After changing crews, a westbound Canadian Pacific grain train departs Field, British Columbia, on September 23, 2013.

Eastbound empty grain train rolls through the west end of Field Yard along the foot of Mount Dennis (Elev. 2549 m / 8362 ft)

Great big mountain, tiny little train. The westbound potash train is dwarfed by Mount Stephen and Cathedral Crags (Elevation: 3073 m / 10082 ft). The rest of Cathedral Mountain is out of view. It... (more)

A westbound Canadian Pacific grain train departs Field, British Columbia, on September 23, 2013, passing a hghly-reflective mountain lake on the west end of the yard.

Finishing the grind shift at 0700 LMIX 3404 is all tied down for the day. As I finished my last shift before my two week time off I figured it would be nice to get some photo's out in Field.

A hole opened up as the train came in to sight. By the time the third unit passed, the sun was gone, returning the landscape to dark and dismal.

CP 5912 West arrives flatter land at Field, B.C. after descending Kicking Horse Pass through the two famous spiral tunnels.

A pair of Canadian Pacific SD40-2s rest in the yard at Field, British Columbia, on July 18, 2011.

Westbound Rocky Mountaineer passes through The Rocky Mountains with fresh snow on a lovely spring morning. May 7th and the temperatures were still sub-zero here this morning (-10C, 14F).

Westbound Rocky Mountaineer. The third locomotive is NREX 2903, an EMD GP-50.

Passing through a snowshed and about to enter Cathedral Tunnel, a westbound Canadian Pacific grain train drops down Kicking Horse Pass east of Field, British Columbia, on September 23, 2013.

Passing a reflective mountain lake, a westbound Canadian Pacific grain train departs Field, British Columbia, on September 23, 2013.

An eastbound Canadian Pacific grain train pauses at Field, British Columbia, before attacking Kicking Horse Pass and the Spiral Tunnels on the morning of September 23, 2013, in a view from a room ... (more)

CP SD40 5979 is on the point of VIA’s westbound 15-car Train 1 after helping it up grade from Calgary to Stephen, B.C. where the train is now at M.P. 123 and about to plunge down Kicking Horse P... (more)

A newly rebuilt GP20-ECO with a custom hood ornament enters Field yard with a track inspection consist in tow.