A westbound Canadian National unit grain train snakes along the Thompson River east of Lasha, British Columbia. This view is from Skihist Provincial Park just east of Lytton, British Columbia.

Canadian Pacific ES44AC No. 8789 leads a westbound stack train west of Spences Bridge, British Columbia, in the scenic Thompson River Canyon on September 24, 2012.

Canadian National SD70M-2 No. 8891 leads 75 cars of intermodal traffic eastbound through the Thompson River Canyon west of Drynoch, British Columbia, on the morning of July 23, 2011.

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.

Once can clearly see the advantage the First railroad to a river canyon has in construction: While the CP Rail in the Thompson River Canyon is often constructed on a comparatively gentle slope alo... (more)

I was in awe then, the first time I saw this scene, and I still am: WHAT went through the mind of the Canadian Northern Pacific engineers surveying this railroad through the Thompson River Canyon ... (more)

A pair of modern GE's lead a westbound manifest train through the amazingly rugged stretch of the Thompson River Canyon near Seddall. I'm sure that crews have faith in God as well as slide fences ... (more)

Back before the Internet shrank the world, there were no news groups to pass the word of great photo spots around, no Google Earth to research hidden canyons, no iPhones and GPS to guide you to th... (more)

A pair of Draper-Taper GE's find precious little ledge-space to work with as they twist between a thousand feet of cliff and a precipitous drop into the Thompson River Canyon in a morning scene at... (more)

For photographers who love wide-angle lenses with big sky views and boldly painted locomotives, one could do a whole lot worse than CN Rail's bold red-orange nose and high-visibility carbody strip... (more)

Though not moving too fast to begin with, a 95-car empty coal train slows to enter the siding at Martel, west of Ashcroft, to meet a westbound coal load, winding along the steel-reinforced banks o... (more)

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

Westbound potash train negotiates the "jaws of death" at Thompson siding on a late afternoon run down the Thompson River Canyon. Leading is none other than class-unit 9000 of the "Red Barn" SD40-2... (more)

GMD really hit on the right idea with a Draper-Taper'ed SD40-2, resulting in the "Red Barn" SD40-2F, found only on Canadian Pacific. Still in the original Action Red paint scheme, 9014 leads Canpo... (more)

Westbound coal train with 3 X 2 SD40-2's passes the approach signal to Drynoch siding, SD40-2 5828 in original candy-stripe paint leading the way, and quaintly flying white "extra" flags even in ... (more)