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The sun quickly begins to set on the night of the Summer Solstice as GEXR 584 slowly makes its way towards St Jacobs with three tank cars destined for Elmira. Time was 20:49
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Caption: The sun quickly begins to set on the night of the Summer Solstice as GEXR 584 slowly makes its way towards St Jacobs with three tank cars destined for Elmira. Time was 20:49

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Vintage2000 [115] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/21/2018 (search)
Railway: Goderich-Exeter (search)
Reporting Marks: GEXR 2073, GEXR 2303 (search)
Train Symbol: GEXR 584 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: GEXR Waterloo Spur- GEXR Guelph Sub (search)
City/Town: North Waterloo (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    December 22, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Excellent work Graydon – it was also great to meet you earlier that day. I was hoping to chase to St. Jacobs trestle but this is where they got held up by WCR who was preparing for a big excursion, delaying 584 for a solid hour, meaning darkness.

  2. Railfan99
    December 22, 2018 at 2:13 pm

    Thank you Steve and it was cool to meet you too! Really wish I could’ve known of all the best photo locations in best light at this time of day before this night (best night I had in best light) but I’m sure when I look back at this I’m sure I’ll be happy at what I was able to accomplish. After all, this is history now right?
    I have a couple more photos from this night as well which I hope make it into here at some point (some years down the road). Now what do you think I owe my dad for being king enough to take a few hrs out of his evening to drive me to Kitchener so i can photograph this now historical scene?

  3. Stephen C. Host
    December 22, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    Well, the best thing to do is scope out a line first.. if you have time. At 10 miles long, it wouldn’t have been that difficult.

    And yeah, take your dad out for a meal or something, show him some gratitude, he’ll very much appreciate it :)

  4. Noe
    December 22, 2018 at 11:23 pm

    Great scene! You did really well on the line this summer for photo locations.

  5. Railfan99
    December 23, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    Thanks Jay! Knew you’d like this and yes I’d say I had a very successful summer with checking off the photo locations for this line! As of 2019 and beyond this will all be under the cover of darkness!
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