Category: Winter

Trains on Ice on HHH Today

1/5/2015

Alaska Railroad engine crossing the Tanana River on the ice at Nenana, 1923. Courtesy of Wikicommons.

I'm blogging at Heroes, Heroines and History today with a post about Trains on Ice.

Believe it or not, the 60+ ton trains crossed frozen rivers and lakes when there was a need, despite the dangerous risk of sinking. I've only found one that went through the ice, but would love to hear of others.

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Historic Winter Sports: Ice Sailing

1/20/2014

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I'm blogging at the Inkwell again with another post on my Historic Winter Sports series, this time on the fun and adventure of ice sailing.

The images I've used were found in different library systems and archives fonds and I can't say enough about the people who work to bring these sources to the public. Today's images are courtesy of the:

As well, I've included a video over on my Inkwell Inspirations Ice Sailing post which gives the feel of skimming across the ice in a modern ice boat made for racing.

Here's one photo you won't find over there...it's a stereoview from 1900 and if you go to the page I found it, you can read a description put out by the Keystone View Company.

1900 Canadian Winter Sports, Ice Yachting, Ontario, Canada. Courtesy of Maritime History of the Great Lakes.

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Snow Caboose Then and Now

1/14/2014

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I'm blogging over at Inkwell Inspirations today about Historic Snow Cabooses. Well, it was just the historic ones, and then I remembered about a modern one, so it's a Then and Now post.

I'd like to thank the folks over at the Lanigan and District Heritage Assoc Virtual Museum for allowing me to use their images in my post.

Thanks also going out to the Glenbow Museum and Archives for their wonderful online resource site.

And finally, thank you to Balzer's for putting their SnoBear near Hwy 1E heading into Regina or I would never have known these fascinating modern people movers for winter use existed. I have been enlightened.

Here's a taste of what awaits you over at the Inkwell...