Comments on: I saw this go by as a cabhop at 9:30 from my house in Redwater. I waited awhile before going to take photos, I knew they would be busy building a train at Egremont. My arrival at 10:30 found them about halfway done to building a train. The cars they came for were stored on the abandoned portion of the Lac La Biche Sub and the Egremont siding was not a large one. So, it was a few cars at a time, runaround them, shove them down the main, cutoff, go get a few more. This photo shows them busy doing what I just mentioned. By 12:30, a train of 65 empty covered hoppers was rolling through Redwater and on the way to Edmonton.

By: Extra 5610 West

Extra 5610 West — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:18:44 +0000

Thank you Mr. Klaucker

By: Klaucker

Klaucker — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 23:46:34 +0000

It is another incredible beauty, I love seeing these!

By: Extra 5610 West

Extra 5610 West — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:08:07 +0000

Checked my other photos to confirm, the 1079 was leading in this photo. The engineer had not changed ends yet. http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38992 here is the 1069 leading and with hoppers in tow at 12:30. I had written a bunch of times in my notes and reading my captions the times do not make sense. So, all sorted out, the times should read, saw as cabhop in Redwater at 9:00, photos in Egremont (this photo) 10:30, photo of 1069 leading to Edmonton is 12:30.
Thanks for your comment Steve, I appreciate that very much. It has taken a lot of trial and error with sharpening and what actually needs to be cleaned from the scan to arrive at what my photos look like now.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:58:51 +0000

I love how detailed and sharp this is. Nicely done, technically a perfect photo.

I’m always torn on these long hood forward – my brain doesn’t prefer it but I know it’s supposed to be this way.

Any of these still around somewhere?

By: terry.oshell

terry.oshell — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:09:41 +0000

Nice, and long hood leading as originally built.