Railpictures.ca - Stephen C. Host Photo: GTW 5849 in the midst of farms at harvest time, this could be rural Michigan on a GTW Branchline but it’s actually South Western Ontario, and this was the first time a GT painted locomotive ended up down this way in decades if not ever according to my friends who were around in the 90′s – back then these locomotives did not migrate to locals, ever, or so I’m told. GTW units on Locals around here has been a fairly recent phenomenon. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

GTW 5849 in the midst of farms at harvest time, this could be rural Michigan on a GTW Branchline but it's actually South Western Ontario, and this was the first time a GT painted locomotive ended up down this way in decades if not ever according to my friends who were around in the 90's - back then these locomotives did not migrate to locals, ever, or so I'm told. GTW units on Locals around here has been a fairly recent phenomenon.

Caption: GTW 5849 in the midst of farms at harvest time, this could be rural Michigan on a GTW Branchline but it's actually South Western Ontario, and this was the first time a GT painted locomotive ended up down this way in decades if not ever according to my friends who were around in the 90's - back then these locomotives did not migrate to locals, ever, or so I'm told. GTW units on Locals in Ontario has been a fairly recent phenomenon.

Photographer:	Stephen C. Host [1500] (more) (contact)
Date:	07/28/2022 (search)
Railway:	Grand Trunk Western (search)
Reporting Marks:	GTW 5849 (search)
Train Symbol:	L542 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Not Provided
City/Town:	Guelph Eramosa Township (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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12 Comments

Kevin Flood

October 15, 2022 at 10:33 pm

That was the best light of that morning.
RLK2211

October 16, 2022 at 1:35 am

It’s always a good day when you get to see a GT unit!
mile27

October 16, 2022 at 7:20 pm

Nice. Looks like a scene from out on the Prairies.
Eric May

October 16, 2022 at 8:59 pm

This is a powerful shot. Well done.
Stephen C. Host

October 16, 2022 at 9:31 pm

Thank you Gents. That’s what I thought. It’s just west of Guelph and it really depends what that farmer grows.. most of the time he chooses corn…
Stephen C. Host

October 16, 2022 at 9:33 pm

BTW Kevin it was great to see you this day, I’m hopeful to see you again when you are back down south! always great to run into the Floody Boy!
Noe

October 17, 2022 at 10:31 am

CN L542 GT frenzy. Nice you got it solo.
jknott86

October 17, 2022 at 1:51 pm

Corn’ll deplete the soil. Gotta rotate! The wheat looks quite nice here, much better than corn would have. Fortunate it was still on – most is harvested by late July.
Stephen C. Host

October 17, 2022 at 4:14 pm

Thank you James for your agricultural knowledge. Do you also have a fondness for the Agricultural music too?
jknott86

October 17, 2022 at 4:30 pm

One of my favourite things to do is driving around and checking out the farms of Norfolk County. Mid-July in particular – when the rye and wheat harvest is getting underway (watching combines and the bailing of straw is easily as entertaining for me as any train haha), and other crops are really starting to take off around then too.
Kevin Flood

October 18, 2022 at 11:10 pm

@SCH: Great to see you too! I’ll be back for another short stint…
BradKetchen

October 26, 2022 at 7:22 am

Very nice. Is he running light or performing a switching move there?

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