Turkeys, Trains and Pools
An “ordinary” outing turned into a wild feast of trains, turkeys, and fallen flags.
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It’s Been a While
In early November, I was finally inspired to go photograph some trains. On Friday night (Nov 4) I set my alarm to wake up at 5 AM Saturday.
I Drove All Night, Part 3
Recap: I set out late on May 7 / early on May 8 to photograph the Milky Way, photograph the grain elevator at Oberon at night, and see some trains. I drove from Winnipeg to Oberon and Brookdale, just north of Carberry. The sun has finally come up. Let’s continue. After taking my selfie at … Read more
7 Trains in 90 Minutes
I went out one afternoon to the CN main line to see what I could see. It turned out to be a pretty high traffic period, and I saw seven trains in ninety minutes.
It’s All About the Grain Cars
I often go railfanning on Sunday morning. The rest of the family usually sleeps in, and I wake up early pretty much every day, so it’s either putter around quietly at home or go look for trains. The trains usually win…
Just Like Halifax
When I heard that CP 119 was coming into Winnipeg with the CP military “navy” locomotive CP 7022, and a Union Pacific locomotive as well, I decided to try to catch them coming into the city.
Another Blue Barn in Winnipeg
A visit to the CP Winnipeg yard one evening yielded another “blue barn” sighting.
The Waiting
It was a bitterly cold afternoon when I went out to photograph along the CN main line on February 15th (2020).
Fallen Flags at Lorette
I had a little time to railfan recently, so I went out along the Sprague subdivision to try to catch a train. Rumour had it that this line – which goes southeast from Winnipeg to Rainy River, Ontario with a brief detour into the USA – was very busy recently, so I figured there was a decent chance to catch a train with the time I had.
A Morning With Jason
My friend Jason Paul Sailer was in Winnipeg in July on vacation. You may remember that I toured the CP Stirling subdivision with him in 2016 and went rail/elevator fanning over Christmas 2018.