William Maxwell Lord Beaverbrook

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

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A statue of William Maxwell Lord Beaverbrook in Fredericton

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Baynes Sound oyster boats

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

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Oyster boats in Baynes Sound at Union Bay

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Comox Logging Co No.11

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

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No. 11 at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

  • Built: November 1923, Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • Built For: Donovan Corkery Logging Co. # 4
  • Construction No.: 57409
  • Wheels: 2-8-2 Mikado
  • Empty weight: 144,000 pounds
  • Weight on Drivers: 116,000
  • Driver Diameter: 44 inches
  • Tractive Effort: 30,043 pounds
  • Boiler Pressure: 200 PSI
  • Cylinders: 18” x24”
  • Fuel: Oil
  • Gauge: Standard
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Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

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Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum is located just below Highway 1 – it’s well worth the short drive to spend some time with some very interesting Vancouver Island history.

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The image above is linked to a Flickr photo album – if you’re not a fan of Flickr you can also view the images in a photo album that I host.

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Train couplers

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

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Train couplers at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

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Sometimes…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

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Sometimes you have to grab the bull by the horns, and sometimes you have to grab the train by the brake lever…

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Kathleen

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

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Kathleen – laying in a pile of junk in Ladysmith

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

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Fall colours near the old Buckley Bay flag stop

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

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Vandalism is rampant in some areas along the E&N rail corridor – one of the reasons that the train don’t run here anymore…

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Sainte-Luce – Archidiocèse de Rimouski

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

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The cemetery in Sainte-Luce – Archidiocèse de Rimouski

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