Submitter's name:	Wayne Culberson
Title:	# 2317
Gear used:	C5050Z
Diaphragm:	f4
Shutter speed:	1/800
Focal length:	56mm
Subject information:	Sadly, railroads are almost a thing of the past here in NB, so I want to make some effort to document what is left. It seems there used to be tracks in about every community, and I can still remember as a child waiting with my grandparents for the steam train to bring in the day's shipment of mail. They drove a rural mail route, first with horse and buggy, then with a car of course, but the mail would arrive each morning on the steam train. I can remember sitting in my grandfather's house where we could watch the trains, and he was telling me about the new "electric" trains. When I was a bit older, we were around trains quite a bit. On the farm we grew potatoes, and would ship them to the cities by loading them into rail cars. There were several different sidings in our area. This rail line is now privately owned and runs across the border between Canada and the United States. They did have their engines painted green, which I thought was bad enough, until I saw this yellow one. Aren't engines supposed to be either red or black? :-)
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

I like locs. They always look like one huge lump of brute power, and this one is no exception. The harsh yellow makes for a very eye-catching subject.

Comment left by: Wayne Harridge (no e-mail specified)

Interesting to see a loco like this in "suburban" surroundings. The yellow just jumps out of the screen. ...Wayne

Comment left by: Chris Barker (no e-mail specified)

I love that great big motor! I should have cropped it more, but that is a beast!

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