The one of a kind "Empress of Agincourt" between transfer runs to LAmbton Yard in west Toronto. Nice to see her before they chopped her nose. Scanned form a slide.
In the mids 80's, power from three roads on one train was very rare. The B&O GP40 was leased to CP, with the Conrail GP38 was on its way back to Buffalo.
There is something so majestic about the twists and turns leading to the Spiral Tunnels in Yoho National Park. Grain empties climb the "Big Hill" behind 2 SD40F's and a nearly new AC4400.
Stopped at Washago on its way to North Bay. The FP9 replaced the original Swiss diesel unit that had been unable to cope with Canadian winters. This was my first training trip on CN. 2 vans and a ... (more)