Irenda and Outsider

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Katherine

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The fishing boats Irenda and Outsider in French Creek, Vancouver Island

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Sun Seeker and Pacific Girl

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Katherine

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The fishing boats Sun Seeker and Pacific Girl in French Creek

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White Owl and Carrie Lee

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Katherine

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Close and not so close – a drone’s eye view of the fishing boats White Owl and Carrie Lee in Margaretsville, Nova Scotia.

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St Croix River – Ellershouse

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Katherine

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The St Croix River – Ellershouse, Nova Scotia

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A Bit Of Margaretsville – Low Tide

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Katherine

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Low tide along the shoreline of the Bay Of Fundy – Margaretsville, NS

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Middleton Railway Museum

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Katherine

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CN 1274 and a jaunty speeder at the Middleton Railway Museum

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St. Croix River – Highway 101

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Katherine

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Nova Scotia Highway 101 crossing the St. Croix River. Ellershouse, Nova Scotia

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Cornwallis River

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Katherine

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Cornwallis River, Port Williams, Nova Scotia

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Cornwallis River – Ebb Tide

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Katherine

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Ebbing tide on the Cornwallis River – Port Williams

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CN 1274/1521

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Katherine

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CN 1274 at the Middleton Railway Museum

CN 1274 is a 75-ton 4-6-0 steam locomotive that was built in Montreal in 1905. The locomotive is unique in that it is equipped with a Belpaire type firebox typically found on locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad. According to Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society Chair Bill Linley, there is no other locomotive like it in Canada.

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The locomotive was first owned by the Canadian Northern Railway and numbered 213.

  • 1920: renumbered as 1274
  • 1923: became part of CNR and was placed in class H6G
  • 1957: issued number 1521 in September of 1957
  • 1961: sold to Andrew MacLean in the year 1961
  • 1965: moved to the Ontario Science Centre
  • 1969:  sold to a private owner in Michigan
  • 1989: moved to Upper Clements, Nova Scotia
  • 2020: moved to Middleton, Nova Scotia

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  • Class: H-6-b 4-6-0
  • Weight: 75 Tons
  • Gauge: 4′-8½”
  • Built: Montreal Locomotive Works 30563, July 1905
  • Valve Gear: Stephenson
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