Defying Odds - a photo on Flickriver

Defying Odds

            This was one of those "pure luck" catches of mine from just spending a hell of a lot of my time trackside on the North Toronto. At this point in time, it was still under a year since CP had assumed control of the CMQ Railway and the fleet of blue SD40-2Fs was roaming the entire system primarily on work trains. I don't think I was expecting much to happen this day, but CMQ 9011's activities were being monitored by a bunch of the local rail fans, and I remember reports of it moving around by itself in Toronto Yard earlier in the day. I was hanging out for the afternoon at Rosedale, and after hearing an eastbound mention to 421 over the radio about their 'unusual lead unit" after meeting them, I knew it had to be something interesting. Set up for my frame, and watched 421 round the bend with the solo blue barn in the lead. With only around 45 empties on the drawbar, the cowl-bodied SD40 handles the train with relative ease, and somewhat surprisingly maintained as the only unit powering the train all the way to it's terminal destination of Winnipeg. 
   

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / North Toronto (show map)

Taken on: May 20, 2021

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Sets appears in: • CMQ units • CPR Searchlight Signal Structures more » • CP SD40-2s • CP North Toronto Subdivision « less

Groups appears in: • Toronto • Transportation more » • Canadian rails. • Canadian Pacific Railway • CP and CN • GMD SD40-2F "Red Barns" • Long Live the EMD SD40-2 • Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Railways • Canadian Pacific Railway/CP RAIL • Quality and Exceptional Railway Photographs • Railroading in the City • Nosedingers • Searchlight Signals • Trainspottingmaps.com • Railroad Sightings • Railfan Atlas • CTS - Canadian Train Sightings • GMD SD40 / SD40-2 / SD40-2F • flickrailroad • Quebec Shortlines • Canadian Pacific Toronto « less

Camera: Nikon D5600, f/6.3, 1/640 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5600
Lens:	50.0 mm f/1.8
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 7.4.1 (Macintosh)
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