Open door policy
Two Central Maine & Quebec barns may have had more fans out chasing them than some steam excursions when they decided to make a rare appearance in the Windy City back on Father's Day this year. The SD40-2F barns led CSX train Q165 (Buffalo, NY to Schiller Park, IL, CP haulage stacks) into town from Montreal. A regular CP red GE toaster trailed them, followed by the CP 7023, The Air Force Unit fourth out.
Q165 is seen here slamming the diamonds at CP-Canal crossing CN's former GM&O/IC St. Louis line in Summit, Illinois on IHBRR's Franklin Park Subdivision. Q165 is CP train 143 (Montreal, QC to Schiller Park, IL, stacks) that CSX handles for CP on the U.S. side of the border.
This is the first and only time thus far I have attempted to shoot a moving train with the DSLR in my hands and the drone over my shoulder 150 ft. in the air simultaneously. It was quite the juggling act. You can check out the drone shot here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97918773@N08/50048079177/in/datepos...
Open door policy
Two Central Maine & Quebec barns may have had more fans out chasing them than some steam excursions when they decided to make a rare appearance in the Windy City back on Father's Day this year. The SD40-2F barns led CSX train Q165 (Buffalo, NY to Schiller Park, IL, CP haulage stacks) into town from Montreal. A regular CP red GE toaster trailed them, followed by the CP 7023, The Air Force Unit fourth out.
Q165 is seen here slamming the diamonds at CP-Canal crossing CN's former GM&O/IC St. Louis line in Summit, Illinois on IHBRR's Franklin Park Subdivision. Q165 is CP train 143 (Montreal, QC to Schiller Park, IL, stacks) that CSX handles for CP on the U.S. side of the border.
This is the first and only time thus far I have attempted to shoot a moving train with the DSLR in my hands and the drone over my shoulder 150 ft. in the air simultaneously. It was quite the juggling act. You can check out the drone shot here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97918773@N08/50048079177/in/datepos...