CP 8885 heads up a 106 platform 102

As we pull 5 loads of woodpulp for storage up the 4% grade to CP, the chip unloader has about a half of car unloaded of the last 9 chip cars to be spotted before the mill is indefinitely shutdown.... (more)

The final woodchip cars are spotted at the receiver. The mill will be idled indefinitely once the softwood chip pile to the right is emptied. This is expected to be within a few days. The CAT D7 c... (more)

CP 102 climbing the grade out of Marathon with CP 8772 - CP 9508 & 95 cars (long count).

CP eastbound stack train is leaning into the curve coming through Marathon with CP 8770 - CP 9817 & 70 cars (long count).

CP 9599 pulls train 222

CP 8812 + SOO 6042 pull a short 56 car grain train

The days are ticking away for firing this beast up. Four days earlier it was announced that Marathon Pulp would shut down for an indefinite period of time once the woodchips are cleaned out.

CP 435's power (CP 6018, SOO 6038, CP 6601, CP 9152, CP 5868) backs up our main to lift a empty sodium chlorate hopper.

locomotives

CP 8858 + 9598 hustle with 112 platforms as a wood fire burns on.

CP 434 departs Marathon after lifting loaded pulp cars yours truly placed to lift.

I just couldnt pass this scene up! As a Laidlaw Pete pulls away with a load bound for Pennsylvania, I pull away with 15 truck loads (5 boxes) of pulp for Memphis, TN and Chester, PA!

Ever wonder how we fuel up...? Taking on only 1908 Litres of Diesel Fuel (truck ran empty) from Bluewave Energy/Shell.

Class unit CP 8800 and sister CP 8787 kick up some fresh snow with a short 55 platform/6 rack freight.