Stories about railfanning – trip reports and so forth. Any time I’m trackside and writing about it, it’ll be here.
As I get older, my sleep is less regular and more interrupted. I hear that’s pretty normal for us “old folks” but it’s a bit frustrating. Recently I woke up at about 4 AM, and it was clear that I wasn’t going to get back to sleep. The night before, I had been considering going … Read more
In mid October 2021, I visited VIA Rail’s and GO Transit’s yard in Mimico – you can read part 1 and part 2. After photographing the Mimico yard extensively from the Islington Avenue overpass, I walked back to the GO Transit Mimico station. I took a moment to photograph this train station. This ex CN … Read more
We were in Toronto this past Thanksgiving (October 2021) to visit my daughter. I had convinced my wife that we didn’t need to rent a car while we were there, so we were becoming familiar with riding the trams and taking subways in the city. The Toronto Transit Commission may have its problems but they … Read more
Recently I was contacted by a friend from Instagram, Maryna. She suggested that maybe she and her partner Tyler could meet up with me for a railfan outing. We talked for a bit and decided to meet at CN’s Diamond just west of Winnipeg. It’s easy to get to and there are a lot of … Read more
I was recently contacted by someone who wanted a photo of a train by the Dufresne, Manitoba grain elevator. I went through my Lightroom catalog and found that I had quite a few! I’m going to share most of them without much comment here. These images are in ascending date order. 2014 I ended up … Read more
I have been known to overcomplicate things.
I’ve written in the past about how I have missed photo opportunities because I’ve been juggling a few cameras, and maybe my drone controls. I try to do too much at once.
My first railfanning of 2022 was done en route between the city dump* and Ware House Hobbies, on January 8. * I suppose I should call it the “Brady Road Resource Management Facility” like the city does… I waited outside the gates of the landfill until they opened at 9 AM sharp, then did my … Read more
I hope the end of the year was good for everyone. I was off work for a few weeks and I really enjoyed the rest, and especially the presence of our daughter home from university for the holiday. Despite “not feeling it” I did do a bit of railfanning, on Christmas Eve and on Boxing … Read more
These days, it’s hard to get together with people. You don’t want to spread anything and of course there are rules about gatherings. My friend Jason contacted me late in 2021 to let me know his family was going to be in Winnipeg over the holiday break to visit family, and asked if I was … Read more
