Cowans Point Railway 

BC, Canada

 

Laura Peterson on the high line

 

Loco's representing five different countries rest in the roundhouse

L-R Geoff Robinson's St Louis and Southwest Mogul, Trevor Heath's Great Western "King" Glenn Peterson's  Tijuana & Tecate 4-4-0, Martin Roger's Canadian Pacific Mogul and Martin's West Indian Sugar Plantation 0-4-2

 

Geoff Robinson's Mogul inside the Roundhouse

 

Laura and Bruce do a little track work

 

John Turners Sawyer-Massey Traction Engine

 

Geoff and Janet on the King with one of the huge old growth tress behind

 

Laura and Glenn Peterson

 

Janet Mayberry took this photo of a small fawn by the side of the track

 

Built in part on a granite bed, clearing the right of way is a serious business. 

There is an on-going discussion about blasting a tunnel right through a rock face!

 

Martin demonstrating his electric tamping machine which really produces a superior ride on the track.

Trevor and Janet roll onto the high trestle

 

This is the view from the property, that is downtown Vancouver on the horizon.

 

Martin and "Skipper" go for a run. Skipper does not like heights.....

 

 

Two views of Glenn Peterson's Tijuana & Tecate 4-4-0 sitting in the afternoon sun.

 

This is Martins engine repair house where the track is set at a working height inside the building

 

The Cowans Point Railway  is 7.5" gauge and 4,000 feet in length. It is the work of Martin Rogers and is a private facility.