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We have published seven
books of colour photographs. These can be
previewed and ordered
at Blurb.com
The
titles are:Colour Photo Guide to CN Locomotives in 2012 - photos of all current types of CN locomotives with front, sides, rear & roof details. 80 pages.
CN
& VIA Passenger trains in Nova Scotia 1972-2012 - Photographs and
information on the changes over the last 40
years. 80 pages
Cape
Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway
- Its operation from 1993 to 2011 with a wide
variety of motive power. 80 pages
Windsor
& Hantsport Railway 1994 -2010
- The operation of the railway from its
inception to its closure.
80 pages
Dominion
Atlantic Railway
- The Final 25 years. 80 pages
Newfoundland
Railway - St John's to Holyrood September 1976.
80 pages
Halifax
and Southwestern Railway
Halifax to Bridgewater - The Final 25 years. 40 pages
The
latest Canadian railway and locomotive news each month can be
accessed on line at Canadian
Railway Observations .
The Canadian
Trackside Guide published annually
by Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa is indispensable when railfanning in
Canada.
The Railways
of Canada Archive is
being developed with information, articles and photos of current and
former Canadian railways.
Rosters
and photos
of Canadian shortlines are
available at Warren Hiltz's Canadian
Shortline & Regional Photo Gallery .
We
have begun a library
of
our photos showing
most Canadian locomotive classes.
Photos
of the White Pass & Yukon Route
including a few of ours are on Boerries
Burkhardt's site.
A
photo guide to types of North
American locomotives with a few of our photos is maintained by Clint
Chamberlain.
If you are
interested in preserved railways in
Britain visit Mark Dewell's UK
Heritage Railways site
A
huge collection of British and Continental
pictures including about 400 of ours exists at the Railfan Europe Picture
Gallery
Information and our photos of the British Post Office's narrow gauge,
automated, underground railway in London, England are at Colin
Karslake's pages .
Videoclips of railroading events I have filmed.
Use the controls above
to adjust the audio clip of two northbound CP GP38-2s departing from
the yards at Red Deer, Alberta.
If
it does not play and your browser supports mp3 files click here
All photos are
copyright Pat and David Othen unless stated otherwise. If you wish to
use our photos on a website or for any other purpose, whether for
profit or not, please request permission by e-mailing us at othen@eastlink.ca .
Photos will be
added and changed as time
permits. Generally a larger photograph is available by clicking on the
smaller.
lick
on the topic
of your choice:
Operating
Steam
Engines
rescan 17
March 2012
Cab
Interiors
redone 23 March 2012
CN
F units
CP
F units
General
Electric Locos
in 1990s
Old
liveries
Rare
locomotives
Mainline
Freight in NS
NEW 5 March
2012
CN
& CP
Branchlines
rescan 10
March 2012
CN
& CP
Switching
NEW 13 March
2012
CN
& VIA Passenger
NEW
7 March
2012
Shortline
& Industrial
Operations in Nova
Scotia
redone
15 March 2012
Includes:
Cape Breton
& Central Nova Scotia Railway,
Windsor and
Hantsport Rwy.,
National and Fundy Gypsum,
Trenton Car Works,
Sydney Steel Corp (SYSCO),
Cape
Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO).
Railroading
in PEI.
NEW
25 March 2012
NEW 24 March
2012
Nova
Scotia's Railway Heritage
Photos and
visitor information about railway
heritage sites in Nova Scotia.
Newfoundland
Railway in the St.John's area
redone 18
March 2012
BC
Rail
NEW 22 March
2012
CP
in Alberta & Saskatchewan
We have received
many requests for prints of our photos; click
here
for further information on availability.
Using
digital editing we have created 21 DVDs
of trains in North America. 10 are also available in High Definition
(AVCHD DVD-R format). Click here
to view video clips and for more information.
VIA's
OCEAN 1991 - 2012 Views from the dome car
& lineside between Halifax & Montreal and changes in
the
equipment over time.
100th
Anniversary of 1009
- The
last steam locomotive to operate in New Brunswick is seen at SHRR
(1983 to 1998).
CB&CNS
on mainland Nova Scotia
MLW:
C-630M & RS-18s; GM: F40PH-2, GP9, GP9-4, GP15, GP38-2, GP40,
GP40-2L(W), SD40-2, SD45-2s and an MPI GP20D.
Urban
Rail in Chicago & Seattle September
2010
WHRC's
B23-7s
In 2010 WHRC purchased two ex
Conrail B23-7s. These only operated for a few months.
MONTANA
RAIL LINK from Missoula to Laurel May 2010 includes
locals helpers and remotes.
BNSF's
MARIAS PASS May 2010
includes
Amtrak's Empire Builder, Directors Special, FRA Safety train and
freights.
MARITIME
TRAINS Volume 1
-
views of and from the Ocean & Chaleur, a visit to the IRSI
shops, CB&CNS SD45-2s, CN Test Track Evaluation
car, WHRC & Fundy Gypsum.
ALASKA
RAILROAD SCENERY & WILDLIFE May 2009 -
all operational locomotive types; incredible scenery and wildlife.
WHRC
in the WINTER - trains, derailments and
ploughs
in winter 2008.
RIDING
VIA's SKEENA - Jasper to Prince George
& back in winter 2007.
CANADIAN
TRAINS Volume 2 - a selection of remastered
scenes.
VIA's
Railfan trips to MONTREAL - inside VIA's
Maintenance Centre and Canada-Allied Diesel Also some Montreal trains.
CN
& CP in Central Alberta - CN
& CP mainline and branchline freights in February 2008.
TRAINS
to the ANNAPOLIS VALLEY - six freights
(including the last) in the very picturesque Annapolis Valley (NS).
TRAINS IN
NEW BRUNSWICK & GASPÉ Volume 3 -
freight trains & the Acadian tourist train on New
Brunswick
Southern.
TRAINS IN
NEW BRUNSWICK & GASPÉ Volume 2 -
freight trains on the Van Buren Bridge Co. & on the CN
lines including the spectacular trestles.
CN
& VIA GOING WEST - Halifax to Moncton -
filmed between 1992 & 2005, over 65 trains at more than 50
locations.
TRAINS IN
NEW BRUNSWICK & GASPÉ Volume 1 -
passenger & NBEC freight trains on the picturesque line to
Gaspé and
on the main line to Moncton.
CP
in Southern Alberta May 2005 - breathtaking
views and stunning sounds of CP Hudson 2816 in the mountains. Also CP
diesel locos including on the mile long
Lethbridge Trestle.
CB&CNS
in Cape Breton - main line freights with
C-630Ms, GP50s & SD45s; local freights with RS-18, GP18, GP15
&
GP9-4s. The lakes & trestles from lineside and
from VIA's Bras d'Or.