Welcome Visitor. First time here? Like what you see? Bookmark us for when you are bored, and check out 'top shots' and 'fantastic (editors choice)' in the menu above, you won't be dissapointed. Join our community! click here to sign up for an account today. Sick of this message? Get rid of it by logging-in here.



I have to admit it. I rarely get luckier than this. Back in 1994 the cross-border shopping experience was almost a frenzy. There were lineups both ways on the bridges with the one-day shopping trips. I had been over to get gas at 'Smokin' Joes' as well as pick up a few groceries. So here I am waiting on the Whirlpool Rapids bridge, about centre, heck, maybe still in the States; and out of the corner of my eye I see a train bound for the US!! And I am in a perfect position to shoot right out the car window. CP 4223, 4224 and 1848 come into view and this is the result. Camera handy on the front seat, as always. And it paid off.  This was the best shot I was able to get from this bridge, and it can never happen again. The rail bridge is abandoned and the road bridge is Nexus Card only.
Copyright Notice: This image ©A.W.Mooney all rights reserved.



Caption: I have to admit it. I rarely get luckier than this. Back in 1994 the cross-border shopping experience was almost a frenzy. There were lineups both ways on the bridges with the one-day shopping trips. I had been over to get gas at 'Smokin' Joes' as well as pick up a few groceries. So here I am waiting on the Whirlpool Rapids bridge, about centre, heck, maybe still in the States; and out of the corner of my eye I see a train bound for the US!! And I am in a perfect position to shoot right out the car window. CP 4223, 4224 and 1848 come into view and this is the result. Camera handy on the front seat, as always. And it paid off. This was the best shot I was able to get from this bridge, and it can never happen again. The rail bridge is abandoned and the road bridge is Nexus Card only.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2133] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/12/1994 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 4223 (search)
Train Symbol: unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Steel Arch Bridge (search)
City/Town: Niagara Falls (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
Share Link: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30142
Click here to Log-in or Register and add your vote.

25 Favourites
Photographers like Gold.Log-in or Register to show appreciation
View count: 2205 Views

Share this image on Facebook, Twitter or email using the icons below
Photo ID: 28974

Map courtesy of Open Street Map

Full size | Suncalc
Note: Read why maps changed. Suncalc.net for reference only.

All comments must be positive in nature and abide by site rules. Anything else may be removed without warning.

6 Comments
  1. Great one Arnold. Thanks for sharing !

  2. Never seen this shot before and I love it.

  3. angle* instead of shot blah.

  4. Nicely framed grab shot.

  5. Most interesting and unusual view Arnold. Walked a number of times across the bridge on the wooden sidewalk, sometimes with 2 young children, to the CanAm mailbox just on the south side of the bridge you took this picture from after taking the NY bound Maple Leaf from Toronto, but never saw a train on the ex-MCRR bridge while doing so. This picture shows nicely some of the steel girder work holding up the CN rail deck above and the fancy sidewalk railing. For a “grab” shot, this is great ! Thanks for posting, John

  6. Thanks, John. Just one of those things. I got lucky. What can I say? Nice power, too. :o )

Railpictures.ca © 2006-2023 all rights reserved. Photographs are copyright of the photographer and used with permission
Terms and conditions | About us