Caption: It had been a few years since I last caught the Spray Train,and it certainly has become an annual event to photograph it, usually never leaving any railfan disappointed. But, only if you miss it.

This year, marked the first time since I last photographed it, with an old D&H painted engine, leading the way. This year, almost ended in disappointment, as I left my initial spot to photograph it, and see if it was coming. Only did I see the headlights rushing at me at the old Bloomfield Road crossing, did I get caught out of position.

The mad dash across Chatham was on. Bets were against me as one red traffic light proved to feel like forever, before I could proceed. The gates started coming down, and the best I could manage was hopping out nearly last minute at the Adelaide / King Street intersection. Thankfully, sun angle wasn't an issue as the train steadily pounded across the street, passing what once was the old station grounds.

Freshly painted in the new CPKC livery, 6222 looked great steadily pacing the spray train at approx. 70 km/hr. through Chatham.There's nothing like the thrill of a hunt...!