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Viewing Album:  2008 Trip to Canada
 
By:Jay Epstein
Dates:8/18/2008 - 8/23/2008
Album Info:In the summer of 2008 my family and I took a cruise out of Boston to Montreal by way of Halifax, PEI and Quebec City. Along the way I fortunate to see a few trains and pieces of railroad history.
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The Ocean pulls out of Halifax
Title:  The Ocean pulls out of Halifax
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam.
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:50:15 AM
Location:  Halifax, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Old and new passenger cars
Title:  Old and new passenger cars
Description:  The Ocean's 2000s era Renaissance Cars are punctuated by a fifties' Park Series Observation Car. Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam.
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:50:19 AM
Location:  Halifax, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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The Ocean departs Halifax with the Park car on the tail
Title:  The Ocean departs Halifax with the Park car on the tail
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam.
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:48:43 AM
Location:  Halifax, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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VIA's Halifax Station
Title:  VIA's Halifax Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:48:51 AM
Location:  Halifax, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station
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Halifax Platforms
Title:  Halifax Platforms
Description:  Some spare Renaissance cars can be seen in the background. The eastbound Ocean had left earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:48:55 AM
Location:  Halifax, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station
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Old CN coach in front of Pier 21
Title:  Old CN coach in front of Pier 21
Description:  Pier 21 is home of the Canadian Immigration Museum and this car is on display to illustrate how most immigrants took trains to other parts of the country upon clearing immigration.
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:48:59 AM
Location:  Halifax, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Small yard in Dartmouth
Title:  Small yard in Dartmouth
Description:  Mostly autoracks with a couple CN units on the right. As I recall they were moving. This picture was taken from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Halifax.
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:02 AM
Location:  Dartmouth, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
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Peering into the yard in Sydney
Title:  Peering into the yard in Sydney
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Sydney. I believe this trackage is now abandoned although I do recall seeing some trains moving while we were there.
Photo Date:  8/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:06 AM
Location:  Sydney, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
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Some motive power inside the yard
Title:  Some motive power inside the yard
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Sydney.
Photo Date:  8/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:10 AM
Location:  Sydney, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Yard
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Overview of the yard in Sydney
Title:  Overview of the yard in Sydney
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Sydney. I believe this trackage is now abandoned although I do recall seeing some trains moving while we were there.
Photo Date:  8/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:13 AM
Location:  Sydney, NS
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
Former engine house in Charlottetown
Title:  Former engine house in Charlottetown
Description:  The old engine house in Charlottetown. PEI once had an extensive standard gauge railway network but it was abandoned by 1989. Please note, this photo was taken on Prince Edward Island but that is not an available province in menu.
Photo Date:  8/20/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:16 AM
Location:  Charlottetown, PEI, PE
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
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Gare du Palais
Title:  Gare du Palais
Description:  What a magnifcent building!
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:19 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station
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Views:  114   Comments: 0
Gare du Palais roof
Title:  Gare du Palais roof
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:23 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station
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Gare du Palais ticket office
Title:  Gare du Palais ticket office
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:28 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station
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Approaching the famed Quebec bridge.
Title:  Approaching the famed Quebec bridge.
Description:  Used by trains and cars. Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Quebec City.
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:31 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Bridge
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About to pass under the dual use Quebec Bridge
Title:  About to pass under the dual use Quebec Bridge
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Quebec City.
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:34 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Bridge
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Looking back the Quebec Bridge
Title:  Looking back the Quebec Bridge
Description:  Used by both road and rail. Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while departing Quebec City.
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:38 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  113   Comments: 0
Evening view of Cap-Rouge trestle
Title:  Evening view of Cap-Rouge trestle
Description:  Seen from the top deck of Holland America's MS Maasdam while heading towards Montreal.
Photo Date:  8/22/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:45 AM
Location:  Quebec City, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Bridge
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AMT 1323 powers a commuter train
Title:  AMT 1323 powers a commuter train
Description:  I am standing by the CN/ VIA tracks while the train is on the CP/ AMT tracks.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:49 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTL 1323(F59PHI)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
Two SOO Units power a CP train west.
Title:  Two SOO Units power a CP train west.
Description:  I am standing by the CN/ VIA tracks while the train is on the CP/ AMT tracks.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:52 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6025(SD60) SOO 6062(SD60M)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
SOO 6062 is second out on a westbound
Title:  SOO 6062 is second out on a westbound
Description:  The first unit is standard cab SOO Sd60.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:49:56 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6062(SD60M)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
UPY 2308 outside the CAD Rail shops.
Title:  UPY 2308 outside the CAD Rail shops.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:50:00 AM
Location:  Lachine, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 2308(GG20GE)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
An old MEC U18B sits in front of the CAD Rail facility
Title:  An old MEC U18B sits in front of the CAD Rail facility
Description:  Route 20 is in the foreground.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:50:03 AM
Location:  Lachine, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RTEX 404(U18B)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
A VIA westbound approaches the Dorval platform
Title:  A VIA westbound approaches the Dorval platform
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:50:08 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  VIA 6401(F40PH-2)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
With Spiderman on its flanks, VIA 6401 pulls in with a westbound
Title:  With Spiderman on its flanks, VIA 6401 pulls in with a westbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/9/2018 10:50:11 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  VIA 6401(F40PH-2)
Views:  329   Comments: 0

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