equipment.<br /><br />I'm very pleased to be able to share these. Sometimes B&W shows as much or more detail than colour. It also sparks our imaginations!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-66771808484742288102020-02-13T13:36:56.255-05:002020-02-13T13:36:56.255-05:00Ok; I can make some comments with a small degree o...Ok; I can make some comments with a small degree of certainty.<br />Note the first picture - TransX.<br />They were a small company that built into a big company and were bought in 2018 by CN.<br />That looks to be an early terminal in Portage. The tractor with the trailer backed into the dock is a GMC.<br />The other truck picture appears to be an Arnold Bros with a set of grain pups. Arnold Bros did a lot of intra-Manitoba work.<br />Great set of pictures.<br /><br /><br />Robert Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192837894697698725noreply@blogger.com