Monday, December 26, 2011

Bad Order, Part 1

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Railway rolling stock has lots of moving parts.  When one or more of these parts becomes dangerously defective, the car is deemed Bad Ord...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

'Twas the Blog Post Before Christmas

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'Twas the blog post before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, just one cordless mouse, The train books ...
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

CN Insulated Boxcars in MOW Service

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A cut of CN insulated boxcars with 8-foot Superior and 9-foot Youngstown plug doors in CN's Belleville Yard on February 17, 1992 include...
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Friday, December 2, 2011

Santa Sale

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It's that time of year again - Christmas shopping looms, but you can beat the crowds by picking up an item or two for yourself or someo...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Railfanning from the CN Tower

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When the CN Tower was built on railway lands in downtown Toronto, it was surrounded by major facilities used by the railways: Union Station...
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Saturday, November 19, 2011

But it's a TRAIN

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The 30th anniversary of the 1981 VIA Rail cuts got me thinking...there's still lots to see trackside. Instead of wallowing in nostalgi...
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Modelling a CN auxiliary crane

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My previous post on the 1993 derailment at Mi 180 Kingston Sub reminded me of the modelling I'd done after viewing the derailment clean...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Derailment at Kingston, May 1993

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A 93-car westbound CN freight derailed at 2200 hours, Thursday, May 13, 1993 just west of Kingston, Ontario. The derailment was in an intere...
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