Candy cane striped. M-630 CP 4563, C-424 CP 4237 (inside the hangar in the background) and GP9 CP 1608 all display what some have dubbed 'candy cane stripes' as they get a bit of sun at Exp... (more)

Welcome to the Fraser Canyon. This was my first photo taken on my first trip to the Fraser in August 1975. Being from the US Midwest, this was quite an impressive change of venue. The empty coal t... (more)

M-630 CP 4563 at Exporail has some snow on it at the end of a massive snowstorm. At right is LRC-3 VIA 6921.

M-630 CP 4563 is looking good on a sunny afternoon at Exporail.

Almost looks brand new. MLW M630 CP 4563 is looking brand new after being returned to Exporail in the fall of 2007. This unit had just run to McAdam, New Brunswick and back to take part in ... (more)

Preserved former CP Rail M630 4563 on display at the Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) in Saint-Constant.

CP 4563, an MLW M630 heads an eastbound empty coal train through the east switch at Spuzzum, BC as the train heads towards Hellsgate and North Bend for a crew change.

CP 4563 and an SD40-2 have their eastbound empty coal train well underway at Saddle Rock between Yale and Spuzzum, BC. The MLW is equipped as a radio control master, and "slave units" ar... (more)

Montreal Locomotive Works M630, CP 4563 leads an SD40-2 on an empty coal train headed to North Bend, BC along the Fraser River north of Yale. CP's transcontinental mainline looks pretty insignific... (more)

Back in August 1975 I made my first trip into the Fraser and Thompson canyons with my friend Tim Repp. We tallied about 70 trains in as many hours, an amazing experience. The second train photogra... (more)

A spotless M630 parading on a rainy day. CP 4563 is passing Barrington station as part of Exporail's diesel weekend parade. One of Exporail's volunteers waves from the cab of the spotless M... (more)

An MLW M630 & a semaphore. CP 4563 (an MLW M630 built in 1969 as CP 4575) rests in front of the Hays station at Exporail. At left is a semaphore signal.

Centuries switching and idling. Spotless M630 CP 4563 is idling at right while C424 CP 4237 at left switches an AMT consist in preparation for the 'Illuminated Trains' night shoot at Expora... (more)

Glistening in the afternoon sun. M630 CP 4563 looks great in the afternoon sun, with fresh paint a large multimark at the rear. Behind it is C424 CP 4237. At left is the nose of M420W SLQ 3... (more)

Preserved CP Rail M630 4563 and C424 4237 along with former AMT GP9 1311 on display at Exporail in Saint-Constant.