Comments on: This is what its all about, isnt it? If you ask me what is one of the most quintessential images of Canadian railroading, its this. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59826#comment-70103 Todd Steinman Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:36:03 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_0068.jpg#comment-70103 John Denver sang about county roads taking him home, Gordon Lighfoot found that 'carefree highway'....even Tom Petty went into the great wide open....your image captures it all. I can hear the sweet melodic hum these engines produce, music to my ears. Well done. Open blue sky, old dirt road and the venerable yet still used GMD-1s....doesn't get any better than that! John Denver sang about county roads taking him home, Gordon Lighfoot found that ‘carefree highway’….even Tom Petty went into the great wide open….your image captures it all. I can hear the sweet melodic hum these engines produce, music to my ears.

Well done. Open blue sky, old dirt road and the venerable yet still used GMD-1s….doesn’t get any better than that!

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