njt/mnrrbuff wrote:Are there any good rail bridges I can photograph, and where are the best vantage points of them?
Here is a list of bridges connecting to the island of Montreal.
There is the Victoria bridge (CN owned, and you'll see CN, VIA, AMT and Amtrak trains). Maybe you could have some good shots from this location :
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.48899,-73. ... 1,,0,-2.83
You'll see that there is a small gravel path running parrallel to the road.
There is also the Saint-Laurent Bridge (CP owned and you'll see CP, MMA and AMT trains). I think that Lasalle train station would be a good spot, because it is right at the entrance of the bridge. There are also a few interesting parks, sidewalks and bike paths nearby where you could get good pictures.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.424194,-73 ... .2,,0,5.25
In western Montreal, there a two parrallel train bridges. The north one is CP owned (with CP and AMT trains) and the south one is CN (with CN and VIA trains). You can stop at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and walk on the pedestrian path on the higway bridge nearby. You should get good shots.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.404311,-73 ... 59,,0,9.96
Normally, the pedestrian path is on the other side of the bridge. You can clearly see the Streetview picture was taken during construction.
On the Deux-Montagnes line, there are three bridges. Two of them are near Île-Bigras and Sainte-Dorothé stations. There is another pedestrian bridge running parrallel to the last one. Grand Moulin station would be the nearest station.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.53187,-73. ... 09,,0,1.55
In northern Montreal, there is the Perry Island bridge (CP owned, but you'll see only Québec-Gatineau and AMT trains at this time of the year). There is a bike/pedestrian path on the bridge. It is accessible via STM route 69.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.546059,-73 ... 1,,0,-0.27
Finally, there is a CN bridge (with CN and VIA trains) in Pointe-Aux-Trembles in eastern Montréal. There is a highway bridge with a pedestrian path nearby.
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=45.701114,-73 ... 16,,0,0.18
It is accessible by bus (STM routes 86, 184 and 410)
Can I get photographs of trains from Mt. Royal Park? thanks.
Well, you should be able to see the Victoria bridge from there, but I doubt you'll get good photographs, because it's pretty far. Other railroads are hidden by the skyscrapers.