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GCFX 6043, BNSF 2636 (Santa Fe paint, blue), and BNSF 2537 (Orange) on CN train 271 @ Kitchener. While taking this photo, and believe me, pure luck if anything turned out, this train had a meet with CN 434 and another CN Eastbound (I believe 148) who were item 7 between each other (radio block) and only a couple miles apart. GEXR 584 had also just come on duty and came to switch the yard while 434 was passing - it was a three way meet, which I do have on camera, but no, I did not shoot anything good. I hope one of the dozen railfans who was there this day can pull out some shots - because this was the only one that turned out for me :)
And if you want to talk about my oldies - this is it. You know that first camera you buy, which turns out to be nearly garbage and so are most if not all of your photos - this was my Hewlett Packard  C618 2 MP Optical Zoom point and shoot, 2 megapixel. I'm going to try and see if this photo turns out.. not many of them did.
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Caption: GCFX 6043, BNSF 2636 (Santa Fe paint, blue), and BNSF 2537 (Orange) on CN train 271 @ Kitchener. While taking this photo, and believe me, pure luck if anything turned out, this train had a meet with CN 434 and another CN Eastbound (I believe 148) who were item 7 between each other (radio block) and only a couple miles apart. GEXR 584 had also just come on duty and came to switch the yard while 434 was passing - it was a three way meet, which I do have on camera, but no, I did not shoot anything good. I hope one of the dozen railfans who was there this day can pull out some shots - because this was the only one that turned out for me :)

And if you want to talk about my oldies - this is it. You know that first camera you buy, which turns out to be nearly garbage and so are most if not all of your photos - this was my Hewlett Packard C618 2 MP Optical Zoom point and shoot, 2 megapixel. I'm going to try and see if this photo turns out.. not many of them did.

Photographer:
Stephen C. Host [1500] (more) (contact)
Date: 02/19/2003 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: GCFX (search)
Train Symbol: CN 271 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Kitchener (search)
City/Town: Kitchener (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. This engine became QGRY 6913….. so close.

  2. Great shot despite what was considered ‘top of the line’ for cameras back then lol…at least for the point and shoot kind. A friend of mine had a similar model. He went with me a couple of times although I never really got any good shots. Still…good colour in your photo and good composition too

  3. I also had an HP ‘advanced point & shoot’ leading up to my first DSLR (2005-2007). At least you got a record of the 2003 detours on GEXR. It happened again in Feb ’08 but there weren’t as many trains and less FPON. Although one EB I got had a BNSF H1 GE trailing.

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