The north wayfreight today is ferrying extra GE's along with its usual trio of SD40-2's. The GE's will be used to power a loaded coal train which is tied down on the Windermere Sub.
An all-UP consist (8306 and 8272, with 8291 cut in mid-train) rolls North Dakota grain through Fernie, enroute to the PNW.
Right place, right time. Wish I could take road trips every year...
566, the south wayfreight (Golden to Cranbrook) is clear of the main at Wasa as counterpart 565 rolls north up the main.
A westbound holds the main as 565 (the Cranbrook to Golden "north wayfreight") heads into the hole.
With the lights of Alyth yard in the distance, operator P. R. Hammond has his hands full. The temperature at 0200 is -42, and foreman are just arriving to begin repairing frozen power switches.
CP train 479 (Alyth, AB to UP Eastport, ID) with ES44AC 8732 and 8828 rolls past the old elevators at Dewinton.
Of the four GG20B's purchased to date by the CPR, three remain on the roster. 1703 is seen here idling outside the Alyth diesel shops in the company of sisters 1701 and 1702. Number 1700 became ... (more)
