It was a warmer March earlier this year and I found myself out near Merrickville watching the start to set over the forest behind me. With no sign of 143 (now 133) I was starting to get disappoint... (more)

As night falls over the high iron, rails illuminate as a pair of shiny Canadian Pacific locomotives ease train 143 into Hamilton, Ontario.

CP 118's tail end clears just in time as CP 143 with CP 8781 leading approaches Lachine Station.

Specially painted CP 8781 leads CP 143 as it does moves in Lachine not too long before sunset.

CP 143 is rounding a curve at it passes the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Station. Soon it will cross the Ottawa River and be off the island of Montreal.

CP 143 with ES44AC #8768 at the Buffalo Central Terminal in Buffalo, NY.

Counterparts and SD70ACU's in differing paint schemes meet as CP 142 with CP 7045 leading passes CP 143 with Air Force unit CP 7023 leading. The latter is stopped here with engine issues on the le... (more)

CP 143 has a nice lashup composed of CP 7055, UP 3830 & CP 8074 as it heads west. On the rear of the train is an entire CP 651 (empty ethanol train) and in fact the power and the ethanol cars woul... (more)

Failure to fly. CP 143 is stopped in Dorval due to issues with the leader (Air Force unit CP 7023) as crewmembers and shop forces look on. After more delay and having to set off a car, the ... (more)

Canadian Pacific train 143 makes its way southbound on the CSX Belt Line in Buffalo as it crosses over Broadway St with a pair of Central Maine and Quebec EMD SD40-2Fs leading the train.

CP 143 with CP 8071 & CP 8899 for power is passing a CP 112 which is held out until CP 143 clears Dorval. A KCS logo on an autorack at left brings to mind the recently proposed CP-KCS merger.

CP 143 has CP 8717, CP 6018, CMQ 9011 & CP 8548 for power as it heads west with a train of stacks and autoracks. The EMD units will be dropped at Smiths Falls to be power for a rail train.

A pair of CMQ SD40-2F's lead CP 143 towards Buffalo, the talks between London and the crew were to wye or switch out the consist as the CMQ's were not PTC equipped. But due to other power related ... (more)

CP 143 has an SD40-2 in the dual flag paint scheme second as it passes through Dorval with 32 intermodal platforms followed by 72 autoracks. Power is CP 8711, CP 6012 & CP 8008.

Canadian Pacific train 143 (Montreal, QC - Buffalo, NY) slowly makes its way into the United States as it crosses over International Bridge from Canada to Unity Island in Buffalo, NY. Due to a mec... (more)