Push Pull in Steam. The ruling grade is no problem for CN 2-6-0 #89 when #7312 helps out at the rear. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

The local switcher has just finished taking on water. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

Busy day at the CN branch yard. Canadian National.

Canadian National #7312 brings a mixed frieght Westbound. Steam still plies the rails of this small community, bringing pasengers, farm equipment and food from the big city.

CN 7312 shoves a freight over a hill on this branchline as a farmer watches from atop his tractor, which is the perfect colors for this event.

Engines gather in the yard for servicing; CN 89 is in the background. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

A scattering of pumpkins watches the early riser on a cool, crisp morning. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

Dual plumes at dawn. Always neat to be able to see through the undercarriage of a steam engine. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

Good day, aye. A Canadian National local brings a mixed freight Westbound towards the town of Strasburg.

    Autumn Morning.   This photo reminded me of Jim Thias's Amtrak photo (decades later, of course). Canadian National CN 7312. bw

An Eastbound mixed freight makes it's away across the Canadian Prairies via a short branchline on the Canadian National.

And now for something... completely different. Gearing up for Pete Lerro's Canadian National photo charter.

CN #89 and 7312 are put to bed at the end of a long day while the engine crews perform their last-minute duties before heading home.