Canadian Railroads > Back to the Westlock Sub for a 4 Pack of Geeps

Yesterday was not an ideal day for railfan photography. With low clouds and zero sunshine it looked like my time would be better spent anywhere but trackside. A tip from a friend sent me north of Edmonton once again to catch a couple of southbound trains on CN's Westlock Sub.

#1 Train L590 is classified as a grain lifter on the Westlock Sub, but today it appears as though the powers that be decided to have the train haul lumber instead of grain. With a pair of GE's in charge, L590 rounds the curve at Westlock Alberta

#2 The train I headed north for, the daily A418 with a quartet of GP40 models (of both the LW-2 and W-2 variant) near Hondo Alberta.

#3 A418 crosses the wooden trestle at Fawcett Alberta

-Trevor

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#4 A418 passes the wooden elevator at Dapp Alberta. Although it was only 15:00, the skies had darkened to the point where I gave up the chase and headed for home.

-Trevor

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Trestle shot is great. Seems like the chase was the thing to do, time well spent.
Remember, only 28 days until winter solstice.

All four in a different paint style... Nice catch and shots...

Are pics 2 and 3 from  a drone, or how did you get the high elevation?

Pic #3 (the trestle) is taken with a drone. All the other shots were from the ground. #2 was shot from a highway overpass enbankment. 

-Trevor 
blunozer2000 Wrote:
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> Are pics 2 and 3 from  a drone, or how did you
> get the high elevation?

I was going to ask about the difference in hue/colour/tint (not sure what the appropriate term is) with that photo compared to the rest, but I guess that explains it: it's a different camera. I'm relatively new to the DSLRs, and I know you can select for different light types, so I had wondered if you had changed something. Very nicely done.
Fred
tsokolan Wrote:
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> Pic #3 (the trestle) is taken with a drone. All
> the other shots were from the ground. #2 was shot
> from a highway overpass enbankment. 
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> -Trevor 
> blunozer2000 Wrote:
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> > Are pics 2 and 3 from  a drone, or how did you
> > get the high elevation?