CP 7023 WEST (113-01)
Even with a whole day "heads-up" on this train I pretty much discounted my chances of seeing it figuring it would be where I was at night. However, I ended up where I didn't think I'd be this day so I did a trace on it and found it was aimed at me in a very timely window. I was around Regina, Saskatchewan and after some quick calculation I figured I could travel east and make it to Indian Head, so off I went. It was obviously a pretty nice afternoon and I didn't want to blow it watching him go screaming by me in the opposite direction so I checked out a few angles at Indian Head, none of which were stellar, and waited. And waited. And waited. I finally relented and messaged a friend who I knew could see exactly what was going on and he told me "He's in the siding at Sintaluta to meet 112." Since I had heard 112 chasing me east, 113 was going nowhere anytime soon. I decided to head over there for the meet, not at all a good meet, but opposing monster trains can only meet at a few select long sidings and Sintaluta was the choice for these two. And there, cooling it's wheels, sat the expected CP Military tribute locomotive in full sun on the point of 113 begging to be photographed, and excessively.
CP 7023 "SD70ACU" nee CP 9128 SD90MAC
CP 8719 ES44AC
CP 7023 WEST (113-01)
Even with a whole day "heads-up" on this train I pretty much discounted my chances of seeing it figuring it would be where I was at night. However, I ended up where I didn't think I'd be this day so I did a trace on it and found it was aimed at me in a very timely window. I was around Regina, Saskatchewan and after some quick calculation I figured I could travel east and make it to Indian Head, so off I went. It was obviously a pretty nice afternoon and I didn't want to blow it watching him go screaming by me in the opposite direction so I checked out a few angles at Indian Head, none of which were stellar, and waited. And waited. And waited. I finally relented and messaged a friend who I knew could see exactly what was going on and he told me "He's in the siding at Sintaluta to meet 112." Since I had heard 112 chasing me east, 113 was going nowhere anytime soon. I decided to head over there for the meet, not at all a good meet, but opposing monster trains can only meet at a few select long sidings and Sintaluta was the choice for these two. And there, cooling it's wheels, sat the expected CP Military tribute locomotive in full sun on the point of 113 begging to be photographed, and excessively.
CP 7023 "SD70ACU" nee CP 9128 SD90MAC
CP 8719 ES44AC