For everyone missing the Empress, here is a flashback: Eastbound at Ottertail with IMAX camera on board.

The Royal Canadian Pacific rounds the curve at Donald as it heads west on a private charter. I used a circular polarizer filter to cut through the smokey haze from the forest fires in B.C.

Two SD30C-ECOs provide power for the southbound local as CP's new ECO units are taking over the duties of the local area EMD SD40-2 units.

Mount McDonald west portal tunnel exit. CP 8904 and CP 5019 lead a coal load westward.

'Cause the road numbers are so similar.

Waiting at the old Lake Louise station for the Rocky Mountaineer to clear before proceeding eastward.

A team of four SD40-2's lead the way-freight south out of Golden. Note the bracket for the bell is still between the number boards, but the bell is hanging by the fuel tank. Also, the class lights... (more)

First tour of the season heading west through the Rocky Mountains. Can you tell the heritage of the lead unit by the cab design? The second unit is RMRX 8016 (EMD GP40-2; originally PC 3116). The ... (more)

Eastbound empty grain train rolls through the west end of Field Yard along the foot of Mount Dennis (Elev. 2549 m / 8362 ft)

Great big mountain, tiny little train. The westbound potash train is dwarfed by Mount Stephen and Cathedral Crags (Elevation: 3073 m / 10082 ft). The rest of Cathedral Mountain is out of view. It... (more)

A slightly different angle at Morants Curve. The paint is looking a little rough on lead unit CP 9826

Extra power was added at Golden B.C. to help lift the westbound Holiday Train over the Rogers Pass on the CP Mountain Sub.

Eastbound through the Kicking Horse Canyon as things start looking more like winter..

Westbound through the Rocky Mountains with a load of export grain.

A repaint and a rebuild are included in the Golden-Cranbrook weighfreight. Led by CP 6245 which was overhauled, repainted and renumbered (nee SOO 6045) in 2012. In the number 3 position is (EMD G... (more)