This was the result of a broken rail - the chip cars were not very rugged and usually did not survive a derailment. For some reason the woodchips caught fire - likely from the torches used to cut... (more)
A friendly engineer has his arm out on this eastbound train of multi's about 10 miles west of Banff near Massive siding (Mile 93), Alberta on a warm sunny day in June. Lots of blackflies as well! ... (more)