The shadows are growing long as this cold, clear, winter day draws to a close but not before a classic M347 struggles through the Range Road 70 crossing with a heavy train of grain loads and lumbe... (more)
Struggling, M347's train climbs up the hill from Gainford towards Entwistle with 4 of CN's finest doing the honours on this 132 car train.
After meeting Q102 at Gainford, a quartet of Cowls lead M347's train out of the siding and across a trestle which crosses both Trans-Canada Highway #16 and Alberta Highway #757.
CN SD60F 5547 leads M347's train down the 17,029' siding at Gainford to meet Q102.
Gary, IN - Prince George, BC train M34791 14 knocks down the approach signal to Gainford. Struggling with the train are CN SD60Fs 5547, 5545, 5504 and SD50AF 5502.
A quartet of CN SD60Fs lead train M347 across the Pembina River between Entwistle and Evansburg, Alberta. It's been a long time since a consist like this graced the Edson Sub with its presence, es... (more)
After dumping rail between Edmonton and Spruce Grove, an empty CWR train reverses towards Walker Yard.
After spending a couple of hours lifting and air testing 5 tracks of grain cars in Westlock, A418 shoves back to the rest of their train north of town which is clear of crossings.
A418's power (SD50AF 5500, SD60F 5534 and GP40-2W 9672) reverse onto on of the Westlock grain elevator tracks to lift some grain loads to add to their train.
CN SD70M-2 8947 speeds towards the east switch at Swan Landing with a Bryan, AB-Vancouver, BC loaded sulphur train.
A Prince George-Edmonton lumber train heads onto the single track at Park Gate.
CN 2598 departs the south track at Park Gate with Vancouver-Winnipeg train M302 in tow.
A418 has completed their 4 track lift at Westlock and prepare to shove back to their train which is clear of crossings 7 miles to the north.
A late running train M348 on the "Scheduled Railway" that is CN heads onto the single track at Park Gate behind CN 5638 and CN 2411.
M302 leaves the south track at Park Gate behind a pair of GEs.