CP 8862 begins the descent of "The Big Hill."
Check the full-size to see the roller-coaster that 101-11 is passing through. Mt. Bosworth is in the background.
101-11 is smoking a lot a short while after the engineer activated the dynamic brakes for the first time in a while. Given my positioning, this worried me!
the DPUs of 671 roll past summit lake, now shifting to dynamics for the torturous decent to Field
15-10 rolls through the Wapta dip at the former site of Hector
101-11 rolls through the Wapta dip at the former site of Hector
A Mountain Sub crew gets 101's freight up to speed after a quick crew change.
403's power idles in front of the Field station.
CP 4106 pops out of the tunnel at the west end of Cathedral with the business train.
CP 9679 west slowly brings 607's train out of the lower spiral tunnel.
CP 8878 approaches Ottertail with 101's train.
An eastbound stack train sits in the morning fog at Field as it awaits its trip up Kicking Horse Pass.
A pair of CP units sit in front of the Field Station as the morning fog clings to the mountains.
British Columbia, Canada - on my "to live at" list. This is one of the few trains I managed to photograph due an earlier avalanche, derailment (no injuries), and the consequent 2 day shut down of... (more)
