The Milky Way and a million stars shine bright over the signal bridge at Henry House, AB.

I had just cleared the track and was sitting having lunch when this Brown bear made an appearance on the other side of the tracks. We stared at each other for a few minutes and I told him he had b... (more)

Freshly painted at the Centralia paint shop CN 2124 is placed on public display at the local Amtrak station. Recently purchased from Union Pacific. Ex. UP 9089. Ex. CNW 8577.

Black Canyon Part II: If Black Canyon is merely amazing in daylight, then it's downright dramatic under a ful... (more)

Orient Bay was without a doubt the most scenic strech on the CN Kinghorn Sub, but as shown here; it see's its last sets of steel wheels rolling over the rails as the "Kinghorn Killer" threads more... (more)

Canadian National Dash 8-40CW 2152 has had previous owner BNSF Railways' markings painted out and the new owner's markings applied, but it has yet to depart BNSF's Barstow Yard to set wheels on it... (more)

The changing of the guard - A batch of BNSF Railway Dash 8-40CW diesels has been sold to Canadian National. These engines were shipped from Commerce (near Los Angeles), where they were in ... (more)

A few hours earlier, CN Q101 smashed into the side of VIA #1 in Jasper's station track. When #1 arrived in Jasper, they left a switch open after shoving into the clear in the station track. Luckil... (more)

A few hours earlier, CN Q101 smashed into the side of VIA #1 in Jasper's station track. When #1 arrived in Jasper, they left a switch open after shoving into the clear in the station track. Luckil... (more)

The ultimate modeler's "kitbash" unit, former CNW 8575 awaits its turn in the paint booth. Markings for CNW, UP, and CN are all evident. Within a few months it will be another one of the CN'... (more)

In a light drizzle CN track crews inspect a switch damaged in a derailment of a loaded ore train north of Two Harbors. The rear 8-10 cars on this train from Minorca derailed and ended up on their ... (more)

Engineer Dan Sheppard watches closely as he shoves the Jordan Spreader thru a drift near MP 386. Shoving this plow is a touch tricky because you have to use alot of power, at times, but yet go eas... (more)

Both CN and CP change sides in the Fraser River canyon at Cisco BC..Westbound CN on home rails crosses above the CP bridge..Directional running has CN line for westbounds and CP for eastbounds

A place that I had always wanted to visit, Canadian National tracks crossing the Fraser river with Canadian Pacific tracks crossing on the bridge further on.

A young gal, impressed with the sound and sight of #3254, holds her camera out for a memory as a Canadian National Mikado makes it's way past the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Station. I ... (more)