Steam Power

 A look inside the next cab over.

The control area in this locomotive is glassed off.

In the heat of summer, these would be a sauna. The two men working would need cold water, and would store food here for their meals as the train would run.

Looking out across at another locomotive.

Here we have a model of the SS Glencoe, a steamer that worked off Newfoundland for many years.

The last locomotive seen above, 926, was one of over five hundred of its kind.

Here we have a ship's anchor.

Another look at 926.

Locomotive

 Rail lines worked hand in hand with steam ships to move people for decades, until growing sizes of planes made trans-oceanic flight more practical. This is a model of the RMS Empress Of Britain II, linked with the Canadian Pacific company.

The locomotives in here are quite a sight to see.

And you can even get inside, where the engineer and fireman worked.

There is a platform between the cabins of two neighbouring locomotives.

Transport

With fall now underway, it was time for a new header photo for the season. This one was taken last fall at the Champlain Lookout in the Gatineau Hills.

We begin today with headphones.

And a more recent artifact- the iPod music player.

Robert Moog was an engineer with the National Research Council here in Ottawa. He refined the electronic synthesizer into what it is known as today.

We move into steam power, represented by the locomotives.

 

Of Music

 These older devices certainly show imagination.

This music box played metal disks.

While this played paper rolls, much the same principle as a player piano.

Radios and other music players have evolved over time.

There is a room here engineered for quiet. It is bathed in blue light, designed with sound dampening qualities. I was in here with other people, whose words were muffled. I should have stayed a bit to see how it sounded alone.

Here we have portable radios.

And the walkman.

Adapted

We shift into adaptive technology today, with a kayak designed for those with mobility issues in the lower legs.

A unique adaptation- a climbing rig. Brad Zdanivsky was a climber with partial quadriplegia. He used this to work his way up a mountain, using his upper arms with pulleys to pull himself up.

The sit-ski can be used for those with mobility issues to cross country ski.

And this handcycle enables for travel over rough ground.

A look at things to come.

I moved into an area focusing on sound, with older appliances capable of playing music.