This 50 car cut has descended the 3% portion of the Luscar Industrial Spur. The train crossed Luscar Creek at the bottom of the grade and is now climbing a short 1.5% grade to a connection with t... (more)
CN2329 loads coal late in the evening, on the steep Luscar industrial spur. The grade here is about 1-1.3%, however the rear of the train is tipped over a steep 2.7%. This is mountain railroading ... (more)
Bran-New CN2973 loads coal at Teck's Luscar Load-out. CN was one of the last major railroads to receive AC locomotives. The big motors are perfect for the 1-3% grades of the Luscar Industrial Lea... (more)
Notch Hill, BC once presented a mighty challenge to westbound bulk trains on CP Rail's mainline. The 1.8% grade required helpers and was a hectic bottleneck. The new line eliminated the use of he... (more)
A loaded Grain load claws up the 2.2% east slope of Mullan Pass. This scene happens nearly every day on this steep mountain pass in the Montana Rockies.....
The endless parade of grain trains ... (more)