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My summer sailing trip photos often include Toronto CN Tower shots .. though nature makes each one a little different.

A wide cab SD40-2 leads two similar standard cab 40s on a loaded grain train near the SK-Manitoba border. The train is headed for the northern port of Churchill, Manitoba where it's contents will be exported by ship via the North Atlantic Ocean through the Hudson Strait.

With work completed at Thamesville, CN 7071 rolls westward over the Thames River with train 514 at mile 47.6 on the Chatham Sub.

A late departing CN 559 negotiates the winding curvature of the Halton sub through Halwest following the block of 421 as they cross over to T3 to work some industries about a mile or so west of me in the Bramalea area.

Signals on Saturday. A light rain shower has just cleared the area as the Clinton-based local is heading to home terminal after making a turn to Gilman. Passing some of the few remaining US&S signals along this stretch. This was redemption from my 1st time trying this spot when I was gifted a lite engine move. www.flickr.com/photos/john_leopard/52842760728/in/album-7...

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In September 2020, I made several day trips to the Bessemer to shoot the daily ore train with IC SD70's, just thinking that something is going to happen to these standard cabs eventually. The change wasn't long in coming. One of the classic Bessemer shots that was much more elusive than it should have been is this view at the Orr Rd bridge near Mercer. We've all been there, didn't plan correctly, CF'd at the last minute, ... Third time was the ticket on 9/23/2020

CN 5669 12-04-20 Byron WI Train 116

After tying down for the day, R960 power, with a former GTW unit still in Burdakin Blue stands by as A407 with a pair of former IC units, one of which still in deathstar passes by as they head north through Kankakee heading for Kirk Yard.

CN U711 with some first light steaming pellets at Adolph.

CN 3027, with mid-train dpu 2288, approaches Henry House AB at mile 226.2 on the CN's Edson Sub

CN 3130 12-01-2020 Lost Arrow Road South of Fond Du Lac WI

The GTW Heritage Unit leading E271.

Beautiful cloud effect envelopes the CN Tower as the sun set on Canada's 149th birthday.

CN A402 crosses the Grand River in Caledonia with a cowl leading.

CN train #1, "Super Continental" approaches Coteau Station, led by FP9 6530 and F9Bs 6634 and 6633.

With the escarpment impeding on the sun, CN 149 is about to take the curve at Milbase, seen here thundering past the switch to the glass lead.

CN L517 strolls west a few hours after leaving Belleville with 4 units and 16 cars. Later in Oshawa to lift a good 7000 ft of extra cars, along with planned to get more at Ajax. The Ajax stop was canned due to them being very short on hours after the countless slowdowns.

CN 3069 sits in Garnet Yard after trailing on CN L502. It would lead L501 back to Sarnia in darkness.

CN 7068 leading for the 0700 Yard Job as they shove towards Parkland Fuels in Hamilton, Ontario.

CN 2233 comes roaring south towards Escanaba with a load of ore from Empire

CN 2234 leads CN M397 west past a g-head in Wakelee, MI.

The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high concrete communications and observation tower located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976. Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. (9/13/2019)

CN 331 blasts by Blenheim Road outside of Paris with CN 2411 BCOL 4613.

CN #8851 leads a south bound mixed freight near Newport, MI.

Heading into the blinding late afternoon sun we find CN train #411 lead by HR616 2111, trailing a pair of M636's the 2308 and 2328 seen here approaching Komoka, Ontario - October 23, 1993.

CN 998 is heading towards the Port of Montreal as it tests the Wharf Spur. CN 1501 is leading and CN 4777 is pushing as it passes a Canada Post facility in Pointe St-Charles.

Ancient 1920s built English Electric Z-4-a boxcab electrics depart from Laval Links with the 1640 Montreal - Deux Montagnes. These relics lasted until 1995, when they were replaced with multiple units.

CN 7524 leading for the 0700 Yard Job as they head westbound on the N&NW Spur in Hamilton, Ontario.

CN's EJ&E Heritage locomotive #3023 leads southbound loaded Coke Ore Train U700 through Darling, MS.

CN L518 heading back towards Belleville, with a pair of GMTX’s.

CN FPA-4 6775, F9B 6618 and GP9 4105 are in charge of Windsor - Toronto train #146, as they approach the Denfield Road bridge, between Komoka and London. Fresh snow has fallen and the fast moving train had whipped it up.

An ET44AC is the sole power on windmill train CN X319 as it departs Turcot Ouest after a crew change just a bit under a year ago. These trains stopped running this past winter, as the builder of these blades have shifted to building larger products that can only be shipped by boat.

CN 5322 leads train A434 at Brantford as they stop to make a lift. On a night that was very stormy I got lucky with them stopping to work here.

CN 7258 leading for the 0700 Yard Job.

CN 2449 South cruises out of Culver with empties for Proctor on June 20, 2018. Power was 2449, 2408, and 2131 on these U714 Minntac stone empties. The two cowls have been long time power on these limestone runs, but the trailing 2131 was just added to this consist. It took the place of fellow standard cab Dash 8 #2038 that locked an axle on the northbound run the previous day.

CN 568 slips across the bridge in St.Mary's heading back towards Kitchener after a days work along the Guelph Sub

Royal Air Maroc 787-9 (CN-RGZ)

Shoving platform CN 79834 is leading as the Pointe St-Charles Switcher heads out of the yard to pick up grain empties at a P&H mill. Above is the right of way for the REM light rail line, which is slated to open to the public later this year.

A CN SD75I leads NS 11R south over the Yellow Breeches Creek bridge near Boiling Springs, PA. CN power was very common on NS rails in the fall of 2014, particularly on the Lurgan Branch where cab signals were not needed.

Preserved boxcab CN 6710 in the snow. It has been at this location a bit over a year now after being moved from near the Deux-Montagnes Station.

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