Friday, April 11, 2008

Blue Skies/ Orange Engine

Don't you think the orange Canadian National engine contrasts nicely with the almost pure blue sky?

This engine has between 100 and 150 cars behind it carrying freight from Western Canada (Prince Rupert, British Columbia on the Pacific Ocean) to Brampton (just northwest of Toronto). Some freight will be offloaded in Ontario but much of the cargo will head southward into the U.S., some of it all the way to New Orleans on the Gulf of Mexico. CN tracks also travel easterly in Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the Atlantic Ocean.

These are busy tracks, trainloads upon trainloads passing through East Gwillimbury every day.
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27 comments:

Snap Catch said...

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.... mine's up too... hope you can drop by....

Anonymous said...

Most powerful machine ... great contrast!

Tom said...

Now that I sight I would love to see...
Thanks for linking again this week
Tom

Anonymous said...

It's a nice contrast indeed.

Daniel J Santos said...

Interesting post, great picture, well done.

Kostas said...

Most excellent photograph with marvellously chromatic opposition, Cold and hot colours!
Very good post!

imac said...

Great capture, the train certainly adds colour.

Rose said...

I do like the contrast and I like the picture in general...

dot said...

This is my kind of picture!! Love the color of the engine and yes it does look beautiful against that blue sky!

SandyCarlson said...

The contrast is marvelous. What a great train shot. This is super.

Anonymous said...

I do like the contrast against that blue sky. Have a great weekend.

Unknown said...

Very good shot!

Anonymous said...

I love your text for the photo. Yes, I love the orange/blue combo, I can feel the ground trembling as this rumbles over the road. I wish we had more (and better) rail service.

Pappy said...

Greetings from south Texas. I love trains. Nice capture.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

The train, the jet trails in the sky, what an excellant combination.

Champ Townboy said...

Love this shot!

Lilli & Nevada said...

Great shot of the train, beautiful sky

Small City Scenes said...

I took a picture of the train as it rolled through Stanwood today. I'll post it later. Good shot. MB

FO - 2 said...

Great shot. Nice contrasts. :)

Anonymous said...

Interesting how monitors differ. On my Samsung the sky is a perfect blue color and the train engine is a brilliant red.

I like your selection for Sky Watch Friday. Nice work.

Abraham Lincoln in Brookville, Ohio

Rune Eide said...

Here you heavy duty indeed - well composed!

Texas Travelers said...

Nice use of color. Yes I like the color contrast.

Interesting story. It always make the post more interesting to know something personal about the photo.

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Anne-Berit said...

Great photo of the train and the sky!

Misty DawnS said...

Love the contrasting colors and the uniqueness of this photo! Awesome capture here!

Have a great weekend.

Petunia said...

Great shot! This photo could have been taken here in Norway. Look the same!

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Marcos Santos said...

Great Contrast!

Luiz Santilli Jr said...

Fantastic view, of a powerful machine and the soft blue sky!

Have a nice weekend,

Santilli

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