When the Stars Align
The cards fell correctly into place this particular Saturday afternoon. New power from Toronto had arrived in Kitchener the night before, and the chances of an all GP9 consist were high. The crew selected these 3 units, put them together, and ran to Stratford with 3 hoppers in tow. I rendezvoused with the train and friends at Stratford, and gave chase after they finished their work there. A trio of GP9s was already fantastic, but here just north of Thorndale the climax of the chase occurred when the skies opened up displaying excellent storm light. Just a mere 100 feet behind us was a pop up downpour that was so close we could feel the mist from it on our backs, but we escaped getting wet luckily. Good power, great light when it counted, and good company from great friends made this one of the best chases so far over my 10 years of rail photography.
Link to Shaun Hennessy's take on the same shot (I think he did much better tha I) flic.kr/p/2pVJL93
Train: CN L568 with CN 7071 (GP9RM), CN 4116 (GP9RM), and CN 7068 (GP9RM).
CN Guelph Subdivision
Thorndale, ON
When the Stars Align
The cards fell correctly into place this particular Saturday afternoon. New power from Toronto had arrived in Kitchener the night before, and the chances of an all GP9 consist were high. The crew selected these 3 units, put them together, and ran to Stratford with 3 hoppers in tow. I rendezvoused with the train and friends at Stratford, and gave chase after they finished their work there. A trio of GP9s was already fantastic, but here just north of Thorndale the climax of the chase occurred when the skies opened up displaying excellent storm light. Just a mere 100 feet behind us was a pop up downpour that was so close we could feel the mist from it on our backs, but we escaped getting wet luckily. Good power, great light when it counted, and good company from great friends made this one of the best chases so far over my 10 years of rail photography.
Link to Shaun Hennessy's take on the same shot (I think he did much better tha I) flic.kr/p/2pVJL93
Train: CN L568 with CN 7071 (GP9RM), CN 4116 (GP9RM), and CN 7068 (GP9RM).
CN Guelph Subdivision
Thorndale, ON