Coming out of the shadows of Mount Stephen into Field, B.C. for a crew change.

With two GMD GP-7's and after negotiating the spiral tunnels, Canadian Pacific's westbound "Canadian" Train 1 slips through snow sheds as it drops down Kicking Horse Pass into Field, B.C. for a cr... (more)

C_c_c_cold at -21C (-6F). But timing is everything as I managed to get both flashing lights on.

At the foot of Kicking Horse Pass, candy-stripe FP7 1416 on westbound Canadian Pacific Train 1 "Canadian" receives boiler water at Field, B.C. A downpour of rain had just occurred on June 15, 19... (more)

With Mount Stephen towering in the background, a CP grain train departs the west end of the Field yard.

Canadian Pacific's eastbound Train 2 Canadian slips under snowsheds east of Field on it climbs Kicking Horse Pass. Can you bet the railroad is grateful for those showsheds to keep boulders such a... (more)

End of train duties on a beautiful day in the Rockies. Emerald Glacier is in the background.

A classic consist in a classic location. This is the first time the B-unit (CP 1900) has been utilized between these two A-units.

Eastbound stack train behind the 8883 meets a westbound Rocky Mountaineer at the east end of Field Yard. Field is a crew-change point on CP's main line between Calgary and Golden.

After descending the "big hill", Train #401 rolls into the Field division point for a crew change before continuing west.

A friendly wave from the conductor as Train 109 heads west over the Ottertail River bridge. The two tone red on CP 8868 is the result of painting over the Olympic scheme.

Photograph taken by my son, Jason

Built for North Western Coal and Navigation (nee Alberta Coal and Railway Company, nee Canadian Pacific) in 1885, this 36" gauge 2-6-0 Mogul was one of three purchased by Canadian Pacific in 1907 ... (more)

CEFX 1026 is the back-end help of this potash train bound for Vancouver. It has just helped the train negotiate Kicking Horse Pass and both Spiral Tunnels, and now approaches Field, BC, where the... (more)