Threading its way along the Charlottetown waterfront was a network of sidings and “industrial” track we might think we’d have to look to Miami or Brooklyn to find that was right here at home. Serving a series of individual customers… Read More ›
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Up on Allan Street she sends me
Indeed you could make quite a wonderful layout based around the propane dealer at Allan Street. It’s a pretty obvious track plan. Quickly measuring the length of the space you’d need your scale’s equivalent of 650’ (in HO that’s like… Read More ›
Diesel-driven engine makes first run here
Pretty exciting headline eh? I’ve mentioned the excellent online newspaper archive at islandnewspapers.ca before and how much great stuff there is waiting to be found inside. Today was another of those days where a trip into the archive returns another… Read More ›
Georgetown 1880 as a layout?
In my previous post I mentioned the engine shed at Souris West. A similar shed was incorporated into the first Georgetown station. I remembered a map of the Georgetown station that was included in the infamous Illustrated Atlas of Prince… Read More ›
PEIR Midgell 1916 – layout planning
In 1916 the Prince Edward Island government built a dredge to dig mussel mud from St. Peter’s Bay. It also built a large wharf out into the bay to accept railway cars and by incorporating railroad haulage into the grand… Read More ›
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