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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Depot Doings: Mena, AR / DeQuincy, LA / Aberdeen, MS / Anderson, MO / Noel, MO / Stilwell, OK

Featured Kansas City Southern depots for this August post are those in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Oklahoma:

KCS Depot – Mena, AR – 3/16/08 (Credit: Bob King)

KCS Depot – DeQuincy, LA – 3/30/13 (Credit: Patrick Ferguson)

KCS Depot – Aberdeen, MS – 12/31/12 (Credit: Alan Williams Jr.)

KCS Depot – Anderson, MO – 10/16/06 (Credit: Tom Stolte)

KCS Depot – Noel, MO – 10/16/06 (Credit: Tom Stolte)

KCS Depot – Stillwell, OK – 10/16/06 (Credit: Tom Stolte)

All photos courtesy of Railroad Picture Archives.NET.

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Great Northern Railway Steam Feature for August 2021

Featured Great Northern Railway steam subjects this month include various locations in Minnesota:

GN #1983 – Kelly Lake, MN – 1953 (Credit: Jeff Lemke)

GN #2001 – Minneapolis, MN – 8/1/55 (Credit: Greg Smith)

GN #2015 – St. Paul, MN – 6/1/50 (Credit: Greg Smith)

GN #2020 – Kelly Lake, MN – 1953 (Credit: Jeff Lemke)

GN #2189 – St. Cloud, MN – 8/31/56 (Credit: Gary Everhart)

GN #2513 – St. Paul, MN – 6/1/40 (Credit: Gary Everhart)

All photos courtesy of Railroad Picture Archives.NET.

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Southern Railway Steam Feature for July 2021

Featured Southern Railway steam subjects for this July post include various locations in Alabama, Virginia & Georgia:

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  SR #4026 – Birmingham, AL – 1947 (Credit: Tom Daspit)

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  SR #4053 – Selma, AL – June 1949 (Credit: Tom Daspit)

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  SR #4056 – Birmingham, AL – November 1946 (Credit: Tom Daspit)

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  SR #4755 – Date & Location Unknown (Credit: Tom Daspit)

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  SR #4808 – Alexandria, VA – October 1939 (Credit: Tom Daspit)

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  SR #4900 – Atlanta, GA – September 1947 (Credit: Tom Daspit)

All photos courtesy of SOUTHERN Railfan.

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Depot Doings: Bridgeport, AL / Blue Ridge, GA / Chatsworth, GA / Murphy, NC / Decherd, TN / Tullahoma, TN

Featured L&N Railway depots this month include various locations in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee:

L&N Depot – Bridgeport, AL – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Blue Ridge, GA – 1981 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Chatsworth, GA – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Murphy, NC – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Decherd, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Tullahoma, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

All photos courtesy of Tom Rock.

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