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These photographs were taken by my father, Dr. John A. MacIntosh (Phd), a long time transportation and railroad enthusiast. His passion was the DAR, and even had a model train layout named the "Diminutive Atlantic Railroad", after the DAR. His ties to Canada were his relatives living in Truro and Halifax, although he was born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY. He spent his adult life living on Long Island, NY, and teaching Transportation at a New York City College. He passed away at 81, and now his memory lives on through his photographs.
 
These photographs were taken by my father, Dr. John A. MacIntosh (Phd), a long time transportation and railroad enthusiast. His passion was the DAR, and even had a model train layout named the "Diminutive Atlantic Railroad", after the DAR. His ties to Canada were his relatives living in Truro and Halifax, although he was born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY. He spent his adult life living on Long Island, NY, and teaching Transportation at a New York City College. He passed away at 81, and now his memory lives on through his photographs.
  
John made many trips to Nova Scotia and recorded many excellent sequences of operation on the Dominion Atlantic. As his collection of photos unfolds it reveals some great days of train watching. One fo the best sequences to unfold so far is his July 3, 1954 trip which included some train chasing of Train No. 98 from Yarmouth to Halifax. Click on this [[Train No. 98]] link to see what has been discovered already.
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John made many trips to Nova Scotia and recorded many excellent sequences of operation on the Dominion Atlantic. As his collection of photos unfolds it reveals some great days of train watching. One of the best sequences to unfold so far is his July 3, 1954 trip which included some train chasing of Train No. 98 from Yarmouth to Halifax. Click on this [[Train No. 98]] link to see what has been discovered already.
  
 
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John A. MacIntosh

Mr. Bob MacIntosh provided the following information about his father:

These photographs were taken by my father, Dr. John A. MacIntosh (Phd), a long time transportation and railroad enthusiast. His passion was the DAR, and even had a model train layout named the "Diminutive Atlantic Railroad", after the DAR. His ties to Canada were his relatives living in Truro and Halifax, although he was born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY. He spent his adult life living on Long Island, NY, and teaching Transportation at a New York City College. He passed away at 81, and now his memory lives on through his photographs.

John made many trips to Nova Scotia and recorded many excellent sequences of operation on the Dominion Atlantic. As his collection of photos unfolds it reveals some great days of train watching. One of the best sequences to unfold so far is his July 3, 1954 trip which included some train chasing of Train No. 98 from Yarmouth to Halifax. Click on this Train No. 98 link to see what has been discovered already.

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