Canadian National intermodal train No. 102 passes along the shore of Brule Lake as it rolls through “Robertson’s Curve” at Swan Landing, Alberta, on July 7, 2014.

At the end of a lovely day of railroad photography, we took time to relax at Swan Landing, overlooking Brule Lake on the Athabasca River west of Hinton, AB. The last train of the day was this west... (more)

CN SD60Fs 5554 and 5536 charge down the main at Swan Landing with Vancouver bound train M301.

A healthy Canadian summer consist enters the casueway along Brule Lake as leaves Swan Landing on its way from Jasper to Hinton, AB. Perhaps the most beautiful passenger train still running in Nort... (more)

Even when the jagged peaks of the Brule Range in Alberta’s Jasper National Park are shrouded in low clouds, the view at Swan Landing is still arresting. On August 6, 2016, eastbound VIA Rail tra... (more)

CN 310 Coquitlam, BC - Edmonton Clover Bar, MB curves around the shores of the Athabasca River and is about to enter the Brûlé Tunnel between Park Gate and Swan Landing on CN's Edson Subdivision... (more)

Gotta love it when the skies clear after a fresh snowfall! Prince George-Edmonton train M348 is about to disappear into the Brule Tunnel between Park Gate and Swan Landing on CN's Edson Sub. The A... (more)

Under a bright sun with no wind CN 634 eastbound grain train mirrors in the Athabasca river while approaching Park Gate Tunnel

CN train 771 heads west along Brule Lake and the Athabasca River at Swan Landing just east of Jasper National Park. The loaded coal train is shown being shoved by DPU CN 2813. CN 2811 was on the p... (more)

Even when clouds lower and moisture moves in, the vista of trains on Robertson’s Curve near Brule is still a remarkable sight. On the afternoon of August 6, 2016, a Canadian National coal empty ... (more)

Brand new CN ET44AC 3107 sits quietly in the yard at Swan Landing after bringing a loaded sand train in earlier in the morning. This was one of the first "3100s" to be built, and the fir... (more)

Nightfall at Swan Landing
As a waxing moon makes a showing through thinning evening clouds, nighttime is descending on Canadian National’s main line at Swan Landing, Alberta. Brillian... (more)

Eastbound Via with its classic looking train rounds "Robertson’s Curve" at Brule, Alberta. Brule Lake is formed by the Athabaska River on the edge of Jasper National Park.

CN's "Class Unit" of the ET44AC fleet screams down the main at Swan Landing with flagship train Q111 in tow.

Brand new CN ET44AC 3085 has just pulled into the yard at Swan Landing with a loaded sand train from Wisconsin. Once A459 arrives off of the Grande Cache Sub, this train will head north as A458, w... (more)