Two SOO SD60s and a GP9 mate up at Bensenville, IL at the diesel facilities on a rainy April day. The trio display three versions of SOO red and white schemes with the Geep still wearing the 1961 ... (more)

CP and SOO power mix it up a bit at Bensenville diesel shops outside of Chicago near O' Hare airport. At this time the facility was not much changed from MILW ownership, but in the coming years CP... (more)

Passengers have left the CN station waiting room and await the opening of the gate to begin loading on The Canadian as blizzard conditions blow through Vancouver shutting down the airport and maki... (more)

Passengers load onto the VIA Canadian at Vancouver's CN station in blizzard conditions. These folks picked the one form of transport that would reliably get them out of town under these conditions... (more)

It's the day after Valentine's Day, and a blizzard is blowing through Vancouver, BC, not an everyday occurrence. The weather has stopped air travel and slowed highway traffic, but VIA's Canadian w... (more)

SOO 1400 lines up with other SOO power at Bensenville, IL. This unit came from Soo Line's acquisiiton of the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern.

SOO 4200, a GP9R was acquired from Conrail having been built as NYC 5955 in February 1956. The unit is parked by the yard office and tower at Bensenville, IL.

CP snow plow no. 401035 and caboose 434336 wait for winter at North Bend, BC, a small yard and crew change point on Canadian Pacific. North Bend is located in the heart of the Fraser Canyon across... (more)

BN F3A no. 9732 was one of a number of F units that operated out of Auburn, WA on transfer and area road freights after the 1970 BN merger. This lasted until about 1980 when a slowing economy gave... (more)

Algoma Central's business car no. 550 joins Wisconsin Central's business care to compare platforms at Shops Yard in North Fond Du Lac, WI. Wisconsin Central acquired the Algoma Central February 1,... (more)

Algoma Central's diesel rail crane and support car found its way to North Fond Du Lac after Wisconsin Central's acquisition of the railroad. Quite an impressive machine, and a support gondola nice... (more)

VIA's Canadian is ready to load passengers at Vancouver, BC during a blizzard that will shut down the airport and close Hwy 1 in the Fraser Canyon. The train will run, leaving Vancouver on time. T... (more)

VIA's westbound Super Continental takes on water at its station stop and crew change at Boston Bar, BC, after a blizzard hit the Fraser Canyon and greater Vancouver area. Trans Canada Hwy 1 was cl... (more)

VIA's eastbound Super Continental takes on water at its station stop and crew change at Boston Bar, BC, and will soon head east to Lytton and North Kamloops.

VIA's westbound Super Continental crossed the Fraser River as it leaves Lytton, BC for Boston Bar and its trek down the Fraser Canyon toward Vancouver, BC.