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I have always loved railfanning. From the age of three - my parents swore I knew where every railway line, railway crossing, or any station was. I was born in Palmerston, Ontario - right beside the old station and rail yard. Although I missed the days of steam, I grew up at the end of what I call the dark period of the railways. Stations were painted in drab, dreary colors - dark colors were also found on locomotive power,etc. However, it does bring me joy in viewing other photos online and remembering how great it was to railfan - especially when I was a kid!I am also happy to share my photos....although my main focus has been of the structures that the railroad companies seem to ignore these days, depsite designation of some. Please enjoy.

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Having received another tip, today's 650 - the ethanol train - was supposed to be a catch with a SD-30 ECO and a tcouple of 'Southern Belles' thanks to the Kansas City Southern. BUt weather wise, Today turned out to be one of those days - torrential downpours to start, then it cleared and the sun was out, quite warm, then it clouded over again. While being at work, I ducked out on my breaks and lunch standing in the humidity just hoping to see this train in Chatham. No luck.
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Having to go to Jeannette's Creek, I had just turned onto the Coutts Line from Merlin Road and rounded a curve, cleared some trees...my luck changed. There was 650!!! Sure enough, panic set in. I stopped and backtracked a little to Merlin Road. There was a private driveway, so I walked up and lined up my shot. Here, CP 5039 with KCS 4193 & 4768 leads a long line of tankers blowing it's horn for the crossing.
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Looking back, would you have done what I did to get a fairly good shot? Or would you have just stopped, and gone for a quick side shot hoping to capture all the power leading this train? Let me know your thoughts... :)

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/13/2017
Location:	Chatham-Kent
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 11 Favourites

<b> ONE SWEET MOMENT! </b> After receiving a tip from <a href="http://railpictures.ca/author/LukeBellefleur"> fellow rp.ca cotributor Luke Bellefleur </a> about this train coming through Chatham this morning, I normally wouldn't go out of my way to photograph it. When Luke told me that there was not one, but TWO Norfolk Southern engines helping to provide the power...No clouds could take away the excitement of seeing this lashup today! Because you never see that everyday!!! Bonus unit was UP 5479 in the lead of CP train 141.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/12/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 9 Favourites

This view really shows you just how much has changed over the last few years. Despite my reminiscing of what was, it was a great weekend for trains and photography. Here, on a hot and lazy Sunday afternoon VIA 905 leads train 73 over Lacroix Street. After making it's daily station stop at Chatham, it is well under way bound for the end of the line at Windsor.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	07/09/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 6 Favourites

<b> STRANDED? </b> I don;t think so. After missing the head power of the oil train, for once I went with my gut feeling and waited this train out to see what was bringing up the rear. Behold, my first ever shot of a CP freight with a 9754 as the pusher unit on the rear. It ain't much to look at, but made for a good day nonetheless.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/07/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 4 Favourites

<b> THREE IN ONE!!! </b> A good tip always helps when trying to photograph trains...especially if you don't own a scanner. It's Friday evening, and I had just gotten off of work. I saw a text on my phone from my wife who works in Tilbury. She let me know there was a train slowly making it's way to Chatham. By this time, 20 minutes had passed between the time my wife sent the text and I received it. I knew the train was coming...
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Inspired by a Bruce Mercer photo taken at King & Adelaide Streets downtown Chatham some 30 years prior, I setup shop on the opposite side of the tracks <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=29749"> from where he took his photo.</a> Just in the foreground remains the rails to what was the station lead. The station itself would have been straight ahead of me directly across the intersection. It is now marked by a mature growth of trees. And in rolled the train I had been waiting for...former SOO SD60 6036 (now CP 6236) with CSX 40 haul their auto racks past me. Canadian Pacific owned and yet a former SOO with the CSX as it's second in command. Awesome start to the weekend.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/07/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 5 Favourites

