Here is the Unofficial Algoma Central Railway Home Page!

Here are some links to my other ACR pages where you can find photos of locomotives, freight and passenger cars, work equipment, stations and other buildings and even some scenic photos taken along the line. Most of these photos were taken between 1964 (when I first visited the area) through 1983, when I left the ACR and moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Here are the links to the various pages here:

• Engines  Updated March 31 2009. 
• Freight Cars New Photos added April 4, 2009.
• Passenger Cars  New Photos added April 4, 2009.
• Work Equipment New Photos added April 4, 2009.
• Stations New Photos added April 4, 2009.
• Action Photos New Photos added April 4, 2009.
• Wrecks 
• Vans  Updated April 2, 2009.
• The ACR in the WC Era  New Photos added April 4, 2009.
• Modeling the ACR!
• The Old Geezer Remembers!  I've just started putting down some old memories and other events from my time on the ACR..... Started January 24, 2004.
• Old paper items Here are a few items that I recently found that I thought would be of interest. Added December 17, 2005.
• Old Prints!  Here are some old black and white prints from the collection of Pete Kurelek that he was kind enough to send to me for posting here.
• Old Photos These are scans of slides and other photos that I did not take myself. New Photos added April 4, 2009.

Further reading on the Algoma Central:

• Tracks of the Black Bear by Dale Wilson © 1974. Published by Green Tree Publishing (out of print).
• Algoma Central Railway by O.S. Nock © 1975. Published by A&C Black Ltd.
• The Algoma Central Railway Story by Dale Wilson © 1984. Published by Nickel Belt Rails (out of print).
• Tracks of the Black Bear in Colour by Dale Wilson and Gordon Jomini © 1990. Published by Nickel Belt Rails.

Some other Web Sites that may be of interest:

Trains Canada

The Agawa Canyon Tour

Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. (now a part of the Canadian National).

Chris VanderHeide has a large site with a lot of good ACR photos and info.

Some very interesting early history of the ACR is here.

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