Trackside Treasure

Friday, January 3, 2020

Freedom Thoughts on Model Railroading in 2020

FREEDOM! Freedom from the tyranny of model railroading convention. Freedom from the dissatisfaction of not being happy with you...

Friday, December 27, 2019

Ye Olde History of Rapido Trains Inc.

Rapido Trains Inc.'s Newsletter issue 119, in addition to the latest product announcements, production schedule, questionable puns ...

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Merry Christmas 2019 and CN Plum Pudding

A suitably wintry image of your humble blogger with a westbound CN freight at Mi 182 Kingston Sub in March, 1971. (L.C. Gagnon photo) ...

Friday, December 13, 2019

On the Platforum 'Home for the Holidays' Special

Take four train enthusiasts, put them on a chilly outdoor location beside a busy main line in December, start the cameras rolling and the...

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Rather Sketchy Profile

Eric: Eric Gagnon was born in Montreal, Quebec and has lived in Kingston, Ontario most of his life. Much time was spent trackside when not in school, college or practising as a medical laboratory technologist. Married with two children, Eric is also an HO-scale modeller, musician, avid reader and blogger, having launched his Canadian railfan blog Trackside Treasure in 2008. Eric's first book Trackside with VIA:The First 35 Years, published in 2011, was followed by two more in 2012: Trackside with VIA:Cross-Canada Compendium and Consist Companion. In 2017, Eric published his fourth book, Trackside with VIA - Research & Recollections, followed by his two-volume Trains & Grains series in June, 2018, then two books on Kingston's waterfront history - Smoke on the Waterfront in November 2020, and Stories on the Waterfront in August, 2021.

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