Honorary L&DMR member and renowned author Charles Cooper

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Feb 142023
 

Charles at Beeton, Ont. end-of-steel 1999. Andrea Percy photo It is with great sadness that I inform all of you of the passing of Honorary L&DMR member and renowned author Charles Cooper. I have no details of any funeral arrangements at this time but I will pass on any information I get.

Charles has been an honorary member of our club since approximately 2014 and was the club treasurer prior to that time from about 2005 to 2011. Charles authored a number of books on local railway history and co-authored books with other well known Canadian authors. He ran an extensive web site on railway heritage and history with many sidebars to things like show schedules, museums, model railway manufacturers and so forth.

I would like to extend condolences to Charles wife and family from all present and past members of the L&DMR.

Regards,

Eric Potter

President

L&DMR

Disposing of model railway and other train stuff

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Nov 262018
 

This is a question we get asked a lot.
It goes along the lines of:

  • “I have found this track in the attic … ”,
  • “there is this model railway in the basement that belonged to my (fill in relationship), and we have to get it out of there … ”
  • “I have come across these pieces of … “

Read the entire article on Charles Cooper’s Railway Pages…

The old IB&O – CNR 1401

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Dec 042017
 

  The old IB&O – CNR 1401 passing Three Brothers Falls in 1952. Photo is by J D Knowles.I remember a doctor in Kirkfield by that name…..