Words can't describe the nature of this area, one can not take the full beauty in until they hike in and take it all in for themselves.... CN 570 snakes through the Majestic Cheakamus Canyon seen ... (more)

With wet rail, 3 dead units, and loaded rail cars on the head end, the sound of FDL's working hard upgrade can be heard for minutes bouncing off the canyon walls before seen here crossing the 'flo... (more)

During a brief summer downpour a CN ES44AC leads 570 into the Cheakamus Canyon 17 miles from its terminus in Squamish, BC.... (DPU's were CN 2660 and CN2502)

The sound of the Cheakamus River rushing through the canyon is the only thing that can be heard for miles, that is until a northbound CN pierces the silence as it climbs upgrade. Five locomotives ... (more)

The West Coast Railway Associations latest locomotive acquisition x-CN 6520 a GMD FP9A is seen here on her first start-up after arriving in Squamish more than a year ago, many thanks to our volunt... (more)

The Whistler Mountaineer slows to a snails pace to allow the passengers to take photo's of the breathtaking scenery as they cross over the Cheakamus River en-route to North Vancouver, BC

At the Squamish Docks.

A old retired snowplow hooked up to Santa Fe 1404 sit in a railway museum on the outskirts of Squamish, British Columbia.

With the sound of 710's and a lone GEVO bouncing off the canyon walls a CN manifest slowly grinds up the 1.9% grade through the Cheakamus Canyon on its way to Lillooet for a crew change. Although ... (more)

The Grand Old Lady of the west coast, Royal Hudson 2860 (MLW H1-e class)looking splendid but now sadly just a static display in the museum. CP's MLW 4-6-4 Hudson class became "Royal" after 2850 ha... (more)

Fresh out of the BCRail backshop, former MLW RS18 has emerged as a completely rebuilt locomotive in the form of CRS20. "C" for Caterpiller, "RS" for Road Switcher and 20 for 2000 horsepower.

A view overlooking the BC Rail locomotive backshop in Squamish, BC. Getting some attention is an MLW RS-18, GMD electric locomotive GF6C, a former MLW RS-18 being completely rebuilt into a Caterp... (more)

The belch that made Montreal famous! Or was that Schenectady? Expanding its carbon footprint, a BCRail northward freight gets underway at the north end of Squamish yard after some minor switchin... (more)

Route of The Cariboo locomotive evolution! Here are four generations of locomotive technology represented by MLW/GE at Squamish Yard. BCRail hosted an open house celebration for the introduction... (more)