Canadian Corner: Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives

Featured subjects this month are Canadian National and Canadian Pacific steam locomotives in various Ontario locations:

CNR #5250 – Port Credit, ON – 1957 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR #5700 – Port Credit, ON – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #2233 & #2842 – Cooksville, ON – 1956 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #3002 – Galt, ON – 11/53 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #5147 – Galt, ON – 10/59 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

All photos courtesy of Railpictures.ca.

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Canadian Corner: History of the “Spirit of Windsor”

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Canadian Corner: Canadian National & Canadian Pacific Railway Depots

Featured subjects on this month’s Canadian Corner are Canadian National & Canadian Pacific Railway depots in various Ontario & Nova Scotia locations:

CPR Depot – Markdale, ON – 1970 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR Depot – St. Mary’s, ON – 2016 (Credit: Jeri Danyleyko)

CNR Depot – Ingersol, ON – 2016 (Credit: Jeri Danyleyko)

CNR Depot – Coburg, ON – 2016 (Credit: Jeri Danyleyko)

CNR Depot – Stratford, ON – 2016 (Credit: Jeri Danyleyko)

CNR Depot – Truro, NS – 1930 (Credit: Lewis Rice)

All photos courtesy of Railpictures.ca, Canada-Rail.com, and YourRailwayPictures.com.

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“Sunset Of CNR Steam”

Video courtesy of DungeonStudio via YouTube.

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Canadian Corner: “End of the Line”

This month’s Canadian Corner post is a documentation video describing the end of steam operations in Canada.  This video features interviews with railroad personnel reflecting on the change from steam to diesel and how it impacted their jobs:

Video courtesy of NFB via YouTube.

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