An eastbound Canadian Pacific empty unit potash train leaves the eastern fringes of Black Canyon of the Thompson River as it approaches Ashcroft, British Columbia, on September 24, 2015.

Lurking beneath the rugged geology lining the Thompson River Canyon near Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canadian Pacific’s Ashcroft local switches the tie plant east of town on the morning of Septe... (more)

SD70M-2s 8957 and 8888 lead a westbound crude oil train through Ashcroft.

ES44AC 2927 and ET44AC 3174 lead a westbound intermodal through Ashcroft.

Canadian National EMD SD70M-2 No. 8908 leads an eastbound intermodal train along the Thompson River through Ashcroft, British Columbia, on September 25, 2015.

A new Tier IV GEVO leads a eastbound potash empty into the the Black Canyon. The deep fragile canyon lies on the mainlines of the CN and CP railroads along the Thompson River near Ashcroft, BC. ... (more)

A Canadian Pacific stack train is westbound aproaching the Black Canyon. This long double stack train of mostly marine containers is set up with power 3x1x1....

A Canadian Pacific coal train climbs a short grade into the Black Canyon. The train is part of a huge conveyor line of unit trains that move metallurgical coking coal to the super coal port at Ro... (more)

After washing my truck in Ashcroft from a muddy day on 4x4 roads, I decided to head west of town to watch the setting sun between the Thunderstorms. After a few minutes the rumble of a eastbound... (more)

A Canadian National westbound pulls over the Thompson River in the scenic Black Canyon. On the opposite side of the river a CP empty grain train heads east. The CN train is led by a single new Tie... (more)

A westbound Canadian Pacific coal train follows the Thompson River into Black Canyon west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on September 24, 2015.

Five locomotives lead an eastbound Canadian National potash train along the Thompson River under a setting sun and cloud shadows emphasizing the “black” in Black Canyon, west of Ashcroft, Brit... (more)

GECX 2043, BCOL 4605, CN 2247 and CN 5424 lead Edmonton to Vancouver train 417 through Ashcroft.

Canadian National intermodal train No. 102 begins another trek across the Thompson River east of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on July 22, 2011.

A loaded grain train negotiates the curves just east of Ashcroft. It is amazing what a good vantage point can do to compress one of CP's huge grain trains into 1 photo.