After changing from W905 (work train crew) to O485 (mainline crew) at Edson, CN SD40-2Ws 5263-5265-5298 continue west on the Edson Sub with ballast empties for McAbee BC.
CN SD40-2W 5263 departs the Albreda Sub at Redpass, BC for a run down the Robson Sub with a train of ballast empties.
O485's 9000 horses scream in unison, tipping over the continental divide at Yellowhead, BC. What a sound!
A sight for sore eyes! CN SD40-2Ws 5263, 5265 and 5298 depart Jasper with a train of ballast empties.
It's been a long time since a consist like this graced the likes of the Albreda Sub. CN SD40-2Ws 5263, 5265 and 5298 muscle an empty ballast train away from Fitzwilliam after meeting a pair of eas... (more)
CN SD40-2Ws 5263, 5265 and 5298 tip over Obed Summit with 84 ballast empties in tow.
Ballast empties for reloading at the McAbee, BC pit rocket uphill between Big Eddy and Bickerdike East on CN's Edson Sub. The train is about to pass underneath highway #47.
CN SD40-2Ws 5263, 5265 and 5298 scream uphill on the Edson Sub between Galloway and Medicine Lodge with 84 Herzog ballast empties for McAbee, BC in tow. This trio was a nice change from the seemin... (more)