Canadian National train No. 416 crosses the Thompson River at Ashcroft, British Columbia, on July 22, 2011. To the left is the Canadian Pacific main line and a portion of dry port, Ashcroft Termin... (more)

With some decent Fall foliage, CN 8886 leads westbound train 406, as they round the bend, at Rothesay, New Brunswick.

With a bit of Fall left on the trees, westbound train 406 rounds the bend, as they head into Rothesay, New Brunswick, about to pass the old Rothesay Train Station.

CN 8886 leads westbound train 406, as they round the S Curve at Nauwigewauk, New Brunswick. With the leaves falling, this shot has become more doable again.

CN 8886 leads westbound train 406, as they're stopped just short of the Renforth Wharf crossing, as they're being held out of the yard in Saint John for about a half hour.

CN 8886 leads westbound train 406, as they approach mile 61 of the Sussex Sub, at Passekeag, New Brunswick, in nice Fall light.

M311's train waits for a new crew at "The Pumping Station".

Vancouver-Toronto train Q112 storms down the main at Medicine Lodge behind CN SD70M-2 8886.

Edmonton-Vancouver train M311 is tied down east of Jasper on the Edson Sub waiting for an available crew to come on duty.

CN 8886 and 2665 start to pull on their mixed freight just after sunrise in the farm fields of southern Ontario after waiting for room in Sarnia to open up.

CN 8886 holds at Frankfort with a westbound manifest. The crew was run out of time here, and the train will sit until a recrew can get out to it.

A spotless CN 8886 shoves hard on the tailend of Q116 getting it up to track speed of 60mph.

Cab interior of CN 8886 (EMD SD70M-2).

Canadian National train No. 416 crosses the Thompson River east of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on July 22, 2011. CN EMD SD70M-2 No. 8886 and GE C44-9WL No. 2502 power the eastbound freight.

A much longer than usual CN 401 was running with a DPU, which is very rare. The reason for that is that it had a string of TankTran cars near the head end. Power was CN 8886, CN 2333 & IC 1025 and... (more)