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One for Fathers Day. Here I am in 1979 as a skinny 16 year old beside my Dad at the Calgary station in front of a boiler equipped GP-9 parked as protection power.

My Dad grew up in two houses beside the tracks in Peterborough and later an apartment nearby the line to Lindsay, so he was always a railfan. He left the photography work to my mother and brother as cameras seemed to spite him.

This was the last big trip we did before my brother and I headed out on our own into the world. All these years later I still think it was one of our best.
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Caption: One for Fathers Day. Here I am in 1979 as a skinny 16 year old beside my Dad at the Calgary station in front of a boiler equipped GP-9 parked as protection power. My Dad grew up in two houses beside the tracks in Peterborough and later an apartment nearby the line to Lindsay, so he was always a railfan. He left the photography work to my mother and brother as cameras seemed to spite him. This was the last big trip we did before my brother and I headed out on our own into the world. All these years later I still think it was one of our best.

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Eric May [165] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/1979 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 8528 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Calgary (search)
City/Town: Calgary (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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2 Comments
  1. This is very nice. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Excellent story and photo Eric.

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