Intermodal from Vancouver IMS, BC - Toronto Yard, ON heads through Marathon on a chilly morning. Lake Superior's Peninsula Harbour provides the backdrop.
With quite a bit of snow over the past few weeks the heavy was brought in to push the banks back and open things back open. Something interesting is almost 10 years ago CN C44-9WL 2519 was tasked ... (more)
The Spreader works the backtrack at Hillsport pushing the banks into the ditch and bush. The conventional 'broom'/ballast regulators just dont have the reach and power.