A Canadian National empty coal train heads up the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. This is the third section of a 150-car train—steep 3% grades on this spur of out of Leyland make this necessary. The train will soon reach the Luscar Mine loadout that is part of Teck’s Cardinal River Operation, which is located at the highest elevation on the Canadian National system. Much of the past mining activity has now been reclaimed in the area, with green grasses now covering the rolling hillsides attracting a lot of grazing wildlife, and in turn, grizzly bears…
