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

A Snippet Of Dieselization - or is it A Sniff Of Diesel?


An interesting colorized B&W photograph which mentions the first diesel engine test run to Brandon, Manitoba August 1949. It was also the first use of a Diesel unit in Western Canada. As much as I like steam, some early diesel shots will show up from time to time as even they have served their usefulness and are no longer.

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