Heading north along the CP Windermere Sub at 8:30p.m. on a lovely summer evening.
Heritage meets new. CP 4107 with the freshly painted B unit enter the south end of Golden Yard as the newer CP 9355 waits for clearance to head south. (Taken with permission)
Out of Golden. A nearby forest fire leaves enough haze in the air for a glint shot.
Two SD70M-2s with a Dash-9 highball a stack train westward at 6:50 a.m.
Southbound CP 8897 passes mile post 138 on the Windermere Sub.
First tour of the season heading west through the Rocky Mountains. Can you tell the heritage of the lead unit by the cab design? The second unit is RMRX 8016 (EMD GP40-2; originally PC 3116). The ... (more)
After an 11 hour delay, westbound CP 8757 starts its descent down the big hill to Field.
Mount McDonald west portal tunnel exit. CP 8904 and CP 5019 lead a coal load westward.
CN Telkwa Sub and Highway 16 entering west Burns Lake.
Amazing, the sunny break is shining on the train location ;-) Now if only the lead power was reversed. There was a family of beavers in the pond to the right.
Westbound through the Rocky Mountains with a load of export grain.
Catching the light - check out the reflection. Heading north just before sunset with rainbow reflections.
Two old warriors, Dash 8-40CMs, in different colours take an empty grain train along the frozen shores of Burns Lake.
Number 8 Track at 3:30a.m. The security man is parked at the other end of the train. Taken with permission.
The Rocky Mountaineer rolls into the tiny hamlet of Field for a crew change. The second unit is RMXR 8019, an EMD GP40-2 which was once on the Union Pacific roster.