A CP wayfreight at work at Ashcroft.

A westbound Canadian National grain train traverses Black Canyon of the Thompson River west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on the morning of June 24, 2006.

A westbound Canadian Pacific unit sulphur train swings through Black Canyon west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006. Both CP and Canadian National main lines were built through here a... (more)

Westbound beside the Thompson River.

Canadian National train No. 416 crosses the Thompson River at Ashcroft, British Columbia, on July 22, 2011. Below is the Canadian Pacific main that parallels the same river canyon.

A Canadian National unit sulphur train curves around a cliff in Black Canyon west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on the afternoon of June 23, 2006. The scenic Thompson River flows through the cany... (more)

A Canadian Pacific stack train exits the tunnel in Black Canyon west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on June 25, 2006. Two GE AC4400CWs power the train, led by No. 9707. The Canadian National line ... (more)

A Canadian National intermodal train curves through Black Canyon of the Thompson River near Ashcroft, British Columbia, on June 25, 2006. Powering the westbound train through the spectacular scene... (more)

The sound of roaring 567-series EMD's fill the canyon east of Ashcroft as a short work train heads east of Kamloops, led by two GP9's, the lead locomotive still wearing colors of Northern Alberta ... (more)

I love the subtle colors and geologic shapes in this photograph of an eastbound empty sulfur train along the Thompson River at sunrise, an SD50F and C40 leading the way.

A westbound Canadian National freight travels along the Thompson River through Ashcroft, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006.

On the morning of June 25, 2006, a westbound Canadian National intermodal train traverses scenic Black Canyon west of Ashcroft, British Columbia. Powering the train is EMD SD70M-2 No. 8020 and GE ... (more)

A single SD40-2 rolls westward along the Thompson River near Ashcroft, B.C., passing unusually shaped mud and sandstone rocks.

CP Rail westbound Medicine Hat-Vancouver methanol train #773 crawls along the ledge above the Black Canyon of the Thompson River canyon west of Ashcroft, the CN mainline sharing the narrow canyon.... (more)