CN 2509 at Symington Yard, Winnipeg, MB was a rare treat to spot for a railfan living in the Pacific Northwest US. The unit had very clean lines and an interesting version of the CN safety cab, an... (more)

In 1983 CN was working closely with Milwaukee Road which its GTW subsiduary was trying to acquire. Here a MILW SD40-2 handles a westbound freight into Symington Yards near Dufresne, MB on CN's mai... (more)

CN 9429 races west on the last lap into Winnipeg, MB with an intermodal hotshot, meeting CN 9503 east at Anola, MB. CN seemed to favor these Geeps east of Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Hydro Railway no. 3 sits in Winnipeg, MB. Winnipeg Hydro became Manitoba Hydro in 2002. The loco was built as CPR 22 in 1882 and acquired by Winnipeg Hydro in November 1918. 100 years lat... (more)

CN 7505 sits at Symington Yard with another GP38, separated by a pair of switching slugs. The units were used for hump yard work at Symington and were parked near the diesel shop along with a GP9 ... (more)

CN 1179 is a B-B truck version of the GMD1 series owned by CN and Northern Alberta Railways. This light duty unit is couple to a light weight GP9 and a hump switching set consisting of two GP38s a... (more)

CN 9168 is in for servicing at Symington Yard in Winnipeg, MB after arriving on the point of the VIA Super Continental earlier that morning from the West. The 9168 is a freight unit and was paired... (more)

A herd of zebras was spotted out on the prairies of Manitoba in June 1986 as CN inadvertently lined up a nice sampling of GMD power at Symington Yard on Winnipeg's east side. The prize was F7A 916... (more)

VIA 92 lays over during the day at Churchill before the departure towards Winnipeg later in the day.

Sunrise after arriving in Churchill on a very cold morning.

A westbound CEMR grain train travels through the Manitoba prairie with an SD40 leading a rebuilt GP9.

We are at Mile 21 of the Minnedosa Sub as westbound 299 passes one of many grain elevators along the line.

CP 9751 West has taken the light (has not yet dropped) on the advance to Gladstone Diamond following CP 299 to Minnedosa.

CP 321 rolls through Austin, Manitoba with a trio of washed GE's leading a long string of new grain hoppers.

Sit in a hotel or rent a car and go places, I chose the later. CN3133 leads U75771 02 up the Gladstone Sub at mile 36.5 in the subdivisions namesake town for Dauphin, Manitoba.