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Railroad photographer and recent RTA School of Media graduate from Waterdown, Ontario.

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Number of images: 120
Total gold: 1158
Number of comments recieved : 207
Number of comments posted : 131
Total views: 138786



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With a crew ordered at Mactier for 0400, the odds of Canadian Pacific's RCP train making Toronto in daylight looked slim. Sometimes, though, the best bet is to take a gamble. At least that is what I told myself as I set off for CP's Mactier Subdivision under the cover of darkness. Arriving at Mile 23 well before sunrise, anticipation grew with the passage of each train that ran ahead of 40B as night gave way to dawn and eventually the first rays of light. Almost three hours and three freight trains later, CP 4107 called a clear signal on the approach to Bolton, racing towards Toronto in glorious morning light. Sometimes you just get lucky.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/16/2019
Location: Bolton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 15 Favourites
Déjà vu: Road-worn, but still earning their keep, a pair of 'Zebra Stripe' GP38-2Ws guide train L540 through Guelph, ON in a scene that likely hasn't played out since CN last operated on this line in the 1990s. Up until CN's takeover of the Guelph Subdivision on November 16th, 2018, this line was operated by the Goderich-Exeter Railway.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 12/04/2018
Location: Guelph
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 10 Favourites
Winter's glow on the high iron.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/15/2018
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 19 Favourites
GEXR 582 rambles along the north end of the Waterloo Spur in Elmira, ON, as seen from the night sky.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Goderich-Exeter
Date: 09/16/2018
Location: Elmira
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
On the afternoon following the region's first major snowstorm, and CN's takeover of the GEXR, Quebec & Gatineau 2008 lugs CN train no. 432 through the countryside at Mosborough, ON. A shot of redemption for those trackside after GEXR's rather unceremonious departure from Southern Ontario the day prior. Although these locomotives don't read "GEXR", their character is everything railfans came to love the railroad for. Nothing like old-school EMDs hauling heavy duty tonnage at speed. Perhaps things didn't end the way people had expected them to, but as far as I'm concerned, this send off was good enough for me.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Quebec Gatineau Ra…
Date: 11/16/2018
Location: Mosborough
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 13 Favourites
A hint of Southern Pacific in the Royal City. With less than a week until the CN takeover, GEXR train no. 431 rumbles through downtown Guelph with an ex-Cotton Belt tunnel motor doing the honours. The recently applied 'after market' nose decal was a welcomed addition!
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Goderich-Exeter
Date: 11/10/2018
Location: Guelph
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
GEXR 582 rocks down the rickety Fergus Spur, passing by the old Dolime Quarry in Guelph, ON.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Goderich-Exeter
Date: 11/07/2018
Location: Guelph
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 13 Favourites
Toronto to North Bay train no. 451 hustles along CN’s scenic Newmarket Subdivision at Scotia, ON. Can you see why this is my favourite time of year?
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: BC Rail
Date: 10/06/2018
Location: Scotia
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 13 Favourites
Steel Rail Blues
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/30/2018
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 15 Favourites
Storm light and EMDs as far as the eye can see.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/30/2018
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
On the road up to the Soo I couldn't resist making a few obligatory stops along the way. Here, CN train no. 486 is seen rolling over the Seguin River in beautiful Parry Sound, Ontario. This is the first photo that I’ve taken with my DJI Mavic Pro that I’ve liked enough to share.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/13/2017
Location: Parry Sound
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
The northbound Agawa Canyon tour train is seen rollin’ through Searchmont along “The Tracks of The Black Bear”. Having performed my song about the ACR at a music festival in Sault Ste. Marie the previous night, it sure felt good to get back!
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/15/2018
Location: Searchmont
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
60 kilometres south of their station stop at Sudbury Junction, VIA Rail's flagship train, “The Canadian” is seen racing across the muskeg of Northern Ontario at mile 96.4 of the Canadian Pacific Parry Sound Subdivision. For roughly 130 kilometres, CP’s mainline more or less parallels the Trans-Canada Highway, making for an exciting chase through the beautiful and rugged Shield country. The Canadian, of course, was a fantastic subject to follow on my travels North.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/13/2018
Location: Rutter
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
With an empty ballast train in tow, this 1985-built workhorse races along the mainline pushing every bit of a mile a minute.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/20/2018
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 15 Favourites
On a gorgeous June morning, Canadian Pacific train no. 143 rolls through the countryside at Waterdown, ON.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/15/2018
Location: Waterdown
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 8 Favourites
The Amtrak Maple Leaf glides through Steeltown as it nears the end of its journey from New York City to Toronto. Hamilton locals might recognize the brick building in the background, which given the train, made for an aptly coloured scene of red, white and blue.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Amtrak
Date: 06/06/2018
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 7 Favourites
<b>This Wheel's on Fire.</b> A trio of EMDs work CN's Stuart Street Yard as the sun sinks below the horizon in a fiery orange glow.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Railink
Date: 06/04/2018
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 8 Favourites
This (former) CSX GE C40-8W and the steel mills in the background set a scene that looks more like Illinois than Ontario. Nonetheless, GECX 7700 is seen guiding CN train no. 330 across Sherman Avenue on a pleasant June evening in Hamilton, Ontario.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Other
Date: 06/05/2018
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 8 Favourites
<b>Evening Tones and Burnt Dino Bones</b> A trio of EMDs fill the evening air with diesel exhaust as the sun sets over CN's Stuart Street yard in Hamilton, Ontario.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Railink
Date: 06/04/2018
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 17 Favourites
After spraying down the Hamilton Subdivision and making a quick turnaround, D&H 7303 hustles northbound towards Guelph Junction under the last, last rays of sun.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Delaware and Hudso…
Date: 05/23/2018
Location: Carlisle
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
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