Comments on: CN 8817 with 5780 pass along the bright canola fields.

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:07:18 +0000

It really is brilliant, isn’t it. It’s Canada…and it’s CN.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:03:20 +0000

Just revisited this image. There’s in excess of 50,000 photos on RP, but this particular shot is still among my top 10 favourites.

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:49:29 +0000

I’m still getting over “Clean CN power”………

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:00:30 +0000

No worries awmooney… I know exactly the type of calendar’s you are talking about. I wish I had kept my older CN ones to share a few of the shots with you.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:50:54 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Mr. Engineer. I was basing an assumption on requirements of some American RR calendars, that I know from some contributors having their photos ‘doctored’ to fit requirements. Nice to know CN “tells it like it is”.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:11:39 +0000

Sorry awmooney but that is where you are incorrect. CN would definitely accept this photograph. I am not sure where you get your info, but the CN calendar has all types of photos of everyday railroading and nothing has to be pristine or perfect. Yes they do have to be shots of CN’s component railroads, but they are NOT your typical company “staged” shots. I don’t often defend CN, but in this case you would be wrong my friend.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:01:04 +0000

CN would not accept this for a calendar because the containers do not read “CN”, the locomotives are not the newest CLEAN state-of-the-art, as they call them..and they did not have a say in setting this up..in other words it is not a typical fake calendar photo that a lot of us tire of. I mentioned this image getting public because of its’ beauty; and it is exactly what could grace the walls of a tourist bureau, a C of C or of a local travel magazine. What tourist would not want to capture a view like that?? A real winner, Cam.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:57:30 +0000

Hey Cam, would have loved to submit the photo to CN for you, but not sure they would accept it or not. They cutoff date for submissions to next years calendar has already passed

By: Cam

Cam — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:05:37 +0000

Thanks everyone. I am not a CN employee so you won’t see it in their calendar.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:26:32 +0000

The CN Calendar only accepts submissions from employees. So Cam, if you are one, submit it. Great work!