The sound of the Cheakamus River rushing through the canyon is the only thing that can be heard for miles, that is until a northbound CN pierces the silence as it climbs upgrade. Five locomotives ... (more)

I just happened to be in the area when I heard the Royal Canadian Pacific was going out for a quick trip to Lake Louise from Calgary. Catching this train is proving to be difficult this year due t... (more)

Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train makes it's way across the impressive Kootenay Landing trestle on their way from Creston, BC to Nelson, BC. This section of the Nelson Sub rarely sees trains in the... (more)

Moments before the sun tucks itself behind the mountains for the night, rays of light shine down onto Canadian National northbound #571 as it climbs the grade through Cheakamus Canyon.

CP 4107 leads a beautiful A-B-A set on the Royal Canadian Pacific, as the train travels north on the Windermere Sub. If this area looks familiar, that is because John Ryan made this location famou... (more)

Heading East through Exshaw, Canadian Pacific's F-Units return to Calgary from Banff on a beautiful fall day

Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train rolls across the Nahatlatch River, which drains into the muddy Fraser River. Located on CP's Thompson Sub, this section of track typically only sees eastbound trai... (more)

The Empress crosses over the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, on one of her many runs over the bridge that day. The bridge is 307 feet tall and one mile and forty seven feet long, making ... (more)

A group of picketers carefully watches a management job in the Fraser Surrey Docks after they finish spotting Catalyst Pulp and Paper. Southern Railway of BC (Montana Rail Link's sister company) l... (more)

The Royal Canadian Pacific is led by newly restored FP9 as it crosses Cisco bridge on her first trip East through the Fraser Canyon

The conductor on the crew visiting the O Yard cautiously checks the water levels as the west coast rain has started to flood the area. Fortunately the water wasn't dangerously high, but the two ge... (more)

Southern Railway of BC's barge job loads the last track on a barge at the Annacis Rail Marine Terminal on Annacis Island. Of course, this is no ordinary day as the crew has loaded four passenger c... (more)

Southern Railway of BC didn't start the month of December well. Only minutes into Monday morning, a train departing Trapp Yard encountered a broken rail toppling four hoppers onto their side. The ... (more)

The Kraft switcher has just finished switching it’s delivery which the hot shot set out for the crew, and is now returning to the Celgar mill a few miles down the former Boundary Sub.

The Empress leads an impressive train over the Fraser River at Cisco with FP9 1401 and F9B 1900 as the trailing power on their Eastbound trip to Kamloops