Smoke fills the morning air as engineer Fred Robson notches up his old GMDs, starting the Royal Canadian Pacific train back to home base in Calgary right on time, at 0945 on a gloomy Wednesday.
CP 7075 was built by Baldwin in 1948 and was retired by CP in October 1979. Here, a year prior to retirement, it would appear the mechanic has his work cut out for him getting the switcher put bac... (more)
A carload of brass, including the Premier of the Province of British Columbia and high-ranking railroad officials, near the end of their Vancouver-Mission-Vancouver inspection jaunt. The purpose ... (more)
A cold wintry rain greets the Canadian upon its arrival at Vancouver, BC. The grayness of the day is accentuated by the missing drumhead on the observation car. By this time, VIA has taken over th... (more)