A Geologist went on the Railway

 The annual family trek to Manitoba allowed for some time to railfan around Winnipeg and the western part of the province.  Some of the highlights below.   The first pair of repainted GP38-2 I have seen, running light engine southbound behind our hotel in Winnipeg on August 4th 2025 VIA Hudson Bay near the Highway 16 crossing at Gladstone MB on July 29, 2025 VIA Hudson Bay at Gladstone July 29, 2025 Some interesting stuff at the Keystone Pioneers Museum in Roblin MB The history of the locomotive boiler explosion at Millwood MB in 1899. Diamond MB action while waiting for the kids to finish shopping at the Outlet Mall down the road on August 3rd, 2025 Timing is everything Catching the VIA Hudson Bay at Diamond was a nice surprise An eastbound to round out the afternoon DPU Herzog ballast train at Newdale MB - we always seem to find a train there while driving to points west. August 4th, 2025 Who would have thought catching an SD40-2 on the prairies would be an uncommo...

QNS&L 702 was used in the construction of the railway. The orange station in the background sees regular passenger service to this day I'll complete my tour of the North Shore of the St. Lawrence with the Quebec, North Shore and Labrador Railway, otherwise known as the QNS&L.  This was one of the first railways completed in the region to access the iron ore in the Labrador Trough, a geologic feature that hosts significant deposits of iron ore.   While I didn't work on the north end of the QNS&L, I frequently flew into Sept Iles to continue east to Havre St. Pierre and beyond.  Whenever I had time and opportunity I would railfan the area, and got to see quite a few areas.  Unfortunately by the time I got to the region public access to the facilities was very restricted.  Lingering too long in one spot would get you a visit from a security guard telling you to move along.  That said, you could still see quite a bit of railway activity. ...