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I've been interested in trains since I was young, I started photographing them with a cheap point and shoot camera around 2004 and from there it grew. I use an A700 DSLR camera with various lenses including the Carl Zeiss 24-70, Sony 70-400 G to name a few. A city boy all my life, I quickly became interested in the railway and it's operations, now proudly working as a railway conductor for the Canadian National Railway Company for 7 years in active service, I serve my part in moving the North American economy.

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Number of images: 431
Total gold: 3767
Number of comments recieved : 494
Number of comments posted : 45
Total views: 817138



CNCNDR has won Editors Choice 4 times



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CNCNDR's 431 photos on Railpictures.ca:


A pair of GP's sit on the south track between Tansley and Ash awaiting the arrival of CN 399, today's train consists of 5 empty scrap gons for Triple Metals and 2 loads of lumber for Tamarack Lumber.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/07/2012
Location: Milton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
A pair of RLK units along with a pair of Stelco switchers tag along for the ride on CN-SOR's joint bottle train, as the train moves east through Dundas, Ontario.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Rail America
Date: 09/08/2009
Location: Dundas
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 8 Favourites
Two GO trains meet right on the border between the USRC and Oakville Sub. A lot has been going on in the past recent years, new condos, the passing of the guard between the F59's and MP40's. Now in the middle right, the fly under at Strachan Ave which will hold 8 tracks for the airport rail link expansion and all day GO train service in the near future.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 07/05/2012
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 6 Favourites
A somewhat clean GP38-2W sits at Aldershot Yard in afternoon light.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/08/2012
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
After finishing up on a L58031 06 out of Brantford, I looked into my magic 8 ball and saw CN A43531 06 with a pair of grey GTW SD40-3's as sole power, here they are beginning to throttle up through the serpentine curves and into Paris Jct.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Grand Trunk
Date: 07/06/2012
Location: Paris
Province: Ontario
Comments | 6 Favourites
After waiting a good hour for a parade of eastbounds and a westbound that caught me off guard, here CP608 passes through after meeting CP115 at Port Hope.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/20/2012
Location: Port Hope
Province: Ontario
Comments | 3 Favourites
All was quiet in Newcastle but in the distance the sound of a pair of 16-645E3's are in full voice waking the nearby locals and wildlife with Toronto bound tonnage in early morning light.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/20/2012
Location: Newcastle
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
After giving the conductor of CN 399 a ride up to the head end of the train, a pair of old warriors head back to finish up switching duties at Aldershot Yard. CN 383 is also seen on track two running around CN 399 for the Dundas Sub.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/13/2012
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 2 Favourites
At speed.......
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/10/2012
Location: Cobourg
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 4 Favourites
On Saturday May 19, CN 484 is tucked away at the old CN Hamilton Shops in Hamilton after testing the North and No 1 track of the Halton Sub from Mac Yard to Burlington West then the North Track from Bayview to Ridout on the Dundas Sub, the train wyed at London and proceeded east testing the South Track from Ridout to Bayview. Twas a nice run majority of it being track speed so here I take a photo of my test train as I bid it adieu for the taxi cab ride back to Toronto.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/19/2012
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 4 Favourites
The moon's out, the crossing at Mile 17.15 of the Dundas Sub comes alive as CN 383 blasts through the eastern end of the double crossings with a heavy train for CSX Lang Yard in Toledo, Ohio.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/27/2012
Location: Lynden
Province: Ontario
Comments | 1 Favourites
Delivery complete, the crew of the 8212 heads back north to the Expressway Yard with 8 spacer cars for Toronto Yard.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/29/2012
Location: Milton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
After re-arranging the caboose at the Expressway yard, the hydro one dimensional train begins the 5 MPH trek south.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/29/2012
Location: Milton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
After protecting the crossing at Britannia Rd, the crew of the 8212 (cndr blocked by the sign) is about to board the Schanbel car again for the ride south to protect the final crossing and then onwards to the Hydro One substation.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/29/2012
Location: Milton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 5 Favourites
After shoving down a Schnabel car loaded with a transformer for Hydro One, the crew of the 8212 are heading back to the Expressway terminal in Hornby at a blazing 5 MPH.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/29/2012
Location: Milton
Province: Ontario
Comments | 1 Favourites
CN Train 369 Arvida to Mac Yard is on it's final leg of the journey as he pulls down York 1, meanwhile CN 372 is departing Mac Yard via York 3 conventional with work at Oshawa and Belleville.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/28/2012
Location: Concord
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
After a hectic run south on the Bala along with a pulled drawbar at Medora, CN 316 is a mile away from reaching there destination of MacMillian Yard with 9,700 + ft of train.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/28/2012
Location: Concord
Province: Ontario
Comments | 2 Favourites
A 12 car midday GO train heads west through Sunnyside with 602 shoving, anyone else spot the second cabcar in the consist ?
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 04/06/2012
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Comments | 4 Favourites
A pair of SD40-2's lead this Toronto to Sudbury freight through Palgrave on a sunny spring afternoon.
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/06/2012
Location: Palgrave
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
Standing guard, the conductor side ditch light of a London built GP9 awaits to be used to light up the right of way....
Name: Michael Da Costa
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 04/02/2011
Location: Oakville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 5 Favourites
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