CP 5936, leads westbound rail train WTH-03 on approach to Lytton. The 3 SD40s smokes it up as they take the clear signal in the Thompson Canyon.

CN ES44AC 3802 pushes G845's train west on the Ashcroft Sub.

CN ES44AC 3802 pushes G845's train west on the Ashcroft Sub.

Two things are synonymous with mountain railroading: mountains and maintenance of way. The Thompson River Canyon is a sight to behold as tracks cling to a two thousand foot (600 meter-ish, forgive... (more)

KCS 5003 leads CPKC 301 across the Fraser River at Cisco.

CN 2288 leads train 143 over the Mighty Fraser River at Cisco.

Vancouver Bound A late afternoon westbound CN manifest heads towards Vancouver with a smallcut of copper ore near the head-end. The trains here run directional with westbound running on the... (more)

Rocky Rocky Mountaineer running on CPKC track slows to give passengers a nice view of the Fraser River. Above a CN manifest crosses over Rocky on the high CN bridge at Cisco, BC. This is ... (more)

Heritage Celebrating Canadian Pacific heritage CPKC's Heritage SD70ACU rebuilt from a UP SD9043mac leads a manifest upgrade thru White Canyon towards Gladwin Summit.. The train in Run-8 co... (more)

Rock Sheds White Canyon, what might be the most treacherous section of railroad in North America. Rock Sheds protect the CN railroad from this crumbling mountain. All night long there is ... (more)

Lytton Fire On June 30, 2021 a fire storm ripped thru Lytton, British Columbia. The fatal fire was after days of un-relenting heat including a temp set near here of 121 degrees, the hott... (more)

White Canyon The complex geology of the White Canyon on the banks of Thompson River make this narrow defile mind boggling beautiful as well as treacherous. The railroad is protected by slid... (more)

White Canyon Exit A Canadian National stack train drops down-grade and exits White Canyon along the banks of the Thompson River. The CP tracks an be seen in the foreground on the south ban... (more)

One of CNs rebuilt AC4400C6M pushes Q116 east deep in the Thompson Canyon in the late evening.

CP 9711 pushes an empty coal train into the Thompson Canyon east of Lytton, BC.