Tag Archive: Trains and Railroads


Remember those that gave the ultimate….

Object: Old railroad car in Kaliningrad railro...

Object: Old railroad car in Kaliningrad railroad museum. Description: Author: created by Volkov Vitaly ru:Участник:Kneiphof Created: Photo taken in 2001 Source: uploaded by author Licence: CC-BY (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

They will no longer grow old…

Today in History: November 11, 1918

The Treaty that ended WWW 1 is signed in a railway car taken from the orient express, the railway that was suppose to unify Europe.

Editors note: the railcar was put in a museum until in was taken out and used to make the French surrender in WW 11. It was later destroyed when thing s turned against the Germans later in the war.

Music in the park: Ashcroft

There is a pass the hat music in the park program in neighbouring Ashcroft this summer.Every 2nd and fourth Wednesday. Next session tomorrow, featuring Mark James Fortin.

Ashcroft is a small community on the Thompson River south of  Merritt.

Heritage Park Place Gazebo 7 to 9 PM. On Railway Avenue.

Presented by Winding Rivers Arts and Performance  Society.

 

Today in history: July 23,1840

The province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.