Canadian National Archive
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Marion, April 14, 2013
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsOn April 14 this year Steven and I made a long awaited early morning (middle of night) trip to Marion, hoping to catch many trains and maybe even a Heritage Unit or two. Waking up at 2:30 am we left our house at 3:00 am... -
Number of Engines we Have Seen
Posted on June 26, 2012 | No CommentsAfter reading in a North American Railroads: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, by Brian Solomon, that as of 2009 CSX had over 4,000 engines it got me thinking about how many of that number had we seen since we started keeping our train log. So I sat... -
Huelsy’s Train Blog Rail Tour 2012
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsAfter a poorly planned Huelsy’s Train Blog Rail Tour 2011, we decided to plan ahead much better. I had read a book in early July and the B&O and decided to go to Baltimore to visit the museum. The trip was planned in late July/early August... -
Number of Engines Seen Part 5 (November 2011)
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsThis is current as of 11/14/11. Increase of engines seen since last update in () AK Steel- 2 Allied Metal- 2 Amtrak- 57 BNSF- 73 (17) Buckingham Branch- 2 CBNS(Cape Brenton & Nova Scotia)- 1 CEFX- 5 (3) CF&E(Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern)- 6 (1)... -
Number of Engines Seen Part 3
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsCurrent as of 7-21-2011 (Gain since last in parentheses) Amtrak-7 (2) BNSF- 44 (8) CBNS(Cape Brenton & Nova Scotia)-1 CEFX(leasing company)-2 CF&E(Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern)- 5 (1) CN- 2 CORP(Central Oregon & Pacific)- 1 CP-1 CSX- 619 (143) CRI(Central Railroad of Indiana)-1 GMTX(leasing company)-... -
Breaking Down the Number of Engines Seen
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsI decided to do a post about some statistics. Below I will have some stats about the engines we have seen since they are what we keep track of. Amtrak-4 BNSF- 23 CBNS(Cape Brenton & Nova Scotia)-1 CEFX(leasing company)-1 CF&E(Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern)- 4... -
So you’re from Canada, eh?
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsAugust 30, 2010 I was heading up to a friends from St. Marys for a guys night out (Beer and movies and pizza). I planned a quick stop at my parents for a nice cold shower before heading up to St. Marys. I was just north...
