Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Edmundston, New Brunswick, July 1988



Relaxation exercise: 'You are on vacation and lying on your favourite beach'.
Reality: You drive all day, drive around a strange town in the evening and take photos when there is no more light.
(I show this to my spouse - she nods)


Extra east near St Basil, Mile 214 Napadogan Sub. 
July 23, 1988, 20hr.

Extra east near St Basil, Mile 214 Napadogan Sub. 
July 23, 1988, 20hr.

Extra 5135 east, Edmundston, New Brunswick  
July 23, 1988, 2030hr.

Extra 5135 east, Edmundston, New Brunswick  
July 23, 1988, 2030hr.

In about 18 months, the CROR will be in force.
Cabooses/vans will be removed from freight trains.

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Below: The same area near the end of steam.

CNR employee timetable, Atlantic Region, Maritime District; 1957. Collection of LCGagnon
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Below: The area in 1923.
St Basil can be seen near Edmundston.
The main line west runs through St Hilaire and Pelletier.
No roads are shown on this map - just railways.

Rolly Martin was born near St Modeste - 10 km east of Riviere du Loup.

from: Citizen's Atlas of the World; 1923; Bartholomew; London.