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

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Number of images: 154
Total gold: 1702
Number of comments recieved : 314
Number of comments posted : 163
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<b>A Rare Meet at Waterdown North!</b> I've always found something really intriguing about obscure industries and seldom used trackage. One such example is the Barnes industrial complex at the top of the Waterdown hill. Now operating under the Opta Minerals banner, this facility produces BriteSphere Reflectorizing Glass Beads and receives infrequent rail service from CP's Hamilton yard jobs. Much of the infrastructure here dates back to the early days of the Hamilton (nee Goderich) Subdivision, with stick rail and the old Waterdown North Station still in place. When I moved into the area 8 years ago, this location is one that I would visit from time to time in hopes of catching a train working the industry. Alas, that never happened. Once in a blue moon CP would stage a meet here but they were few and far between. Today, I finally got, not only a train on the spur track, but a meet! Here, a trio of GP38-2s are tied down in the siding as CEFX 1024 sneaks by with train no. 255. The GPs were assigned to evening pusher duties when RTC instructed them to meet 255 at Waterdown North before heading back south. A friendly crew, some nice power and golden evening light made for a very memorable photograph. For all I know, this may be the only photo ever taken of a meet here. If anyone happens to know of any other photos from this location I would love to see them!
Name: Ryan James Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/14/2016
Location: Waterdown
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 19 Favourites
<b> Guelph Jct. circa 1986..err 2016</b> At a quick glance, the OSR yard at Guelph Junction looks reminiscent of a scene from the 1980s. Even though the year is 2016, there is unmistakable Canadian Pacific heritage all around. Here, today's 1200 GJR job has just returned to home-base at Guelph Junction and momentarily pauses in golden evening light before returning to the shops for the night.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Ontario Southland
Date: 06/13/2016
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 15 Favourites
Twenty minutes after sunset, Canadian Pacific's Chicago to Montreal stack train no. 142 is seen passing by a farm house on a gloomy spring evening in Flamborough, Ontario. Having biked to this location from my house (about a quarter mile down the road) I managed to beat the train with less than a minute to spare. This didn't leave me with enough time to set up a tripod but with a frenetic guess at my exposure and steady hands I was able to save the shot.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/01/2016
Location: Flamborough
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 13 Favourites
This is one of those photos that can be filed under the 'it won't happen again' category. On a cloudy day in November of 2011, an eclectic quartet of EMD's are seen working their way down the Hamilton Subdivision with ethanol train # 626. Later that evening, Eric Portelli and I saw The Sheepdogs play at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Hard to believe that this photo was taken over four and a half years ago!
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/26/2011
Location: Flamborough
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 12 Favourites
Five days into Spring, mother nature shows us otherwise as evidenced by this icy scene at Flamborough, Ontario. Although the ice-covered trees made for a photogenic scene, they have also caused power outages since late last night.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 03/25/2016
Location: Flamborough
Province: Ontario
Comments | 14 Favourites
From high atop the hill, SOO 6027 is seen passing the historic Hamilton Brick Works with Canadian Pacific train no. 246 as they set off their steel in Kinnear Yard. In all of my years photographing trains in Hamilton, this angle has evaded me - in fact, I didn't even know it existed. Surprisingly, though, this angle is quite accessible. However all you need is a train - thankfully CP played ball.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 03/13/2016
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 28 Favourites
To me, OSR in downtown Ingersoll represents the epitome of small-town railroading in Canada. This a scene that I have tried to capture on multiple occasions but one that has always proved to be a bit challenging. However, on this stormy morning all of the elements came together. Under a dark October sky, OSR 1400 (an ex-CN FP9A) is seen creeping across Thames Street with sister unit 1401. Thanks to convenient sucker-hole, my envisioned scene had come to life.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Ontario Southland
Date: 10/16/15
Location: Ingersoll
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
While Dundas displays all of it's autumnal glory, one of the freshest faces on CN's roster is seen yonder with train # 148.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/11/2015
Location: Dundas
Province: Ontario
Comments | 9 Favourites
Thanks to rain fall the day previous, RLHH 3049 is seen casting a near perfect reflection as they spot a single tank car from one of Hamilton's many harbour-side industries.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Southern Ontario R…
Date: 07/15/2015
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
Canadian Pacific train # 246 hustles across the 1910-built trestle at Progreston, Ontario.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/25/2015
Location: Progreston
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 10 Favourites
Having traversed some of Northern Ontario's most spectacular scenery, CN # 632 (The Tour of The Line Train) has arrived at it's southern terminus of Sault Ste. Marie after an arduous trek from Hearst.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/22/2015
Location: Sault Ste. Marie
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
<b>Take me back to the Tracks of The Black Bear...</b> As the sun begins to set over Northern Ontario, train # 632 charges towards its final destination of Sault Ste. Marie after completing it's scenic run from Hearst.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/22/2015
Location: North of Sault Ste…
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 7 Favourites
<b>' Tis the season of the plow!</b> The Ontario Southland drew a modest crowd this afternoon as they busted heavy snow drifts between Salford and St. Thomas, with a pair of F9A's and a vintage CP plow doing the honours. For a video of the scene click <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ4RQIGruOU&list=UUWCCxt1W7Db5iCL-sjfgu9g target=_blank> here </a>
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Ontario Southland
Date: 02/18/2015
Location: Central Elgin
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 12 Favourites
<b>Apple Crisp!</b> A brawny EMD SD60M (ex-SOO 6059) guides Canadian Pacific train # 640 down the Hamilton Subdivision, just south of the 'Guelph Junction' mileboard on a crisp February afternoon.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 02/14/2015
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 22 Favourites
National Steel Car's GE 50-Ton critter shuffles some cars around the facility on a sunny December afternoon in Hamilton, Ontario.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Industrial
Date: 12/12/2014
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
<b>King Harvest Has Surely Come!</b>.Canadian Pacific ethanol train # 641 crests the hill at Mile 68.50 of the Hamilton Subdivision with a very special visitor - Union Pacific 1989, a heritage unit which wears the famed Rio Grande paint scheme. To my knowledge this is the first heritage unit to traverse the Hamilton Subdivision, and this is the first one that I have ever seen. With orange leaves, and a heavy October Sky it appears that 'King Harvest' has surely come (reference to a song by The Band).
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/16/2014
Location: Flamborough
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 10 Favourites
TTC's newest street car see's it's first day of service, doing the rounds up and down Spadina Avenue in Toronto.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Toronto Transit Co…
Date: 08/31/2014
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 6 Favourites
The Canadian glides by Sunnyside while a pair of GO trains race to Union Station. This was a nice welcome to my new home, Toronto!
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/28/2014
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 28 Favourites
Please excuse the less than desirable image - but how often do you see a massive lash-up like this? The storm is brewing as CP 255 gets moving on the Galt Subdivision, after making the 16 mile trek up the mountain grade through Waterdown on the Hamilton Subdivision. Power is CP 9522-9591-2292-2282-2281-2286-2290-9598.
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/21/2014
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 5 Favourites
A stellar pair of EMD's charge an 'around the lakes' detour through CN Snake on a sunny morning in August. Thanks to a timely update from James Gardiner in the railfan group, I was able to shoot my first Illinois Central leader in good lighting. This train (CN 349) originated at Kirk Yard in Gary, Indiana and is bound for Symington Yard in Winnepeg - a whole lotta' detouring to avoid the windy city!
Name: Ryan Gaynor
Railway: Illinois Central
Date: 08/19/2014
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
4 Comments | 14 Favourites
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