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Smiths Falls Sunday
This morning we headed out to Smiths Falls to try to catch two VIAs around 10:30-11:00am. Unfortunately, when we got there I found that I had misread the schedule and that we missed it. Just about...
View ArticleLink: Bogus body on tracks
Reading this, you can’t help to ask your self why someone would do this. Bogus body on tracks leads to three hour train delay
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Wass Siding
Less than a year ago, VIA added a new siding at Wass on the Beachburg sub division between mile 4.7 and 5.2. I’ve been meaning to head out there to see what the new work looks like, and finally had...
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Kingston Railfan Gem
While driving on the 401 numerous times through Kingston, I’ve noticed that the CN mainline appears to disappear into the woods to cross the waterway leading into the St. Lawrence / Lake Ontario. I...
View ArticleRailpictures Reject Rate
Anyone have an idea on the typical rate of acceptance of photos to railpictures.net? Currently I’m about 0 for 10.
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Parked Cars
You know that you live in an uneventful railway area when a set of parked cars catch your attention. While driving on Hunt Club, I noticed several parked cars just on the Beachburg sub. I thought that...
View ArticleLink: Chalk River Sub Interview
Found an interview with the guys who ran the last revenue train on the Chalk River sub.
View ArticleLink: VIA adding more stops in Belleville
Two new trips to Belleville being added in November.
View ArticleAmtrak 2016 Autumn Express
Amtrak is running their annual fall train on October 29 and 30. This year, the train will go: {New York City, Newark, Musconetcong Tunnel (Lehigh Valley Railroad), Allentown (Lehigh River),...
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Autumn Express Part 1 – Vermonter
When planning my trip to New York for the 2016 Autumn Express, there were three options I explored for getting to NYC for the Saturday departure. Metro North Hudson – Drive to 7 hours to Croton-Harmon,...
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Autumn Express Part 2 – The Excursion
The departure time from New York was 8am. The train started boarding at 7:30 on track 10. Thankfully I was able to get a window seat, even though I was a bit late waiting on a bagel. The train was...
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Autumn Express Part 3 – Return
In the morning, I hit up Bien Cuit in Brooklyn for breakfast (and to pickup lunch) before heading to the station. The train departed on time at 11:30. I’d estimate that it was approximately 1/3 full....
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VIA Rail: Shifting the Corridor North (Toronto – Peterborough – Ottawa –...
There was a recent article that came out suggesting that VIA rail was considering a line between Toronto and Smiths Falls (via Peterborough / Havelock / Glen Tay / Perth). This line, I assume would...
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Winter is back
Winter has finally arrived in Ottawa and I’ve been taking that opportunity to go out and enjoy the new scenery. This change in season requires a couple of changes in how to photograph. For the most...
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Long Time
It has been over a year since I’ve seen the local freight service to Arnprior. I went out a couple of times over the year trying to catch a glimpse, but was unsuccessful on each and every single...
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L’Absent at L’Orignal
Last Saturday I decided to see if I could get some pictures of the local service CNs Vankleek subdivision. Unfortunately, I think that I may have missed it by a bit (I heard 589 on the scanner, but...
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Too many train photos broke my camera
On Sunday I had a bit of time for railfanning between Kingston and Ottawa, and it was a very fruitful, albeit cold day. The first port of call was Kingston Mills. The area was very much under...
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Prisoner of my camera system
After the premature death of my last camera I had to go out and get a new one. There were three replacement choices which were under consideration: Canon Full Frame dSLR (For its 5x macro lens), Sony...
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Protected Pedestrian Crossings in Ottawa (Part 1)
Most level protected crossings are for cars. But if you look closely in Ottawa, you will find some crossing out there just for us pedestrians and cyclists. I will say that photographing these...
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