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Around 1996 I used some frequent flyer miles to fly to Winnipeg (in January, mind you) and from there I drove to Portage La Prairie to photograph action on the CN & CP through town, and VIA Rail (that used the CN main), and to drink the hotel bar out of Moosehead beer (all of which I accomplished splendidly). While driving out to P-L-P, I chased and caught a westbound freight, even though it was twilight by then and too dark for pictures.  I was very surprised that there were no whistles at the rural crossings (I think it was CP that I chased, but can't recall for certain).  Even there in P-L-P, there were no train whistles except for VIA just to signal the train's departure. BTW - that beautiful, frigid Canadian air was a tonic to me (I'm a northern Midwesterner and I like the cold temperatures).  It actually cured my hangover while I was running through knee-high snow between the CN & CP depots to snap pictures!  But with the sun setting at about 2:30 in the afternoon, it didn't offer a lot of picture time.
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