A Canadian National coal train rolls through the loader at Teck’s Cardinal River Operation near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. This is the third section of the train and is taking its 50 c... (more)

At Teck’s Cardinal River Operation near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016, a third section of a 150-car Canadian National coal train has finished loading its 50 cars and is now heading downgra... (more)

The third 50-car section of a Canadian National empty coal train enters the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. These 150-car trains operate in three sections to load ... (more)

On the afternoon of July 15, 2013, Canadian National coal train No. 769 slowly loads at Teck’s Luscar Mine near Cadomin, Alberta. This loadout was part of Teck’s Cardinal River Operation locat... (more)

A hoe digs reject coal out of train L768 at the Cardinal River load out. This could very well be my last shot of a train up here as the mine has since been shut down. RIP.

CN C44-9W 2664 leads empty rock train U725 down hill into the town of Cadomin.

A Canadian National empty coal train works upgrade on the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. The curious jog in the track 5 cars back is where a switch was once locat... (more)

After getting a clearance on the Luscar Industrial Spur from the RTC in the bunkhouse, L768's crew will take their brand new GEVOs and 53 empty coal cars up the hill to the load out at Cardinal Ri... (more)

The power for CN's dedicated Cadomin-Edmonton rock trains U724/U725 idles outside of the Cadomin bunkhouse while the train crew catches a snooze as the train is loaded up the hill by a winch syste... (more)

A Canadian National coal train rolls through the loader at Teck’s Cardinal River Operation near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. This is the third section of the train and is taking its 50 c... (more)

The third section of a 150-car Canadian National coal train travels up the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. The train will soon be loading at the Luscar Mine loadou... (more)

CN C44-9W 2548 and ES44AC 2894 idle outside of the Leyland Bunkhouse while their crew takes a rest before heading back to the mine to load more coal.

Canadian National coal train No. 769 prepares to load at Teck’s Luscar Mine near Cadomin, Alberta, on July 15, 2013. The train first rolls through the loadout, which it is doing here, so the ope... (more)

CN SD70M-2 8931 idles away on the tailend of train L76852 20 in the yard at Leyland. L76851 20 derailed up at the mine earlier in the morning which has forced the crew of the 2nd cut to go to bed ... (more)

Canadian National coal train No. 769 travels up the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on July 15, 2013. The strange jog in the track a few cars back is where a switch was once located ... (more)