The Yule Tree Railway

Name:    Ian McKechnie Railroad Name:    Yule Tree Railway Location:    Lindsay, Ontario Scale:    O Theme:    Christmas/Holiday Description:    A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]

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The Yule Tree Railway

Name:    Ian McKechnie Railroad Name:    Yule Tree Railway Location:    Lindsay, Ontario Scale:    O Theme:    Christmas/Holiday Description:    A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]

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User video: The Rapido Route

The Rapido Route

Here is a video that I created of my HO scale layout after shooting some action on the mainline with my Samsung Galaxy. The Rapido Route layout is based on Canadian National and VIA Rail livery operations during the late 1970s and 1980s during a time when I had the opportunity to ride the prototypes […]

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User video: The Rapido Route

The Rapido Route

Here is a video that I created of my HO scale layout after shooting some action on the mainline with my Samsung Galaxy. The Rapido Route layout is based on Canadian National and VIA Rail livery operations during the late 1970s and 1980s during a time when I had the opportunity to ride the prototypes […]

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QNS&L locomotive recovered from Quebec river NEWSWIRE

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A 700-ton crane lifts lead SD70ACe locomotive No. 522 out of the icy Moisie River on Wednesday. Transportation Safety Board of Canada Finally on land, the locomotive shows the scars from its icy encounter. Transportation Safety Board of Canada SEPT-ILES, Quebec – The lead locomotive involved in a fatal November 2014 derailment on the Quebec […]

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Hazardous materials to return to Lac-Mégantic’s rails NEWSWIRE

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec – Fifteen months after an oil train derailed and exploded in the heart of Lac-Mégantic, city officials have come to an agreement with the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to allow hazardous materials through the community by rail. The new agreement, passed unanimously by the city council earlier this week, puts various restrictions […]

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