For everyone missing the Empress, here is a flashback: Eastbound at Ottertail with IMAX camera on board.
The Royal Canadian Pacific rounds the curve at Donald as it heads west on a private charter. I used a circular polarizer filter to cut through the smokey haze from the forest fires in B.C.
Two SD30C-ECOs provide power for the southbound local as CP's new ECO units are taking over the duties of the local area EMD SD40-2 units.
Mount McDonald west portal tunnel exit. CP 8904 and CP 5019 lead a coal load westward.
'Cause the road numbers are so similar.
A team of four SD40-2's lead the way-freight south out of Golden. Note the bracket for the bell is still between the number boards, but the bell is hanging by the fuel tank. Also, the class lights... (more)
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)
Extra power was added at Golden B.C. to help lift the westbound Holiday Train over the Rogers Pass on the CP Mountain Sub.
The Royal Canadian Pacific rolls west towards the junction
Eastbound through the Kicking Horse Canyon as things start looking more like winter..
Westbound through the Rocky Mountains with a load of export grain.
A repaint and a rebuild are included in the Golden-Cranbrook weighfreight. Led by CP 6245 which was overhauled, repainted and renumbered (nee SOO 6045) in 2012. In the number 3 position is (EMD G... (more)
The CP Heritage Units come past the abandoned station at CP Glacier in the Rogers Pass.
A quick stop in Golden before heading west. Do the flags make this a "Canadian Class"?
Heading north along the CP Windermere Sub at 8:30p.m. on a lovely summer evening.