Waiting for a meeting prior going to climb the Kicking Horse Pass with en empty coal car consist.
Flying westbound towards a light snowstorm, an intermodal train destined for Vancouver is cresting the Great Divide
An eastbound VIA Canadian approaches the summit of Kicking Horse Pass.
A short time after a meet, a westbound tanker train descends the steep side of Kicking Horse Pass in a mild snowfall
An eastbound Potash train chugs past Sink Lake, almost to the top of its run
Exhaust reverberates off the mountains as 2 SD40-2F's and a brand new AC4400 pull 6000 feet of grain empties up the "Big Hill"
Two SD40-2F's and a new AC4400 drag grain empties up through the spiral tunnels. It was a wet moring judging by the mist
CP Grain train dropping off Kicking Horse Pass. The gradients are accentuated by my 400mm lens!
The 9717 has just detatched itself from its train as a mixed freight pulls alongside. The righthand train has a pair of mid-train helpers.
Sunlight reflects off containers drifting down the Kicking Horse River valley
A wintry Mount Stephen looms in the background as the eastbound VIA Canadian climbs Kicking Horse Pass.
A westbound VIA Canadian at Kicking Horse Pass.
Westbound was just short of the over/under shot.
Crew change.
