Rolly Martin Country

Exploring Canadian railways, history, technology, et cetera.
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14 March 2026

1881 - Sandford Fleming Rides in a Gondola

According to Pierre Berton, Sandford Fleming was accompanied by his daughter on his 1881 trip to Venice and they were riding gondolas along ...

07 March 2026

Sandford Fleming & Time Zones - Stuck Overnight at Bundoran in 1876!

Spot the points of ignorance displayed by a brilliant mathematician and astronomer. This comment was returned by Sir George Biddell Airy, A...

28 February 2026

Time Zones for Railways in North America

Beyond the free advertising and any conscience-nudging they accomplished, there was probably a reason why small town churches had bells. Bec...

21 February 2026

HaltoAlto! - A Loathsome Opinion Piece

To be better informed during Trump-45 I had a subscription to the New York Times . I cancelled it after a year or so because I was just read...

14 February 2026

CPR Snapshots DAR 26, CPR 100, 203, 1026, 1102, Woottens, Camelbacks & Anthracite

Once again, I try to do justice to items from a little box of CPR steam locomotive prints I purchased in the 1980s. The images are all small...

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