BCOL4609 leads train 570 southbound up Pemberton Hill at at Aprox 5 mph!! BC RAIL C40-8M and its CN EMD mate are sand blasting up the 2.2% grade with just under 4000 tons at the drawbar. .... Sou... (more)

CN8819 leads a stack train up the grade above Lytton. The train is running eastbound on the Canadian Pacific. The CN tracks are on the opposite side of the river, with the famous White Canyon in... (more)

1996? nope, its 2019.... BCOL4609 leads train 570 southbound up Pemberton Hill at walking speed! I regretfully never made it to the BC Rail before the CN take over, but this summer I got a little... (more)

Northbound CN train 571 is clinging to the cliffs and approaching the tunnel near Fountain, BC. The train is a 2%+ section of grade here, and it makes for some dramatic railroading. The head-end o... (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)

BCOL4609 still sporting the full rock light package drifts downgrade on home rails into Williams Lake, British Columbia. My two day chase of train 570 on the former BC RAIL was one of the highlig... (more)

Canadian National moves a westbound stack train into the White Canyon near Lytton, British Columbia. The train is running on CN owned track, and the track in the foreground is Canadian Pacific ow... (more)

A Canadian National Tier IV GEVO CN3061 leads a manifest upgrade thru the Thompson River Canyon. The train is about to pass under Canada Highway 1 on its trip east, thru some of the most spectacul... (more)

Rocky Mountaineer Railtours (affectionately known as "Rocky") traverses the concrete rock sheds and tunnels near Spences Bridge. This section of railroad is challenging for engineers as... (more)

A Canadian Pacific coal train climbs a short grade into the Black Canyon. The train is part of a huge conveyor line of unit trains that move metallurgical coking coal to the super coal port at Ro... (more)

A Canadian National grain load passes thru the treacherous White Canyon on the rocky banks of the Thompson River. The rock sheds towards the front of the train protect the tracks from the near co... (more)

Canadian National celebrates 100 years! In 1919 the Canadian Parliament created the Canadian National Railway from several defunct bankrupt railroads. Here in Lytton, BC CN3224 in celebratory pai... (more)

BC RAIL on home rails! BCOL4609 leads a southbound Train #570 into Williams Lake, British Columbia on a very stormy evening. The train will make a quick crew change upon arrival, and then make a ... (more)

The westbound Montana Rail Link Laurel-Missoula manifest splits the cut approaching Austin Creek Viaduct. The train is making good time up Mullan Pass, and has no helper this afternoon.

A northbound Canadian National 571 crosses the Cheakamus River on a rainy afternoon. The narrow defile is a popular location for rock climbers who love to scramble up the steep slippery moss cover... (more)