Ordinarily the hottest train on the railroad, westbound 101 has taken the hole at Banff for an eastbound 684-axle empty grain train.

On the left is a rock train, presumably staged for contin... (more)

The eastbound Shaunavon - Assiniboia run passes Meyronne and the junction with the Vanguard Subdivision.

Grain and crude oil loads on the GWR's Shaunavon - Assiniboia run make their way past the elevators of Ponteix.

Shortly after sunrise, a pair of ex-BNSF motors power the GWR's Shaunavon - Assniniboia run eastward between Admiral and Cadillac. Somewhat thankfully, the train was running a few hours later than... (more)

A plethora - bevy, if you will - of standard-cabbed power rests outside CP's diesel shop in Moose Jaw.

A mixed-bag lashup guides 90 cars of Bakken-sourced crude oil up the CP-owned portion of the Tyvan Subdivision towards Crecy, where the train will enter CP's Indian Head Subdivision for the run in... (more)

This is not a Hunter-approved train length.

From the lookout point at Kama Bay, I was able to spot this guy passing through Red Rock, some 12 miles distant as the crow flies. A half-hour later, he was passing my location as the morning sun ... (more)

Glowing under some brilliant drop-under lighting, an SD40-2 keeps CP's GP9-powered TEC train company in the yard at Schreiber.

Typically departing for Sault Ste. Marie late in the evening, it's only possible to catch 911 on the longest days of summer. Here, the crew makes a lift at Creo, on the CP-owned portion of the Web... (more)

People, beer, supplies, and a kayak are all ready to board the westbound Budd car - already a half-hour down before even leaving the station - on a pleasant morning in Sudbury.

Commonly referred to by locals as the (singular) Budd car, VIA 186 makes a brief station stop at Cartier before quickly running off the last few miles into Sudbury.

After making its stop at Montreal West, outbound train 111 departs for Hudson as commuters head for the streets.

Their work done at Domtar, the switcher crew has now returned to McKerrow, coupled onto Sault Ste. Marie-bound traffic that had been brought out of Sudbury that morning, and tied the train down in... (more)

The Espanola Switcher goes about its work at Domtar's large complex in the train's namesake town. Paper mills always make for an excellent cold-weather backdrop!