A tribute to a time when steam power ruled the rails in Canada - a pictorial record of what once was on the CN and CP railroads.
( With a BIG nod to the world of trains in general)
You can hear them talk if you listen......
Anyone who has ever heard the angry staccato exhaust of a mighty "steamer" belching smoke and steam as it laboured on a grade; felt their mournful whistle moan in the distance, or a fast passenger locomotive screaming at a road crossing, can never forget those unmistakable sights and sounds.....
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February 27, 2010
Kodachrome Images
Back in the 1950's the slide film of choice by most knowledgeable photographers was Kodachrome - either 25 or 64 as well as Ektachrome. My father used both. Photos number 2 and 3 (from the top ) show 6043, preserved outdoors on display at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg. It was the last regularly scheduled passenger steam engine in Canada from The Pas to Winnipeg on April 25, 1960.
I inherited a large number of b&w; negatives and a few color slides of CNR and CPR steam that my father photographed throughout the late '40's and 1950's, right up to the demise of steam power. We lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba so all of the pictures are from the prairie region. He had a real love for steam engines and it was unfortunate that I was too young at the time to accompany him on the many trips he took with fellow enthusiasts to record on film what I hope to share with others. This is really a tribute to my Father and his life long passion for Steam.
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