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Elegant F's

            CP FP9Au 1401 charges westward out of the Ruby Creek Tunnel, with CPKC business train 31B in tow.  The two F units and nine cars departed Kamloops, BC at daybreak this morning, and ran west on an all CP(KC) routing, going against the current of traffic in the shared directional running zone through the Thompson and Fraser Canyons.

Both CP and CN are in 'catch up' mode, trying to clear out accrued traffic backlog from their recent lockouts of TY&E employees.  It was a surprising move to run this train directly into the logjam of eastbound traffic along the Thompson and Cascade subdivisions.  31B went into the hole for several rolling meets and double meets with the opposing eastbound trains often being well beyond 'non clearing' lengths for the few remaining sidings along the route.

The west portal of the Ruby Creek Tunnel was a favorite location for photographers to shoot westbound trains up until the end of the 1990's, when the DRZ agreement went into effect.  In the two decades since then, only a few dozen westbound trains have plied their way westward through its bore.  It was a nostalgic treat to shoot a train here again.

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Ruby Creek (show map)

Taken on: September 2, 2024

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Ruby Creek

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CPKC

Canadian Pacific

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, 380mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	380mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Topaz Photo AI 3.1.2 (Windows)
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