CN 8103, 1 of 4 CN SD70ACes pushes an empty grain train east out of Thornton.

A short CN 401 is crossing over from the South Track to the North Track to the Freight Track at Turcot Ouest. Power is ex-demo CN 8103, GECX 2038 & GP9 CN 4115.

CN B730 is about to come to a stop at Turcot Ouest to change crews. CN 8103 & CN 2835 provide the head end power.

A rare EMD leader. CN B730 has AC power 99% of the time and with CN only having four non-GE AC units, it's pretty rare to get an EMD leader on this potash train. But here for once ex-EMD de... (more)

One of CN's 4 SD70ACes pulls into Jasper for a crew change with M311's freight in tow.

A rare visit to Western New York for one of only 6 former EMD Demo SD70ACes on the CN roster. Seen here leading westbound tank train K685.

CN 8103 leads westbound train Q121, as they head across the 3,920 foot Salmon River trestle on Canada Day, 2016.

With an all blue lashup, CN 306 crosses the river at Montmagny, PQ, with ACe 8103, still in it's demo paint on the point. Trailing were two BCOL blue dash-9s, which were added at Joffre, PQ before... (more)

My first time catching a CN bought EMD demo of the SD70ACe units. I'd catch this unit a couple more times this year but wouldn't ever catch any of the others.

One of CN's 4 SD70ACes races past the tailend of a stopped coal train as it leads a 2nd section of G847 west on the Edson Sub.

Old meets new. As old cars lay abandoned near the trestle, CN 8103 leads stacker train Q121 as they cross a small trestle west of Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Around this time last year, I was up i... (more)

CN 8103 + CN 2265 hustle 108's train through Auden

A sea of blue, as CN 8103 leads M306, with a pair of blue BCOL units trailing, an all blue lashup at the head end. Was lucky to nab the leader while still in it's demo paint, as they've been paint... (more)