'Twas the day before Christmas and Jimmy finally gets a Red Barn in the lead position.

'Twas the day before Christmas and Jimmy finally gets a Red Barn in the lead position. Now for Christmas I'll just ask for longer days and stronger sunlight.

CP 77 Van Horne, trails the 2010 Holiday Train westward through Morant's Curve.

Southbound CP 8871 highballs through Parson. The Windermere Sub is radio controlled only, with no block signals, hence the radio tower in the background.

Arriving at CP Hill in Golden after the first snowfall of the season.

Two SD40-2s in need of a paint job work the interchange from the north yard at CP Hill, Mountain Sub, to the main yard at CP Golden/Purcell, Windermere Sub.

The daily Calgary to Vancouver intermodal climbs the east side of the Kicking Horse Pass toward Divide.

An SD60F leads the day's local eastward through the S curves at Tintagel.

The Empress heads east through the Kicking Horse Canyon and under the 90 metre high Park Bridge. That is an IMAX camera mounted above the driver pistons.

Westbound CP 8753 rolls into Golden while a family enjoys the glacial waters of the Kicking Horse River. Taken using a circular polarizer.

Coming out of the Kicking Horse Canyon, rafters take a leisurely float at the end of the trip. Meanwhile, the work train crew leisurely wait for CP 217 to clear the east end of the yard. Taken us... (more)

The Empress overnights in the dark reaches of the yard as the night traffic passes by on the Main.

Railfanning in a remote area along the Mountain Sub. Those small structures on the left house switch heaters for keeping snow and ice out of the points. They are remotely operated by the RTC dispa... (more)

The Empress is working hard coming out of Lake Louise to the Kicking Horse summit at Divide. Even the weather couldn't diminish the beautiful sight and sound of a steam locomotive climbing a grad... (more)

A foggy lakefront morning at Three Valley. It is always worth bringing the camera, even on the way to a meeting.