Credit: Ian CryslerI'd written a book about a train and I wanted a picture of myself with one. Fortunately for me, photographer extraordinaire Ian Crysler was perfect for the job.





(Ian himself, I've learned, has a fascinating history with trains -- and a much more exciting one than me! When he was a foolish youth, he and his friend would hop westbound trains and ride through the Rockies, gazing at the stars.)


On a chilly November morning we went down to the Toronto Roundhouse and looked longingly at the fenced off caboose and locomotive until the kindly staff of the Toronto Railway Museum took pity on us and said we were welcome to take photos of whatever we wanted. (Thank you, Bob Dickson, for your generosity!)

We started with the beatiful red caboose...

Credit: Ian Crysler
And then moved on to the locomotive....   Credit: Ian Crysler To get an interesting shot of me inside the caboose cupola he decided he needed to climb on top of the locomotive. There he goes in his green jacket...

















I was kind of worried because it was wet and icy and the ladder rungs were slippery, and he had all his camera equipment....   




















He made it up just fine. Because that's what a kickass professional photographer does.


And he ended up getting  some pretty cool shots...



Credit: Ian Crysler
Credit: Ian Crysler





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