Trademark of the CP 290(Winnepeg-Bensenville) is the stacks at the front of the train. This one is about a mile out of Alexandria, and a 25 mph speed restriction.

Three old SD-40's are in charge of this eastbound as it makes its way toward Glenwood from Thief River Falls.

CP 5909 leads train 290 out of Brooks with the town's grain elevator in the background to the right. Notice the lead unit's mismatched number boards and the unique second unit: an SD40-2F in the d... (more)

After meeting a westbound, train 290 rolls through Mahnomen.

Rolling south near Plummer en route to a meet at Mahnomen

Passing thru the cutoff to work the yard.

A pair of SD40-2's in the Dual Flag livery emerge from a grove of trees and propel their train through Vergas at track speed.

CP 5663 is partially reflected in a large puddle as it takes the siding at Mahnomen for the 291.

A brand new GEVO leads the 290 east just as the stratocumulus clouds break up for a few seconds over South Haven

Three SD40-2s are on the point of E/B CP train #290 heading for Milwaukee.

A new GE leads train 290 across the Mississippi River heading from Glenwood to St. Paul.

Time Sensitive Merchandise Train from Winnipeg to Bensenville rounds the curve at Tunnel City after passing through the tunnel.

A brand new GEVO, which was delivered earlier this month is making track speed under dramatic storm clouds.

#290 on the siding at Payneville, waiting for two westbounds. Card on lead unit CP 8582 signed off for the first time at Erie, PA on 9-29-06. You could smell the fresh paint!

A brand new CP ES44AC teams up with a Soo SD60 to get train #290 over the road. Here the train is stopped near Regal, MN, while the conductor walks back to check out a possible hotbox on the 100... (more)