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
Off To Slow Start
With a lot of the photographs I will be posting there is very little to no background information available to me. My father never left any notes so if anyone who visits this blog can offer some insight to the various locomotives please feel free to comment. These initial four images were captured from his album - there are a number that he developed in his darkroom - actually the basement of our house in Winnipeg. Until I can transfer the many images in the form of negatives some of the initial shots will be somewhat less than optimum quality. From the bottom, Nos. 6051, 3535, 6056 and 6043 have the honor of being the first in what will be part of a growing collection. One area of dismay for many steam enthusiasts is the actual scraping process, sad as it was my father took quite a few pictures in late 1959 and into 1960, most again, are in black and white but a number are on color slide film. I will be adding what I can as time permits.
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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