About My Trains

Every post card in my collection has its own story. Every Wednesday I post one of the 3,000 plus stories.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Operation Lifesaver Would NOT Be Happy

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Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) [websites: https://oli.org/ in the USA and https://www.operationlifesaver.ca/ in Canada] is a non-profit o...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The Northern Pacific Railway through the Years

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The locomotive in the picture on the front of the top post card is that of the very first locomotive of the Northern Pacific Railway. It is...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Definitely NOT Twins!!

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The two locomotives in these two post cards belonged to the same railroad company: The New York Central Railroad Company. The top locomot...
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

My Favourite Type of Locomotive

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The locomotive pictured on the front of this post card is one of my favourites. It is what is known as a “Mountain” locomotive. There is...
Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Once a Busy Rail Line, Now a Busy Hiking Trail

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The passenger train pictured on this post card is travelling on what is now a National Recreation Area administered by the National Parks of...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

A Complex Post Card

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There are two parts to the front of this post card. The first part is the train in the background. It is a Great Northern train. This i...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Still Going Strong After All These Years!

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The locomotive shown on the front of this post card is a “Consolidation” 2-8-0 built by Baldwin in 1925, that once belonged to the St. Louis...
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That is me in the vest on the railcar on our wedding day. We were married on the steam train in Fort Edmonton Park. I have over 3,000 post cards to share with you. This may take a long time, but I think it will be worth it!!
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