CP ES44AC 8901 is the rear "nose out" DP locomotive on Toronto to Vancouver hotshot 101 passing Dyers Field.

CP 8901 heads east on CPKC's Thompson Sub.

CP 8901 heads east on CPKC's Thompson Sub.

CPR's FM-CLC Trainmasters were mostly assigned to Western Canada. However, in the 1960's and early 1970's there was always one assigned to St. Luc Yard in Montreal. Its usual assignment was to r... (more)

KCS sand train departing Wylie World heading to Saginaw TX.

KCS frac-sand loads heading to the Texas Pacifico RR in West Texas are a few miles from arriving at Wylie yard for a crew change. KCS will deliver this train to Saginaw TX to the FWWR RR and then ... (more)

292-09's train has just departed CP's mainline (Indian Head Sub) at Pasqua and is now heading south on the Weyburn Sub for the border at Portal, ND.

The KCS railroad works south out of the Ozark Mountains towards the Arkansas River Valley. The railroad has 100 miles of Oklahoma running as they drop down from the 1321 feet summit at Gentry, AR,... (more)

A major snowstorm has blanketed Montreal but this does not slow down this 2400 H.P. Trainmaster as it switches the interchange tracks of the National Harbours Board Railway in the Port of Montreal... (more)

The Trainmasters normally worked the transfers to Hochelaga due to the steep grade on Hochelaga Hill. Here, the 8901 makes a very rare appearance on "The Peanut", the transfer between S... (more)

A Trainmaster heads into the roundhouse for minor cosmetic surgery to repair some handrails and sheet metal that got rearranged in a sideswipe incident.

CP 8901 leads its train east around a curve where Brickburn siding used to be. Calgary hasn't seen much snow lately. About 2 cm fell on Christmas Day but, most of that has melted.

The Jordan spreader crew is spending the day clearing snow in St. Luc Yard. The 2400 H.P. of the Trainmaster is more than enough to get the job done. The Trainmasters usually were assigned to tr... (more)

This Trainmaster has just brought a transfer from St. Luc Yard down the Hochelaga Hill and is doing some yard work.