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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
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Caption: 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

Photographer:
Rob Eull [831] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/22/2025 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 3310 (search)
Train Symbol: CN X 11651 18 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Keppel - CN Watrous Sub (search)
City/Town: Keppel (search)
Province: Saskatchewan (search)
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  1. I’d say you nailed this shot ! Bravo !

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