A CPR 5 unit set with matching paint is headed west on the Laggan Sub at Lake Louise, AB station. Note the manicured lawn next to the station platform which was typical of CPR during this time.
Two GEs power eastbound train 290 around a curve between Sedan and Brooten. This location is referred to as "The Shoe" by CP crews, thanks to the (now closed) furniture store visible across the h... (more)
The 290 rolls by the station sign in Alexandria on a windy and cold day. Several of the stack cars are plowing a little snow that drifted in along the tracks.
With a strong thunderstorm behind it, a westbound rolls along the Elbow Lake Subdivision between Farwell and Kensington. On the head end is a string of empty MOW flats (thanks for the explanation... (more)