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I've been into photography since 2001 - but like many others grew up interested in all things railway from an early age. I reside in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and currently use two cameras: Nikon D800, and a Nikon D90 (Backup or videos only). Prior Nikon cameras include D60, D70 and D100, and a F65 for when I dabbled in Film (Kodachrome/Fuji Velvia and Provia). Lenses used tend to be either 70-200 F/2.8, 50mm/1.8, or 16-35 F4 (Until 2016) and a 18-35 F/4-5.6 (2016+). I acquired a 80-400 Nikkor which I've been playing with and after some trial and error and a free repair by Nikon it is producing nice sharp results. Professionally - I am an Engineer (P. Eng. - Computer) for a large automotive concern. I also freelance as a photographer with the Canadian Press and their affiliates (AP/etc.) since 2009.

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Stephen C. Host's 1535 photos on Railpictures.ca:

<b>Having a smoke and coffee on the front porch</b> as CP Train 147 goes by on the mainline - the Streetsville Turn is held up by a Maintenance of Way crew doing work on the Owen Sound spur.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	12/12/2013
Location:	Streetsville
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

<b>Horsepower, meet Horsepower.</b> Welcome to Mennonite country, and a very unmatched pair meet at Corinth, Ontario in the waning days of STER's existence - if the press articles are to be believed.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	St. Thomas and Eas…
Date:	12/10/2013
Location:	Corinth
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 20 Favourites

<b>Blah</b> My only shot of STER came this year in September - but I was lucky to find STER 3582 on the property - for what seems like only a brief period of time in recent years. Sigh.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	St. Thomas and Eas…
Date:	09/14/2013
Location:	Tillsonburg
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 3 Favourites

I am standing about where "CNR Finnegan" sign once stood - CP Wolverton-Hagey turn TK22 has arrived into the non OCS CPR Waterloo sub. Based on the outgoing traffic seen they seem to have ran the entire Waterloo sub (Kitchener turn) - scrap loads from Triple Metal , interchange cars from GEXR and loaded Toyota Autoracks from Hagey. 25+ years ago two mainlines ran through this spot - CNR at right (see far back - it's still there, crossover is the end of leased CNR/GEXR Fergus spur) and Grand River Railway at left. Recent construction of this underpass has made this vantage possible.<br><br>At left is the Babcock and Wilcox plant and their spur - you can make out their Caboose and some ancient (riveted construction) cars used for in-plant switching (It is believed some of these flatcars are old Steam engine Tenders). This the same facility that large dimensionals were shipped out of and documented fall 2013 (Search Babcock Wilcox) by fellow rp.ca photographers.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	12/07/2013
Location:	Galt
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 10 Favourites

<b>The New Kid on the Block</b> GP20C-ECO 2255 is leading the Hagey/Kitchener turn, crossing the Grand River at Galt. With the GP20C invasion well under way, getting your shots of CP GP9's is highly advised... especially if it's paired with one of the "new kids".

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	12/01/2013
Location:	Galt
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

<b>CN 1501</b> or, CN 15016 as it were is seen heading to the US before being re-built into the CN Engineering Test Car that roams the rails today...This came as a complete surprise to all as the nature of this grab shot shows.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/30/2006
Location:	Ingersoll
Province:	Ontario

7 Comments | 6 Favourites

GEXR 582 is backing towards Elmira to unload four cars of Fertilizer. In a rare move, earlier that evening 582 brought 16 cars of fertilizer north from Kitchener, set off 12 cars in the siding at Waterloo, and ran around these 4 cars for the 10 mile shove to Elmira. This railway was and is still dominated by chemical tank cars, for Chemtura and Sulco Chemicals both in Elmira and receive 5 day a week service. The only other customers on this line are Home Hardware at St. Jacobs, and Commonwealth Plywood in Waterloo who both receive infrequent service. <br><br>More interesting points: The Region of Waterloo owns the line and saved it from abandonment, and CN (!)is contracted to maintain signals and track on the Waterloo spur, despite GEXR providing freight service.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	05/06/2005
Location:	Elmira
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 7 Favourites

<br>Ontario Southland Railway backing their train across Highway 6/7 in Guelph, also known as the Hanlon Expressway. In a few years this highway should be extended directly north to connect to Highway 85 in Kitchener, and it is expected this crossing will be closed and the at-grade crossing behind the photographer will be turned into an overpass.<br><br>
Trains crossing 'divided highways' are rare - and in 1969 the Railway built two spur lines (South and North Industrial) months before the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario decided to build a highway/bypass of Highway 6 through Guelph. New at-grade crossings like this would never be permitted today without an underpass/overpass. Do any railpictures.ca viewers have photos of Trains crossing divided highways at grade?

