Ian Wilson's blog

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

Across the bridge at Washademoak

Wagner and Harwood have one scene in mind, and they don’t mind navigating a broken road to reach it...

Jul 25, 2021

CPR Chipman ready for departure

Herb Harwood stands on the mainline and frames locomotive 144 in a head-on view while crew members prepare for the train’s departure...

Jul 21, 2021

CPR Chipman shop track #2

There she sits on shop track number two outside the Canadian Pacific engine shed at Chipman, New Brunswick...

Jul 6, 2021

We have a contest winner and SGS1959! flyers in the mail

We have chosen a winner for the CPR steam collector’s plates...

Jun 23, 2021

CPR 4-4-0 number 144 from Cumberland Bay to Norton, NB

The third of our Herb Harwood vignettes from August 1959 follows the eastward journey of the CPR’s Chipman–Norton mixed train behind American type 144...

May 18, 2021

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