323 Crawling Over The Bay
A wider frame I loved from this stunning scene as they continue the slow march over the trestle.
While this was the main reason we made the impromptu choice to drive 7 hrs round trip to and from the Canadian border: flic.kr/p/2oeDHAU we were rewarded for our efforts with a nice bonus in the form of the only road train that runs up here. I had only shot this famous location once before, but not in crazy storm light conditions like this. So yes, as you can see why we had no regrets about our crazy decision for the day!
A Canadian crew is on board matched CN SD75Is 5661 and 5664 (both built in 1996 in London, ON) leading CN train 323 back to Taschereau Yard in Montreal after bringing train 324 down to the NECR's ex Central Vermont Italy Yard in St. Albans. They are seen crawling over the old Central Vermont Railway trestle across Missisquoi Bay at about MP 15.3 (the draw span) on the modern day New England Central Railroad's Swanton Sub.
The bay is the northeastern arm of Lake Champlain and the Canadian border is just under three miles away as the crow flies due north of here. The 3800 ft long wood pile structure was built in 1912 and features a 102 ft long thru girder swing span in the middle. A century later the manually operated span was automated by a local Vermont based rail contractor in a public private partnership. To learn more click here: www.engineersconstruction.com/2012/05/03/100-yr-old-east-...
East Alburg
Town of Swanton, Vermont
Friday January 27, 2023
323 Crawling Over The Bay
A wider frame I loved from this stunning scene as they continue the slow march over the trestle.
While this was the main reason we made the impromptu choice to drive 7 hrs round trip to and from the Canadian border: flic.kr/p/2oeDHAU we were rewarded for our efforts with a nice bonus in the form of the only road train that runs up here. I had only shot this famous location once before, but not in crazy storm light conditions like this. So yes, as you can see why we had no regrets about our crazy decision for the day!
A Canadian crew is on board matched CN SD75Is 5661 and 5664 (both built in 1996 in London, ON) leading CN train 323 back to Taschereau Yard in Montreal after bringing train 324 down to the NECR's ex Central Vermont Italy Yard in St. Albans. They are seen crawling over the old Central Vermont Railway trestle across Missisquoi Bay at about MP 15.3 (the draw span) on the modern day New England Central Railroad's Swanton Sub.
The bay is the northeastern arm of Lake Champlain and the Canadian border is just under three miles away as the crow flies due north of here. The 3800 ft long wood pile structure was built in 1912 and features a 102 ft long thru girder swing span in the middle. A century later the manually operated span was automated by a local Vermont based rail contractor in a public private partnership. To learn more click here: www.engineersconstruction.com/2012/05/03/100-yr-old-east-...
East Alburg
Town of Swanton, Vermont
Friday January 27, 2023