The New Road and the Old. In the 1870's a trail through the British Columbia Wilderness was constructed to offer ranchers a way to move cattle from the interior near Lillooet and Pemberton... (more)

It is a wet muggy day near the coast of British Columbia. Mike Thomas is the Locomotive Engineer this day, as he brings train 571 north up the 2.2% grade in Cheakamus Canyon. A heavier rain can b... (more)

Rocky Mountain Railtours ("Rocky") decends the 2.2% grade thru the incredible Cheakamus Canyon. The moss covered cliffs, lush greenery and raging Cheakamus River make this section of ra... (more)

Canadian National Manifest 570 is easing down the 2.2% grade at Bridge 56.6. The whining dynamic brakes are hard to hear over the crashing Cheakamus River, still running high with spring run-off.

Just another day on the Wet Coast, a rather small 38 car train 570 rounds the curve at the 55.7 mile bridge deep in the Cheakamus Canyon 16 miles from its destination of Squamish, BC

Canadian National southbound #570 descends the steep grade through the Cheakamus Canyon along the former BC Rail Squamish Subdivision. This area is well worth the hike as you're treated to an asso... (more)

Moments before the sun tucks itself behind the mountains for the night, rays of light shine down onto Canadian National northbound #571 as it climbs the grade through Cheakamus Canyon.

For the first outing of 2016 we set out for fresh snow in Cheakamus Canyon. We didn't get it... In return, we received some lovely winter light as a Canadian National southbound from Lillooet desc... (more)

CN's latest acquisitions hold back 60 buggies though the Cheakamus Canyon at the 55.7 Mile bridge. CN 2965 and CN 2967 would perform mid train duties.

Words can't describe the nature of this area, one can not take the full beauty in until they hike in and take it all in for themselves.... CN 570 snakes through the Majestic Cheakamus Canyon seen ... (more)

With wet rail, 3 dead units, and loaded rail cars on the head end, the sound of FDL's working hard upgrade can be heard for minutes bouncing off the canyon walls before seen here crossing the 'flo... (more)

During a brief summer downpour a CN ES44AC leads 570 into the Cheakamus Canyon 17 miles from its terminus in Squamish, BC.... (DPU's were CN 2660 and CN2502)

The sound of the Cheakamus River rushing through the canyon is the only thing that can be heard for miles, that is until a northbound CN pierces the silence as it climbs upgrade. Five locomotives ... (more)

With the sound of 710's and a lone GEVO bouncing off the canyon walls a CN manifest slowly grinds up the 1.9% grade through the Cheakamus Canyon on its way to Lillooet for a crew change. Although ... (more)

View of the Whistler Mountaineer from the 'HENRY PICKERING' open observation car, as it crosses a high trestle bridge along the Cheakamus Canyon, on its 3 hour journey between North Vancouver and ... (more)