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Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotive 5931 – “The Selkirk”

Posted on February 20, 2023 by danocan

“Because we have let so many things slip away unnoticed is no reason why we should not now start to retain what may soon be only remembered…” — Ken Liddell, August 10, 1955 Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Alberta Railway Museum

Posted on September 29, 2022 by danocan

Neither of us have ever been to the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta. With their last weekend of operation for the 2022 season being the Labour Day long weekend, we decided to take advantage of a rare Sunday off … Continue reading →

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Alberta / Saskatchewan Ghost Town Trip – Day One

Posted on July 31, 2021 by danocan

If you have followed the blog and our adventures for any length of time, you undoubtedly are aware we love to make an annual trip with friends to explore the small towns and abandoned places around Alberta and/or Saskatchewan. There … Continue reading →

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The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge of St. Louis, Saskatchewan (1915)

Posted on March 6, 2021 by danocan

St. Louis, Saskatchewan is home to the impressive Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge, which was built in 1915. In 1928 two roadbeds were added to the outside of the bridge for automobile traffic, which at the time made it the … Continue reading →

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The Mintlaw Viaduct

Posted on August 19, 2020 by danocan

In this episode, we take our canoes out onto the waters of the Red Deer River and float down to check out an abandoned railway bridge which has not seen a train in almost forty years — the Mintlaw Trestle. … Continue reading →

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