Incorporating
Potato Farming and Shipping on a Model Railway
Recommended Resources
1.
These two National Film Board of
Canada videos, free online, provide exceptional insight into the potato
industry in Carleton County, NB.
· "Harvest in the Valley" 1955 https://www.nfb.ca/film/harvest_in_valley/
· "Potatoes" 1976 https://www.nfb.ca/film/potatoes/
2.
About
modelling the potato industry in Maine:
· “Aroostook – A Railroad You Can Model,” by Peter A. Cook. Model Railroader,
July 1966.
3.
For anyone interested in potato
shipping by rail from Prince Edward Island:
·
https://princestreet.wordpress.com
(Chris Mears). Search for
“potato” for great info about potato shipping on Prince Edward Island.
The Carleton
Railway:
Email: mcmulls@nb.sympatico.ca
Instagram: @carletonrailway
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TTX0pGBz18
(20-minute 2023 layout
tour)
