The railroad nearest to my location is the Ottawa Central Railway, a short line that mainly runs along the former CN Beachburg subdivision; it also has trackage rights on VIA Rail’s Ottawa-area track. Like most short lines, I imagine, it doesn’t have a web site of its own, but it does have some presence on [...]
The Toronto Railway Historical Association has a new web site; they’re working on plans for a major railway museum — the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre — in downtown Toronto, and the site has the details. Via cpsig.
A Russian rail operator is floating the idea of a direct train between Berlin and Irkutsk, which, at something like five days and 6,800 kilometres, would be the longest single rail journey to originate in western Europe; the current route terminates at Novosibirsk, and is only four days and 5,000 kilometres. Gadling sees the advantages: [...]
Steve Boyko has put together a list of the top ten railfanning spots in New Brunswick. I travel to New Brunswick from time to time so I should make a note of this: some of the locations look interesting.
There’s a lot of layout planning software out there, but almost none of that is for the Mac. As a Mac user, this is naturally of some concern to me, but I was never without at least one option. I’ve been using Empire Express for my layout planning. It has its limitations, but it’s reasonably [...]
A video of yesterday’s TGV speed record: Via Marcel.
The official TGV speed record attempt took place today, the Associated Press reports (Washington Post). Via Marcel. 574.8 km/h. Or, if you prefer, 357.2 mph. Or, if you prefer, 160 m/s. Roaring like a jet plane, with sparks flying overhead and kicking up a long trail of dust, the black-and-chrome V150 with three double-decker cars [...]
Two dozen cars of a 33-car Ontario Northland train derailed on Friday near Engelhart, Ontario, a small community in the Timiskaming region of northern Ontario. Several of the cars contained sulphuric acid: one spilled its contents — about 100 tons’ worth — into the Blanche River; another four were leaking. The spill was contained on [...]
I’m always surprised at just how many train shows take place within a few hours’ drive. This past weekend we stopped by the Kemptville Toy and Train Show, which takes place in Kemptville, Ontario, a bedroom community south of Ottawa. I took a lot of pictures and have put together a collection of them. Probably [...]
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