A Canpotex train holds the siding west of Calgary.

CP 8888 leads train 100 east along the Bow River near Exshaw, AB. I always make sure I bring my tall rubber boots when I go railfanning. On this particular day they definitely came in handy. To ge... (more)

A late CPKC 113 allows a rare opportunity to catch an afternoon westbound at Spicer East.

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" cruises through Midale, SK passing the classic Midale Elevator in charge of the "Final Spike Tour"

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" cruises through the Canadian countryside running 50 + mph passing the classic Milestone Grain Elevator in charge of the "Final Spike To... (more)

DPU on an eastbound potash train.

Again....getting more than two units on the head end of a mainline CPKC train is a bit of a coup.

Day 2 of the Final Spike Tour and we are at the TransCanada Highway between Hatton & Maple Creek.

CPKC's Toronto, Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba merchandise train makes its way west running alongside Lake Superior

A CPKC train with five motors "the conventional way" is not something to ignore, but I very quicky found out the "conventional way" of two motors, one CP on KCS, was all-too-co... (more)

West of Marathon CPKC's mainline hugs the shore of Lake Superior or in this case is in close proximity.

Impressed by the Empress. The Final Spike Tour: Day One has passed thru Medicine Hat and is going towards the yard in Dunmore for the night. The Hydrogen unit #1001 will be pulled off the consis... (more)

The pre-Final Spike Tour prep. My last visit to this exact spot was in 2013, as the former Ogden Shops were being transformed into the Ogden Campus. This very same unit, #1401 was sitting right ... (more)

This shot rather landed in my lap due to an errant merge onto the "A" route thru, as opposed to around, town. Thought I was done for, but the train maintained a delicate speed and I was... (more)

Victory lap. For both the Empress and the photographer. In 2011, my last visit to see her in action was met with "diesel substitute" as she went down with repair. She was repaired, tes... (more)