05-21-2014, 12:25 PM
Not a lot of action today but some interesting sightings nonetheless including a surprise visitor in the grass.
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As much as I don't like snakes,this Gartner snake is harmless and was probably more frightened of me as it slithered off quickly
A first time sighting occured at Baview as a trio of CN's newest ES44AC's were the power on eastbound train 382 including a very rare mid-train helper---these locomotives are commonly seen in western Canada so it was a real treat to see them in my hometown
![[Image: 3dc98880-2f34-4eb7-8783-6733ceac7a58.jpg]](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/cnnutbar47/2014%20my%20hometown/3dc98880-2f34-4eb7-8783-6733ceac7a58.jpg)
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![[Image: 3d47656d-ab44-4938-bd5b-0472a2052fff.jpg]](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/cnnutbar47/2014%20my%20hometown/3d47656d-ab44-4938-bd5b-0472a2052fff.jpg)
![[Image: a419aa80-4280-4b39-9889-316cd6953d9c.jpg]](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/cnnutbar47/2014%20my%20hometown/a419aa80-4280-4b39-9889-316cd6953d9c.jpg)
As much as I don't like snakes,this Gartner snake is harmless and was probably more frightened of me as it slithered off quickly
A first time sighting occured at Baview as a trio of CN's newest ES44AC's were the power on eastbound train 382 including a very rare mid-train helper---these locomotives are commonly seen in western Canada so it was a real treat to see them in my hometown