Welcome to the blog of Ian Wilson, author of the award-winning books on 1950s Canadian steam railway operations.
Nosing forward behind locomotive 5594 on the inbound passenger train is yard engine 7312...
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“Over there.” Angus points to the west. There, a cluster of concrete buildings, several storeys high, stand amid a tall water tank and smokestack...
Even though Angus had seen the same engine and train in the earlier chapter of his story—at St. Marys...
Angus stands on the station platform at Stratford, Ontario with Amanda by his side...
And now, twenty one-year-old Angus finds himself in a quiet, unoccupied room. He sits down on a couch and looks around...
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