Kelowna Pacific Power on a slow day. 2 GP-38s, 2 ex Union Pacific SD-40-2s, and 4 MLW 420s. The Okanagan Valley is starting to green up.
Heading east from Vernon towards Lumby in the North Okanagan Valley. The crossing bucks are just out of view.
Heading north from Vernon to Armstrong around lunch time in the north Okanagan.
Heading north from Vernon to Armstrong around lunch time in the Okanagan Valley of south central British Columbia.
The 'dead' line, consisting of OKAN 3558 and 3735 behind. 3558 was involved in a collision with mate 3557 that involved a runaway tank car. Needless to say, this unit no longer runs.
OKAN 3550, was originally CN 2550, built in May of 1974, and re-numbered to 3550 in 1987. 3550 was retired in September of 1998, when OmniTRAX bought this (and many M-420(W)'s) from CN.
OKAN 2506 wears colors from OmniTRAX's other shortlines - Central Kansas railway, and Hudson Bay Railway, and OKAN 3550, a M-420(W) wears it's former CN zebra stripes and a Hudson Bay Railway patc... (more)
