Canadian Pacific’s northbound wayfreight, powered by a trio of EMD SD40-2s, is switching the paper plant at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, on CP’s Windermere Subdivision on July 15, 2011.

A pair of rebuilt EMDs depart Skookumchuck with the local after switching the paper mill.

Canadian Pacific’s wayfreight between Golden and Cranbrook switches the large Tembec paper plant at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, on September 21, 2002. The local is powered by EMD SD40-2 Nos.... (more)

Canadian Pacific’s Golden to Cranbrook wayfreight arrives at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, on July 6, 2014, powered by a pair of venerable CP SD40-2s, Nos. 6018 and 6067. They’ll make quick ... (more)

The CP way freight from Golden to Cranbrook, BC rolls through Skookumchuck, BC and 11 05 am and will do a quick set out for the northbound version of the local to switch into the mill. The Northbo... (more)

Led by Canadian Pacific SD40-2 No. 6036, CP’s northbound wayfreight between Cranbrook and Golden is backing up the spur at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, to serve a large paper mill located the... (more)

Canadian Pacific’s wayfreight between Cranbrook and Golden is backing up the spur at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, to serve a large paper mill located there.

It was a nice treat to catch three SD40-2s switching the mill at Skookumchuck on my recent trip to Canada. Before I left Alaska I had hoped that I would be able to catch these in action and was fo... (more)

Canadian Pacific’s wayfreight between Cranbrook and Golden arrives at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, to switch the large paper plant located there on July 6, 2014.

CP 6036 and SD60 CP 6238 switch the Skookumchuck Pulp Mill. This is the northbound (west) version of the two locals currently operating between Golden and Cranbrook. The southbound counterpart had... (more)

Canadian Pacific’s wayfreight between Cranbrook and Golden switches the large Tembec paper plant at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, on July 15, 2011.

A southbound Canadian Pacific coal empty blurs by the Skookumchuck signboard on July 15, 2011. This location with a cool and unique name is on CP’s Windermere Subdivision and is home to a large ... (more)

Arriving at Skookumchuck
On Friday, July 15, 2011, the Canadian Pacific southbound wayfreight between Golden and Cranbrook, British Columbia, arrives at Skookumchuck. Five CP Rail SD40-... (more)

Canadian Pacific’s northbound wayfreight with three SD40-2s is now backing up to the paper plant at Skookumchuck, British Columbia, on CP’s Windermere Subdivision. Protecting the rear car for ... (more)