The pride of the fleet is the St-Jean night switcher tonight along with 8525.
The plain paint job almost look good with a couple of flashes! Just as the train aproached, rain started pouring on me as evidenced by the droplets visible in front of loco and the wet rails.
Patched up ex-BNSF MMA 2004 and 2005 night switching in St-Jean.
Chambly canal turning bridge, with one of the lock doors visible under it. As for the nice paintjob on the loco, can you spell "Wisconsin Central" ? ;-)
Crossing the Richelieu river with @180 axles. Trailing unit is MMA 8569. Half of the consist is empty propane tanks from Rainville propane near Farnham.
Sanding system at work! Also called sander ...
Returning to Farnham after exchanging with the CN in St-Jean. Trailing unit is MMA 8569. Shall we call them the beauty and the beat up? ;-)
Conductor Steve moving and posing proudly on the MMA night switcher in St-Jean. 8 seconds exposure, f:5, iso 100.