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	10/11/2013
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

9 Comments | 10 Favourites

RLK 4057, SOR Train 493 (aka 0700 Ham) gently backs two D7R's into the pier track off the Ippolitto Lead. This is the first movement on this line in about 10 years since it was rebuilt for P&H. These loads are the same that ran on L421 (Michael Dacosta photo: <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12111"> http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12111</a>) and GEXR 432 ( <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12106"> http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12106</a>) earlier in the week.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Southern Ontario R…
Date:	11/16/2013
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 11 Favourites

GEXR 432 - with two dimensional loads from Innovative Steam Technologies sits in the high dead weeds of XW Yard in Guelph waiting to depart. GEXR 582 brought the train from Galt the day prior, and on Friday the 15th (Anyone have shots?), CN L421 ran from Mac Yard to Hamilton. These should be going on a ship in Hamilton sometime in the coming days. <br><br> Sharp eyes will notice GEXR 582 switching at left - they are just finishing grabbing the tank car to head south on the Fergus spur.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	11/14/2013
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 6 Favourites

CP Train 247 crosses over the Kings Highway 403 at Hamilton - the beginning of the up-grade climb to Guelph Junction.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	11/3/2013
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 6 Favourites

Goderich-Exeter train 431 is about to back into the yard and call it a day after having arrived from Mac Yard with empty autoracks for CP. The interchange is at South Junction (Kitchener) - the junction of the GEXR Huron Park spur and the CP Waterloo Subdivision (Grand River Railway).

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	10/20/2013
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 3 Favourites

<b>The ex CN Roundhouse</b> is busy again - Lambton Diesel Services of Sarnia has many units shown on the property, many available for lease or works in progress. Including: LDSX 0176 (Former GMD 0069), LDSX 0178 (ex-CN), LDSX 0179 (ex-SOR/CN), CCGX 4016 (ex-CN), LDSX 1251 (ex-Lasco Steel, exx-CN), CN 750X (Work in progress). Inside the shops is GEXR 3030 (ex-RMPX/CN 9431, a GP40-2W - Paint and repairs) and CSXT 2757 (Sideswipe repairs).

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	11/09/2013
Location:	Sarnia
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 10 Favourites

A heavy train crosses northward over the Grand River at the Freeport bridge on the former Grand River Railway enroute to the GEXR (CN) interchange. It's any wonder how long these three 8200 series GP9's will last with the GP20ECO invasion well under way.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/20/2013
Location:	Cambridge (Freepor…
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 10 Favourites

CN 148 is passing over the Grand River and former mill site at Paris, Ontario.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/20/2013
Location:	Paris
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 6 Favourites

It almost seems as if everything is meeting at the historic Desjardins Canal this morning - Amtrak 194 on #97, the rays of the rising sun, CN Employees working on the GO Hamilton James St. North expansion project at left, and the waters of the Burlington Bay.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Amtrak
Date:	10/24/2013
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

In the heart of industrial North Hamilton, we find the CPR Belt Line job working Westway. The tracks (right of way) in the Foreground, was once part of the Hamilton Radial Electric Railway Company and formed the line to Burlington, Ontario abandoned in '29, but still used today to service the heavy industry in the area.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/24/2013
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 6 Favourites

<b>Interurban</b> heritage is clearly evident at this location, on the former Grand River Railway, where the CPR Waterloo Subdivision runs beside King St. The Grand River Railway ran beside and inside many streets until about 1994, this is all that remains of beside-street running today. This location is mountain grade territory, 2% between mile 7 and mile 9... something tells me they made it up the hill today :)

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/20/2013
Location:	Kitchener
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

<b> A maze of pipelines </b> confuse the viewer at the CSXT's Clifford St. Depot in Sarnia. Most of the clutter seen here is from the Imperial Oil plant - which grew around the Railway, literally. This facility is just one of a few reasons why CSXT continues to operate what I dub "the Class 1 Shortline".<br><br>Railway details in this scene - 2757 is parked on the "old main" and was involved in a Sideswipe a few weeks ago. Some damage is on the rear of the unit (not shown). 2574, paired with remote 2561 is parked behind the permanently installed "CROR 26.1" Blue Signal protection, which is in effect when the gyrolight is activated. This signal is used when the Mechanic is on duty, usually overnight. The yellow tripod-structure is used to hold two FRED's for jobs that venture out of town - but with the line recently changed (October 4 2013) to Rule 105, these may no longer be required.<br><br>The other three units in the background are parked at the "three stall" "roundhouse" - 2672, 2570, 2690 (not shown). The structure was built by the Erie and Huron as a six or so stall roundhouse between 1900 and 1910 and reduced in size sometime thereafter. Today, only a single stall can be used of the three doors and the building is clad, on two sides, in aluminum siding.<br><br>Photo taken from public property using a long lens. Not advised to go anywhere but here due to on-site security.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	CSX Transportation
Date:	10/14/2013
Location:	Sarnia
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

<b>Surprise!</b> - emerging from the 'bush' is Ontario Southland's ex CP GP9 - 8235 with SW1200 1210 and 5 cars - and a careful reminder on the sign that the Guelph Junction Railway is active - and a train can pop out of the bush at any time ;)

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	10/11/2013
Location:	Guelph
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 11 Favourites

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