tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418509564641611370.post1804228454174714798..comments2024-03-17T08:29:33.849-03:00Comments on Tim's Train Travels: Cross-Canada Trip 2017 - DAY 4 (Part 2)TimHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00432213761954945224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418509564641611370.post-27662760415392615282017-07-14T20:02:43.750-03:002017-07-14T20:02:43.750-03:00Are you aware that the grain elevator is a distinc...Are you aware that the grain elevator is a distinctly Canadian piece of architecture. No other ounyry uses/used them. The CPR insisted on them, all very simple, rellying on a archimedes screw and gravity, most could be operated by one employee.<br /><br />They are distinct in style and use. The tepee is a tent, the igloo has the same function and shape as the yurt, but the grain elevator is unique.apch28https://www.blogger.com/profile/01415383211731006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418509564641611370.post-3232304707935482112017-07-14T12:08:45.480-03:002017-07-14T12:08:45.480-03:00Take a break, Tim. It's tiring travelling acro...Take a break, Tim. It's tiring travelling across the country, both on your transcon trip and your upcoming one! Great to read along and travel along with you. Of course, the 'alphabet towns' are due for an upcoming post on Trackside Treasure - like about 300 other things. They are a neat little Canadian quirk.<br /><br />I have a recurring dream about returning to Portage la Prairie, either to railfan there or passing through on the train. It was the site of much railfanning 'back in the day' and your photos illustrate well the current scene there. I think seeing it in person would really freak me out!<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing these posts, and I think you've made an excellent choice to integrate the trip account with photos on the Blogger platform!<br /><br />EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418509564641611370.post-51159126563677079052017-07-14T08:22:25.691-03:002017-07-14T08:22:25.691-03:00Thanks for that list, Steve! It's a neat littl...Thanks for that list, Steve! It's a neat little quirk of that section of the line, and one I was glad to have pointed out to me. No idea why Uno snuck in there before Treat. Maybe someone involved didn't quite know their alphabet right... :P TimHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432213761954945224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418509564641611370.post-54782841281403362252017-07-14T00:58:00.445-03:002017-07-14T00:58:00.445-03:00Familiar country! I was in Justice briefly, to pho...Familiar country! I was in Justice briefly, to photograph their grain elevator. There's not a lot there! The I between Harte and Justice was Ingelow.<br /><br />Bloom, Caye, Deer, Exira, Firdale, Gregg, Harte, Ingelow, Justice, Knox, Levine, Myra, Norman, Oakner, Pope, Quadra, Rea, Stenberg, Uno, Treat, Victor... why U came before T? I don't know.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.com