The sun has crept just far enough over the mountain tops to reach the tracks. The train was delayed an hour in Golden with mechanical problems. Helps the photographer with more location choice ;... (more)
'Twas the day before Christmas and Jimmy finally gets a Red Barn in the lead position. Now for Christmas I'll just ask for longer days and stronger sunlight.
Eastbound grain empties bound for the prairies. There was some evidence that bears also like to travel along the right-of-way.
What a treat to see 2 matching CP GP-38's. Even the sun came out to see, but the chickens couldn't care less.
CP 9351 and CP 8927 get serviced and prepped before departure. Meanwhile a fuel truck crosses over at the south end of the Golden Yard. It must be Spring; ice in the foreground and heat distorti... (more)
Two SD70M-2s haul through the straight stretch at Tintagel.
The splendor of September graces the country side. Another load of this years harvest heads west towards Ridley Terminals.
Tied down overnight while waiting for crews to clear a derail just west of town. I decided to try photographing the dark side ;-)
After turning at the "Y" at KC Junction, the RCP business train heads back to Calgary. Just a short train on a short trip this time.
Two GE units lead 154 car loads of grain west to Prince Rupert. An SD70M-2 DPU is 104 cars back. A snowmobiler is sitting in the shadows watching the train go by.
Westbound grain loads coming out of the Kicking Horse Canyon at CP Hill.
It was a great day to sit on the lakeshore watching the loons and waiting for a train.
An SD60F leads the day's local eastward through the S curves at Tintagel.
A slightly different view at McMurdo as CP 8747 heads south.
Along the banks of the South Thompson River just east of Kamloops. A busy day on the rails now that the mainline is open again.
