On July 23, 2011, lone Canadian National SD70M-2 No. 8891 powers 75 cars of an eastbound intermodal train through the Thompson River Canyon west of Drynoch, British Columbia.

CN 8101, one of the newest additions to CN's roster, rockets through Paris with 2611 trailing.

A rare sight comes past the ex-D&H station in Port Henry, NY in the form of three rebuilt ex-SOO LNE SD60s leading 253 at 04:04! The photogenic EMDs had been gathered in a storage line until recen... (more)

Westbound freight crosses the Thompson River at Lytton, British Columbia.

One of CN's Cadillac cabs trails a westbound freight a few miles east of Quebec City.

Happy Birthday, USA! 237 years ago, the United States of America declared its independence. Norfolk Southern is honored to recognize the service of our country's military members, past and prese... (more)

Painted in CN's "Map" scheme, CN SD60F 5537 climbs into Jasper with Chicago-Rupert stack train Q193.

EJ salutes the flag before waving to the crew on westbound intermodal train 23M as it exits the tunnel at Gallitzen on Track 3. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit more)

Canadian National SD70M-2 No. 8891 leads 75 cars of intermodal traffic eastbound through the Thompson River Canyon west of Drynoch, British Columbia, on the morning of July 23, 2011.

Expecting a leased SD 90MAC leading, I get a surprise, VTR 308 wearing the VTR red & white scheme on the point of an ethanol train! From the land of various paint schemes, this is a favorite of mi... (more)

One of CN's distributed braking cars brings up the tailend of 313. These boxcars (purchased from CP, coming from the BN) have an air compressor to maintain air pressure on long trains during cold ... (more)

A411's train pulls down to the westend of Jasper Yard for a crew change underneath a double rainbow.

On July 22, 2011, an eastbound Canadian National freight crosses the Thompson River between Walhachin and Savona, British Columbia.

In the waning hours of a rare for this past winter snowstorm the Keenan Switch crew heads out on their appointed rounds to deliver empty gondolas to one of Minnesota's new mining ventures, Mesabi ... (more)

Under threatening skies, a trio of GTW 5900s lead 60 loaded ballast cars east at Henry House.