<b> YOU NEVER KNOW HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN CHANGE! </b> This country scene has changed since the early years when the Michigan Central built it's east to west mainline through Southwestern Ontario. When they came across the old mainline (later) known as C&O Subdivision # 2 that ran north to south, a diamond was formed. So too was a connecting track to exchange traffic. And this location then became known to both railways as Fargo (or Fargo Crossing).
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Here a rather dilapidated looking CN 4771 heads back north to Chatham after exchanging grain cars at the Thompson's facility in Blenheim. It passes the CTC signals that have been turned away, no longer in need of service. The former MC (and later CASO) road bed was bought by the local hydro company Entegrus. They erected the rather large hydro pole seen in behind 4771. And that pole marks where t he once mighty MC (later CASO) ran it's mainline. The former C&O Sub. # 2 has also fallen from it's glory days, but barely remains in service thanks in part to CN taking over the "Blenheim Operation" when the CSX wanted to abandon their line.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/01/2017
Location:	Fargo
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 9 Favourites

<b> SOMETIMES YOU WIN...and sometimes you lose....</b> To sum it up, I had taken some vacation time off from work as I was kid free for the first week of May. I had planned this trip for sometime, and wanted to get back to this area to photograph not only VIA and CN, but the CSX as well. Boy, was I disappointed otherwise!
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Before this shot, it had actually stopped raining and had looked to be clearing. But as the train slowly moved towards me, the weather quickly changed as the rain just poured down while I waited. This was my main win of the day, which was photographing this slow order train through Corunna that is led by CSX 2799 and a second unit that I did not wait in the rain to get the number for.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	CSX Transportation
Date:	05/01/2017
Location:	Corunna
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 12 Favourites

After getting a tip that this train was slowly moving through Chatham, I raced with anticipation of getting some decent photos of the CN within town limits. Having driven around for about 10 minutes, I finally caught the headlights of 5721 in the distance while crossing Sass Road. I pulled into the (unknown) factory parking lot, and took a position on the now abandoned siding. My goal was to photograph the train coming off of the MacGregor Creek bridge, with the signals showing on either side of the train while it coasted along the eastbound main.. However, without knowing until the train came off the bridge, they took the former westbound main! With CN 5721 leading and 4071 trailing as the second unit, this train quite literally pulled a 'switch' on this photographer! Sometimes you just have to roll with the punches.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/24/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

Not sure when, and not sure how it got moved here - but this was the latest addition to the lone caboose at the Owen Sound station. Former CN Observation Car, in a semi-restored condition. Nice to see some of the former Owen Sound Sub. still in place as the town revamps the surrounding landscape with newer buildings.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/31/2016
Location:	Owen Sound
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 9 Favourites

<b> "On a warm sunny evening, on a train bound for nowhere..." </b> At least it feels that way sometimes here in the flat farming municipality that is Chatham-Kent, especially viewing it from through the windows of the train as it rolls through the fields of soybeans, corn, wheat, etc. Here, 78 is led by VIA 912 as it is just departing the city limits of Chatham.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/05/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 5 Favourites

<b> THREE TIMES LUCKY! </b> It was kind of nice as train 71 approached Thamesville, as it was all in it's regular colours - no Canada 150 wrapped equipment. Here 6427 takes the charge rushing it's way to their next station stop of Chatham. Although the weather didn't quite co-operate as it clouded over just before the train arrived, I had photographed 6427 twice before.
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21408#sthash.IiGwTn7Q.dpuf"> October 31,2015 at Port Hope </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21431#sthash.ZcR4Zuv3.dpuf"> And in July 2011 at Lynden </a>

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/18/2017
Location:	Thamesville
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

You know you're a die hard rail fan when you're standing outside in what feels like 40 degree heat and sunshine. I was waiting to capture Train 76 departing from the station at Windsor. The station seems out of place being fairly new, as it stands among buildings that were constructed in the 19th century and are now abandoned. Canada 150 wrapped VIA 908 is in the lead.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/11/2017
Location:	Windsor
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 7 Favourites

Having missed OSR 1620 ad 1401 on their return trip back through Woodstock, the chase was on to catch them on their way to Ingersoll. I was lucky enough to be with Arnold Mooney on this trip, and we hot-footed it! Along the way, we were just ahead of the train, and I was given the opportunity of photographing it as we stopped roadside just outside of Beachville. Sadly, it was only one income car - the lone tanker. I wish they still used cabooses...it always added value to a short train!

