CANADIAN  NEWS


Fifth Line road crossing.
Fifth Line road crossing - Date? Google

CN - Effort to Stop Train Whistles in South Glengarry Falls Off the Rails

CP - "Iron Roads" Looks at the History of Railways in Prince Albert

All - Locomotive Commotion in the Swift Current Mall



Taschereau Yard.
Taschereau Yard - Date? Photographer?

CN - Canadian Border Officials Seize 142 Kilos of Cocaine at CN's Taschereau Yard

CN - and Recyclable Plastic

CPKC - Announces Filing of Proxy Circular

VIA - Politicians and Pencil Pushers Turning a Blind Eye to Travel Difficulties in the North



A Series VI Talgo trainset.
A Series VI Talgo trainset in the Seattle maintenance facility - 27 Aug 2013 Bob Johnston.

NRPC - Deals With Cascades Mechanical Woes

TLNK - TransLink

CTS - Calgary Transit Reduces C-Train Service on Weekends and Public Holidays



The Maple Leaf.
Amtrak's Maple Leaf Train - Date? Photographer?

NRPC - Amtrak's Maple Leaf Train Continues to Link Americans and Canadians Together

CTN/STM - Canadian government to provide more than $1.1 billion for rail transit in Quebec City, Montreal



The Port of Churchill.
The Port of Churchill - Date? Photographer?

HBRY - Phosphate May Move Through Churchill

MLNX - Starts Work Within Days on GO Train to Bowmanville



Martin Imbleau.
Martin Imbleau - 2024 R.J. Johnston.

HSR - Head of Canada's HSR Project Wants it to Run Into Downtown Toronto

HBRY - Support for the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill

MLNX - Feds Back Hazel McCallion LRT Extension in Brampton



VIA Rail train.
A VIA Rail train - Date? Photographer? *3.

VIA - This Canadian Creator is Taking a Cross Canada Tour Aboard VIA Rail and Documenting Every Mile

VIA - How VIA Rail is Taking Action Today for a More Accessible and Sustainable Future

VIA - I Spent 6 Hours in Business Class on a Canadian Train for $200

CTS - Gondek Expresses Doubt About Downtown Segment of Green Line LRT Plan as Province Signals Full Steam Ahead

All - Sea to Sky Model Train and Hobby Show


PHOTO OF THE WEEK AWARD - Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the nationl railway and the oldest state-run enterprise in Chile. It manages the infrastructure and operating rail services in the country. The various track gauges include Indian gauge at 1,676 mm (5 feet 6 inches) in the south. Metre gauge, 1,000 milimetres (3 feet 3 3/8 inches) in the north. Plus the Santiago Metro uses 1,435 milimetre (4 feet 8 1/2 inches) or standard gauge. Similar to White Pass locomotives this D-16005, a diesel-electric built by General Electric and ALCo, was delivered to the EFE in 1954. It's shown shunting cars and passenger coaches coming off the Santiago night service - 17 Sep 2021 Felipe Radrigan.

 
 
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