A Double Header on Canadian Pacific’s Train No 1. Train No 1 is running about 4-5 hours late as the third unit GP-9 8517 has failed. The ‘Canadian’ had made it as far as Kininvie, Alberta... (more)

Canadian Pacific's Canadian is westbound on this July day in 1967 with 19 cars in tow past Gap Lake, Alberta. Of interest in the train is the mail box car on the head end added at Calgary for Van... (more)

Here is another image in the Canadian Pacific Slocan barge series. In this view of the tug Iris G and barge you can see how they arrange the load. In the foreground is the remains of the passenge... (more)

Former Wabash F7 671 is relettered and renumbered in the Norfolk and Western scheme heading east on the Oakville Sub at Bayview on train 462. This was a GMD Canadian built unit and was one of a s... (more)

This is a view from the 'office' of CPR C-Liner 4105 as it crosses the mile long Lethbridge, Alberta viaduct. Compared to cabs of today, this one is quite primitive. Note the interesting throttl... (more)

Milwaukee Joe E74 is waiting to head west at Silver Bow, MT. Note the spoked wheels on the lead truck.

This CPR barge shot is very unusual in that there are 4 mechanical reefers on their way to Nakusp sawmill to pick up white pine lumber. According to the crew the white pine must be refrigerated o... (more)

In the dead line at Hollidaysburg, PA in 1964 are some Pennsy Baldwin Centipede types. Because of their 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement you might call these the 'Big Boys' of dieseldom. Only 55 were b... (more)

There were only 7 units painted like this (601 to 607). Unit 600 was painted in GO colors and was not leased to CN. At the time, CN was leasing them from GO Transit for freight service until the... (more)

CNR Class F3 unit from EMD in 1948 leads train 846 eastbound at Goat River, BC. They are meeting the westbound mixed train M297 from which the shot from the platform of the GP9 was taken.

3 GE U36B demonstrators are westbound on Penn Central train LS3 at Canfield Jct. Ontario. Apparently this was a short lived model at GE where less than 150 were built.

It was a dull and gloomy day at Michel, BC where CPR H Liners 8727 and 8724 had a meet. Lots of crew interaction in this shot. This siding is still there today but everything else including the ... (more)

Two CPR H Liners and two C Liners are heading north on the Windermere Sub toward Golden, BC. On the head end are car loads of wood chips for the paper mill at Skookumchuk.

The Iris G has just 'set sail' from Rosebery, BC on its way to the south end of Slocan Lake with loads of lumber from the mill at Nakusp. It is difficult to find a more tranquil setting than this... (more)

A CPR 5 unit set with matching paint is headed west on the Laggan Sub at Lake Louise, AB station. Note the manicured lawn next to the station platform which was typical of CPR during this time.