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	06/30/2016
Location:	Beachville
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 5 Favourites

<b> A FAMILY AFFAIR - Traditions never die! </b> It's amazing being a parent - especially of those memories that come back to you when you experience the wave from an engineer of a passing train, along with a couple of short toots on the horn as it glides by. My grandfather taught me of his love of trains, and I now get to share that with my daughter. But it doesn't just end there. I dedicate this photo to the dad's that work the long hours, as the engineer's of the road. And as mentioned already, to the grandafther's who have passed on their love of the railroad to their children, and continued the tradition with their grandchildren. And to the men who work for the railroad today, providing for your own families and creating new memories for kids of all ages. This photo is for you Dads - as I thank you all for taking the time to acknowledge us fans as you pass by. Happy Father's Day too! You have helped make new memories for me and my daughter.

Side note: I had photographed 904 before outside of Paris just over a year ago. It was also a special moment then as it was <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24489"> Dale Pringle's last run. </a>

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/03/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 9 Favourites

<b> JACKPOT! </b> Having moved to Chatham, I have to say I miss seeing the CN a bit. Not a lot of opportunities arise that I can get photos of CN in Chatham. However, Saturday was a good day for railroading. After being up early in the morning and seeing the 6:30 VIA departure from the Chatham station, I had seen 3 more trains. However, those were all missed opportunities...but then came Blenheim. And, there they were. The red nose of CN 4785, with sister 4784 in tow along with the lone grain hopper being taken back to Chatham. I had just enough time to drive quickly into the Thompson's parking lot, putting the car into park and getting this photo to capture my 5th train of the morning. Knowing about the lack of traffic on the once busy C&O trackage through Blenheim, this was special.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/10/2017
Location:	Blenheim
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 11 Favourites

Inspired by Marc Dease's evening photos of VIA trains at Sarnia, I love the longer daylight as this is the 21:01 arrival of Train 75 at Chatham. Hard to believe it really is 9pm at night!

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/06/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 5 Favourites

From what I gathered from the appearance of the cars, this has to have been the Management Special. I was lucky enough to have first spotted the train on the siding at Tilbury, and having wanted to photograph at the country crossing on Montpetit Road, I shot straight over there and waited patiently. 15 minutes went by and the Management Special finally came. Following 8937 and a 2nd unit, was a trail of 'relics' most of which are still in the original multi-colour CP Rail paint scheme, picking up speed around the long, gentle bend out of Tilbury bound for Chatham.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/23/2017
Location:	Tilbury
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 4 Favourites

In a failed attempt at a time machine shot <a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28974"> (of Bruce Mercer's photo) </a> of the CP in action, I was able to capture CEFX 1045 in the lead this day entering Chatham at Princess Street. Notable changes - the tower at the interchange with the C&O is long gone, as is the diamond itself. Also gone too is the train order signal that is shown back in the distance on Bruce's photo. Only true way of marking such a photo is the telephone poles that still remain. No re-attempt here - "No Trespassing" signs have been posted by the CP as well as curious onlookers from the tenants of the house (out of photo) to the right of me.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	04/10/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 5 Favourites

<b> GONE...but not forgotten...</b> Grain is a major commodity in the West. It was either shipped, or transported by rail. For the City of Thunder Bay, neither industry has been kind in recent years. Thankfully, the City is still a major division point for the Canadian Pacific. Here, CP 4446 is on the tail end of a remote-controlled trio of engines that are testing and will be working the yards located a little further East. As evident in the background...an abandoned grain building and former docks where the ships used to come. Also notably missing, VIA Rail.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/17/2016
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 7 Favourites

<b> Good things come to those who wait! </b> This photo represents a coming of full circle...D&H 7304 was first spotted in Ontario about two weeks ago. Since them it has been a part of CP train 2WGA-19 - the Spray Train. As luck would have it, there was something different about the lead engine's headlights that caught my eye. This, after an hour of waiting - was worth it to see the yellow, blue and gray of D&H 7304 moving at a steady clip of approx. 30 MPH with it's otherwise not so exciting train of spraying equipment.

Name:	Todd Steinman
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/19/2017
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 6 Favourites

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