SP Trains
The pleasant day continued at the Popkum Road grade crossing, with the passage of CN Train #843. This train originates in Walker Yard, Edmonton, Alberta and runs to the Thornton Yardin Surrey, BC, just south of Vancouver, BC. With 11,600 feet in tow, CN3907 and CN3035 are up front with CN3112 running mid-train. If you go to Google, select Maps and paste in 49°12'13.0"N 121°44'16.9"W you'll see the location of the cameras for this video.
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Recorded with a Canon XA55 4KHD Pro video camera at 1920x1080 resolution. For outdoor shooting, it is equipped with an Azden SMX-10 High-Performance Stereo Condenser Microphone mounted inside a Rode Blimp Windshield on a Rycote Shock Mount Suspension System. A Neewer NW74K 7-Inch 1920x1080 Field Monitor is also used . All equipment is then mounted on a custom bar attached to a CanadianStudio Pro Heavy Duty EI-717 72" Tripod with Fluid Pan Head.
Video is edited, produced and rendered using Cyberlink PowerDirector 17 Ultimate.
Where provided, information regarding locomotive types, build and other data are from the '2019 Canadian Trackside Guide' published by (and available from) the Bytown Railway Society Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
N.B.The photographer and cameras did not encroach on the railway right-of-way in taking this video. It is dangerous, foolhardy (and illegal) to enter on railway rights-of-way. Just sayin' ... "You don't stand on a runway to watch airplanes."
Music Attribution(closing titles): Boston Tones - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
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