The Albion - One of the oldest steam locomotives in Canada, this one built in 1856 to work the coal mines of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Many thanks to the wonderful folks at the Museum of In... (more)

In order to get coal from the Pictou mines to market, the General Mining Company constructed the Albion Mines Railway from their works to a point a little below New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, on which ... (more)

Operation Lifesaver 6411 and Spiderman 2 6401 lead the westbound Ocean out of Halifax.

After delivering their train to HOT Yard, UP SD40-2 3602, CN SD70I 5611, and CN Dash 9-44CW 2516 make a light engine move to Fairview Yard.

CSX SD40-2 8848 (ex-CR 6477) and SD70MAC 4788 layover at Fairview Yard after arriving with CN train 148 from Chicago.

VIA "Ocean" moves into container yard area for a back move to near-bye Halifax station.

There is a lot of information about the coal and steel industry in Nova Scotia on Wilkapedia. In 1970 there were still a few years of prosperity left for Sidney Steel. GMC chopped this unit fit lo... (more)

CN 503, with two GP38-2s, is switching the yard at the Autoport, at the end of the CN Dartmouth sub

Via 6434 and an FP9A lead #14 the Ocean on the final stretch into Halifax

CN 1758 leads a pair of cars with a van along the Chester Subdivision. This section of the subdivision was abandoned not too long after this run.

CN 1758 leads a pair of cars and a van along the Chester Subdivision near the French Village station.

CP 1275 leads a gypsum train through Windsor enroute to Hantsport where the gypsum will be loaded on a ship for export.

CP 1275 is ready to head west for Hantsport with a loaded gypsum train from the quarry at Mantua. This line is now operated by the Windsor & Hantsport.

CN 407 kicks up the recently fallen snow from the 'lake effect snow'. While waiting for the train, the area around Oakfield Lake saw a sudden snow storm just before the train arrived.