Sometime in mid-September, the diamond between the CPR and former ACR at Franz, Ontario was severed, bringing over one hundred years of railroading tradition to a sudden and ruthlessly unceremonious end. Rumored to be the result of mounting maintenance costs and a lack of business, the railway between Franz and Oba now lies dormant. Here, heavy October skies set the tone as Canadian Pacific's Montreal to Edmonton hotshot no. 119 roars through the abandoned townsite of Franz and over the recently dismantled diamond. While the future of the ACR remains uncertain, Watco, the new operator of the line, has assured that a "One Way Low Speed" diamond is to be re-installed sometime in the new year when traffic is anticipated to resume.

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Make:	DJI
Model:	FC3411
Exposure:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture:	f/2.8
ISO Speed:	200
Focal Length:	8.4 mm
Lens:	22.4 mm f/2.8