Comments on: Railfanning in a location where two rail lines operate in close proximity is a blessing and a curse. Sometimes the trains come at the same time and you can’t be in position for both. Figuring that CPKC 577-117 and CN X 11651 18 would converge in the Keppel area, I picked a location where I thought they’d meet to try for a drone shot. Down on ground level, I had to pick one railway or the other… I set up on the CPKC Hardisty Sub, a thousand feet north of the CN Watrous Sub – CN trains here are plentiful, CPKC are not. With CN arriving first, I flew the drone eastward alongside X 11651 18 hoping there would be a tailend remote. As luck would have it, the 3310 was facing westward and CPKC 577-117 came into view through a cut in the farm fields. My timing was a few moments off, the drone doesn’t move a mile a minute like the train does! Not quite the shot I wanted, but not bad for a guess of where two trains would meet. I guess I’ll have to head back out to the Biggar area and try again next year. X 11651 18: CN 3941, CN 3310 – DP 1x0x1 – 125 cars CPKC 577-117: CP 8009, KCS 4801 – 128 cars

By: Aitch

Aitch — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:31:56 +0000

I’d say you nailed this shot ! Bravo !