LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: We invite you to send your questions and comments: Email us at: editor@canadianrailwayobservations.com Hello Will, My wife and I were on the second to last Northlander run on September 27th, 2012 and were interviewed at the same time as our Rail Tour leader. We enjoyed the CRO farewell to the ONR Northlander Special Report by Nathan Brown in October. Here's a link to our own Northlander story, and our picture: http://www.northbaynipissing.com/2012/10/tour-operator-shocked-by-sudden-closure/ Peter Payan Montreal, QC Hello Sir! My name is Michael Molnar. I have been meaning to send this to you for the past few months but never found the time to do so. A while back I was reading the August 2012 edition and I saw that CP closed the Calgary hump on the 12th of August. My family and I went out to Calgary on vacation and we stopped at Alyth Yard to do some train spotting. A rail officer pulled up beside us (we weren’t trespassing) and asked us if we were railfans. I said, “yes Sir” and he said, “I can take you to the hump if you want.” So we took that opportunity (this was August 1st) and I got some great video of the hump in action. The officer mentioned to us that they would be closing the hump soon but I had no idea it was that soon. I have the video on YouTube. It’s edited into a whole railfanning video of Alyth. I was wondering if you would like to put it into an upcoming issue of CRO. I really enjoy reading the Issues but I don’t see the newest edition since I can’t afford to pay for it (I’m only 14, almost 15). I think you’re doing a great job on the site. I hope we can work out a deal! Here is the link to the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b-5i2YlCIgk Sincerely, Michael Molnar.
A new year is here, and we all must reflect on the past to improve our future. We have made some improvements to CRO and you may have noticed we have changed the CRO index page, and added “Tourist Railways and Museums” (Formerly called Canadian Railway History, and our new CRO Legal page. Last month decided to close down and retool our CRO PHOTO CONTEST page. For the moment, the PHOTO CONTEST page is Under Construction, We are seeing suggestions and ideas however, and would like to hear from you. Simply send along an email to me. "CRO Editor" editor@canadianrailwayobservations.com,
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Nathan Brown - Webmaster My buddy Wayne Koch compiled a useful Metro North Railroad Spotter’s Guide, with some terrific roster shots of units past and present such as FL9’s, BL20GH’s and other locos. Check it out at: http://www.amherstrail.org/memberpages/WayneKochSpottersguide.html Check out this video of a CN Plow Extra! http://www.wimp.com/trainclearing/ CRO FACEBOOK: CRO FACEBOOK is now over 3,500 Fans! We suggest you visit if you have not yet done so. Feel free to post your own photos on the page and participate in our QUESTION quizzes. We thank all of you who support our efforts! See the CRO page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Railway-Observations-CRO/287488550757 HAVE A CRO PASSWORD OR PAYMENT ISSUE? Email William Baird at editor@canadianrailwayobservations.com We will get to your issue within 24 hours. Only CLUB CRO members will have access and will receive the new CRO issue announcements, and the CRO hyperlink by email. The mission of CRO remains the same: to inform CRO readers using accurate information obtained from our many reliable sources, and showcase beautiful locomotive shots, and pertinent Canadian train news, compiled and verified over the month, and updated daily. As our “Vignette” segments are very popular with our readers, we included many in this issue. Please continue to submit photos and your suggestions for future vignettes. We thank you!
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