Trip Synopsis

Trip Synopsis

This is a 5day car trip and a photography safari into Northern Saskatchewan and Northwestern Manitoba. 

 

Part of this trip is to explore and photograph the Pinetree Line.   The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across the northern United States and southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by NORAD (after its creation), over half were manned by United States Air Force personnel with the balance operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The line was the first coordinated system for early detection of a Soviet bomber attack on North America, but the early 1950s radar technology quickly became outdated and the line was in full operation only for a short time.  All the stations are now abandoned but the sites are interesting to visit none the less, there are three sites on our tour:  Alsask, SK, Dana, SK and Yorkton.

For details and a list of sites, see this excellent link at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinetree_Line

Highlights: (areas to be visited)

• The Pas (Hudson Bay Ry)
• Saskatoon CN operations
• Hudson Bay Jct, SK

There will of course by the usual support equipment for the trip, cameras, and video equipment.

Of course in keeping with the tradition of the Rail Commander, you will be able to follow the trip in real time via my satellite tracking and daily blog right from the heart of the action – so check this site often and follow the blog, action events will be posted to the twitter account first so check it first for field reports at:  (https://twitter.com/euclid905) these will be in real time as long as I have cellular coverage for the iPad.