Ian Wilson's blog

Welcome to the blog of Ian Wilson, author of the award-winning books on 1950s Canadian steam railway operations.

Steam at Allandale video trailer

The entire story crystallized with the release of Steam at Allandale in September 1998...

Mar 28, 2023

Credit River bridge on Friday, August 10, 1956

Imagine fishing in the Credit River on the morning of Friday, August 10, 1956.

Mar 2, 2023

Leaving Port Credit station in June 1957

Feb 28, 2023

Mainline action between Port Credit and Clarkson

At mile 15.0 on the Oakville Subdivision in the mid-1950s, the cottage community of Lorne Park nestles between Port Credit to the east and Clarkson to the west.

Feb 27, 2023

An hour at Toronto's Bathurst Street bridge in 1957

We spend an hour with Jim Shaughnessy at the easternmost end of the Oakville Subdivision, near Union Station in Toronto.

Feb 26, 2023

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